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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
There is something wonderfully British about the humble garden shed. To some people, it is somewhere to keep the lawnmower, a few gardening tools and several tins of paint that haven't been opened since 1998. To others, it is a workshop, a sanctuary, a place to escape for half an hour and, occasionally, a laboratory where something rather clever gets built. Britain has a long tradition of inventors, engineers, tinkerers […]
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has described a Green Party motion declaring Zionism as racism as completely wrong, saying it shows terrible judgement. Speaking in Berlin as polls closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, Burnham urged Green leader Zack Polanski to ensure the policy is reversed. Sportswear giant Adidas is suing Australian fast-fashion label White Fox over clothes featuring a four-striped design, claiming it […]
For anyone who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, the year 2000 sounded impossibly futuristic. It was not simply another year on the calendar. It was the future. By the time we reached 2000, surely everything would be different. Cars would fly, robots would do the housework, people would live on the Moon and holidays abroad would probably involve some sort of rocket. There were books, television programmes, films, […]
A fraudster has been jailed for his role in scamming medical companies out of millions of pounds through bogus PPE deals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Craig Morris, aged 43, and Jogesh Bhandari, aged 60, bought luxury cars, holidays and a house after falsely claiming they could supply millions of boxes of nitrile gloves to firms in the US and Germany. Morris received three years and nine months in prison at […]
There was a time when wanting something and actually getting it were two very different things. If you were a teenager in the 80s or 90s, there was no clicking a button on your phone and having something arrive at the front door the following day. If you wanted something that cost more than your pocket money, you had to save for it. And that could take a while. You […]
Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after a failed execution in Tennessee, according to her lawyers. The convicted murderer was given two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital last Wednesday. Her legal team described her recovery in hospital as medically unprecedented, adding that despite severe damage to her arms, she remains handcuffed and shackled to her bed while receiving critical medical care. Immigration enforcement […]
When you were growing up, being “rich” didn't necessarily mean having a huge house, a fancy car or a family holiday abroad every year. Sometimes, it was something much smaller. It was the little luxuries that made you feel as though you were doing alright. Things that might seem completely ordinary now, but back then could make you feel like you'd hit the jackpot. For many of us growing up […]
Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at home aged eighty-six, his publisher HarperCollins has announced. The bestselling author and former Conservative politician passed away suddenly and peacefully. Kate Elton, chief executive of HarperCollins UK, paid tribute to the master storyteller, describing working alongside him as one of the great privileges of her publishing life and praising his phenomenal work ethic and dedication to getting every word perfect. US President Donald Trump […]
There was a time when going to the cinema was not simply something you did because you fancied watching a film. It was an event. You made plans, decided what time to go, worked out how you were getting there and, depending on your age, probably spent quite a bit of time negotiating with your parents about who was paying. Once you had arrived, there was the queue, the ticket, […]
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been banned from entering Israel after his party backed a motion declaring Zionism as racism. Israel's foreign ministry confirmed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar made the decision in coordination with relevant authorities. The ministry stated the motion constitutes a clear antisemitic text under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition, as it denies Jewish people their right to self-determination. The US Air Force has removed all […]
