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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
Every generation has its "next big thing." A gadget that promises to transform life forever. Sometimes it does. The internet certainly did. Smartphones definitely did. But Gen X also lived through plenty of technologies that were supposed to revolutionise the world... ...and quietly disappeared instead. Looking back, it's hard not to smile at some of the things we were convinced would be the future. MiniDiscs For a while, MiniDiscs looked […]
Around 125 firefighters are tackling a serious blaze in Walthamstow, east London. Twenty fire engines were called to the scene near Vallentin Road and Shernhall Street, where the fire has affected a house, multiple gardens, sheds and a railway embankment. Residents have reportedly been evacuated, while local people are advised to keep windows and doors closed against significant smoke. Drivers should avoid the area, and the Weaver Overground railway line […]
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back, we've all spent money on things that seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. Some purchases lasted years. Others barely made it home before we realised we'd made a terrible mistake. Gen X has lived through enough trends, gadgets and fads to know that not every purchase stands the test of time. Some were expensive lessons. Others are simply funny memories. Here […]
A twenty-eight-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the suspect, a white British national, is in custody and Widdecombe's family have been informed. The force was assisted by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, while South Yorkshire Police carried out the arrest. Officers state there is currently no information to suggest that this incident is terrorism-related, and […]
Television has changed. Some would say for the better. Others would say we've simply stopped taking as many risks. Whatever your view, one thing is certain. If you flick back through TV schedules from the 70s, 80s and 90s, you'll find plenty of programmes that make you think: "There's absolutely no way that would get made today." Sometimes it's because attitudes have changed. Sometimes it's because technology has moved on. […]
A twenty-six-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the suspect, a white British national, was detained on Friday afternoon at an address in Newton Abbot. Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said officers were called to Widdecombe's home at around eleven-forty on the ninth of July, where she was located deceased inside the property with serious injuries. Sam Fender and […]
Some rules aren't written down. Nobody teaches them at school. There's no official handbook. And yet somehow, most of Gen X knows exactly what they are. They're the little bits of everyday etiquette that make life run a bit more smoothly. Holding a door open. Saying thank you. Waiting your turn. Putting your trolley back. Small things. But together, they say a lot about who we are. Here are some […]
Andy Burnham has secured three hundred and twenty-two nominations from Labour MPs on the first day of the party leadership contest. When nominations opened at nine o'clock this morning, a queue of MPs formed outside the parliamentary party office. Burnham is now just one backer short of ensuring that no other potential candidate can secure the eighty-one nominations required to proceed to the next stage of the race. No other […]
Technology is brilliant. We can video call someone on the other side of the world, stream millions of songs instantly and order dinner without speaking to another human being. It's incredible. And yet... Why does it sometimes feel like technology creates as many problems as it solves? Gen X has lived through one of the biggest technological revolutions in history. We grew up with cassette tapes, VHS recorders and payphones, […]
