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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
There is something slightly unusual about being Gen X. We grew up in a world that was largely analogue, became teenagers as technology was beginning to change everything, and entered adulthood just as the internet was starting to reshape everyday life. We remember a time before mobile phones and social media, but we also became adults in the years when computers, CDs, the web and mobile phones began moving from […]
Suffolk Police say there is nothing to indicate any criminality in the disappearance of three-year-old Noah. Images and CCTV footage have been released showing him at the Merriman Close playground shortly before he vanished. Superintendent Tom Pearse confirmed officers are treating it purely as a missing person investigation, adding there is nothing to suggest anything sinister occurred, though police keep an open mind regarding the circumstances. Residents of an Oxfordshire […]
There was a time when a five-pound note felt like proper money. Not "I'll just tap my card and see what happens" money, but money you could actually see, hold and make a plan for. A crisp £5 note in your hand meant you had options. You could go into town, buy something to eat, get a drink, pick up a magazine and still have some change left over. Or […]
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump for the first time next week when attending a summit in New York. The prime minister is travelling to attend the United Nations general assembly taking place in New York City. Downing Street had previously said it was unsure if Burnham would meet Trump due to clashing schedules, but both men will meet at the event on Tuesday. A search is under way for […]
There is a particular kind of childhood that many Gen Xers remember. You went outside, found your friends, invented something to do and came home when you were hungry. There was no family WhatsApp group checking where you were, no smartphone quietly tracking your location and no YouTube tutorial explaining how to fix your bike. Somehow, you just got on with it. Of course, nostalgia has a habit of polishing […]
Prince Harry and Meghan have moved their children, seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet, to a new school just days into term following security concerns. Their move comes after returning from the United States last month. A spokesperson said the decision was made after discussions with their security team regarding practical arrangements, while expressing immense gratitude to staff at their previous school. US rapper Macklemore claims he has been removed as […]
Refereeing body Pro Ref has admitted an error after VAR awarded Manchester City their winning goal in Sunday's Manchester derby. Erling Haaland's strike handed City a one-nil victory, but officials now concede VAR failed to recognise that Enzo Fernandez interfered with play from an offside position. Pro Ref confirmed the video assistant should have advised an on-field review and has contacted Manchester United. A Russian drone has struck a train […]
Tech executives Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported a call from Anthropic's chief executive to place permanent third-party reviewers inside frontier AI firms. Dario Amodei urged companies to slow down model capabilities amid growing fears over misuse, following revelations that Anthropic's Claude software was used by malicious actors for surveillance, fraud, cyber operations, and weapons development. Three people have been arrested during rival demonstrations in Portsmouth, including a seventy-six-year-old […]
Twenty-five years. It is a difficult number to take in. On 11 September 2001, the world changed in a matter of hours. What began as an ordinary Tuesday morning in the United States became an event watched around the world, leaving an impact that continues to be felt a quarter of a century later. Today, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the people whose lives were lost, the […]
More than ten million pounds of Premier League funds will remain frozen as part of an international criminal investigation into its former fantasy football partner, Sorare.com. The National Crime Agency and Luxembourg authorities are investigating the crypto-gaming firm, which allowed users to buy, sell, and trade digital player cards through instant buys or auctions. The cards could then be resold, with sellers setting prices alongside platform scarcity levels. A fifty-two-year-old […]
