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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 […]

There was a time when watching television was a much simpler affair. You didn't have hundreds of channels. You didn't have Netflix, YouTube or an endless list of programmes waiting for you. You had the television. And if somebody else was watching it, you had to negotiate. For a generation growing up in Britain during the 1970s, 80s and 90s, television wasn't just something we watched. It became part of […]

Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself from five or ten years ago and thought: “What on earth was I wearing?” Perhaps you thought you looked fantastic at the time. Maybe everyone did. Then, seemingly overnight, the things that were fashionable became the things you couldn't imagine wearing now. That's the strange thing about fashion. Something can be everywhere one year and almost impossible to find the next. […]

We like to think we're perfectly normal people. We behave ourselves in public. We say please and thank you. We wait our turn. We pretend not to notice when someone nearby is having an argument in a supermarket. Then we get home, close the front door and apparently become completely different people. Because when nobody is watching, the rules change. We sing songs incorrectly. We have conversations with ourselves. We […]

There is a particular feeling you get when everything seems to be under control. The calendar is up to date. The washing is done. You've got enough food in the fridge. The bills are sorted. You've remembered the thing you were supposed to remember. For a brief, glorious moment, life is organised. Of course, it probably won't last. But that doesn't stop us enjoying it while it does. For many […]

It is shaping up to be a packed Saturday of live sport, whether you are following action on home turf in Slough, Windsor, and Maidenhead or keeping an eye on top-tier global competition. Local Spotlight: Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead Slough Town FC: The Rebels host Braintree Town FC at Arbour Park this afternoon in the National League South. Kick-off is at 3:00 PM. Slough will be looking to secure a […]

There are few things quite as satisfying as getting something for less than you expected to pay. A genuine bargain can improve your mood, make you feel clever and, if we're being honest, give you something to talk about for the rest of the day. “Guess how much I paid for this?” It's practically a British national sport. And for a generation that grew up with jumble sales, market stalls, […]

If you grew up in Britain during the 1970s, 80s or 90s, the words “school dinner” can bring back a surprisingly vivid collection of memories. Not just the food itself, but the smell of the dining hall, the noise, the plastic cups, the dinner ladies, the trays, the queues and the eternal question: “What’s for pudding?” School dinners were rarely fancy. They didn't need to be. They were filling, familiar […]

Most people would probably say they weren't collectors when they were growing up. They didn't have display cabinets full of rare objects. They weren't spending weekends at collectors' fairs. They didn't have spreadsheets keeping track of everything they owned. And yet, if you're Gen X, there's a very good chance you accumulated quite a collection of things. You just didn't call it collecting. You called it keeping stuff. Some of […]