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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
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News 27/08/26
More than two hundred extra officers have been drafted in to assist Cleveland Police following a series of violent incidents across Middlesbrough. The surge comes after a woman and seven-year-old girl died in a Grangetown house fire on Wednesday, just one mile from a head-on crash on Saturday that killed two police officers and five young men. A vehicle also crashed into a wall on Steele Crescent early on Thursday. […]
Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
Dolly Parton, the transformative singer-songwriter, cultural icon, and philanthropist whose soaring voice and vivid storytelling reshaped American music, died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. Her family confirmed her passing, leaving behind a legacy that transcended musical genres, geographic borders, and political divides. Parton was one of the rare cultural figures whose charm, sharp wit, and universal warmth united generations of listeners. From the Smoky Mountains to […]
News 30/05/26
Donald Trump is considering cancelling a planned series of summer concerts in Washington DC and replacing them with a political-style rally. The shows were intended to mark the country’s two-hundred-and-fifty-year anniversary as part of The Great American State Fair. However, several high-profile artists, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores, have withdrawn from the event. The celebrations are being organised by the Freedom 250 group, a non-partisan organisation launched […]
James Bond: The Actors Who Became 007
Few film characters are as iconic as James Bond. For more than 60 years, 007 has survived changing trends, changing audiences, changing villains and increasingly unrealistic gadgets to remain one of Britain’s biggest cinematic exports. Fast cars. Sharp suits. Ridiculous stunts. Classic one-liners. And somehow always finding time to order a drink properly during international chaos. But every generation has its Bond. Some fans prefer the suave sophistication. Others love […]
News 29/05/26
The mother of Archie Battersbee, the twelve-year-old who died following a High Court battle, has been jailed for running a motorist off the road. Fifty-year-old Hollie Dance tailed the victim for miles in October twenty-twenty-two before her son, twenty-six-year-old Thomas Summers, rammed the man into a bush. Basildon Crown Court heard details of the incident on Friday. Dance was sentenced to four years in prison, while her son received a […]
The Best Power Ballads Of All Time
There’s something special about a proper power ballad. It usually starts quietly. Someone sings emotionally into the distance. Then suddenly: the drums arrive the guitar solo kicks in lighters go in the air and everybody’s singing like they’re headlining Wembley Power ballads dominated the 80s and 90s in particular, becoming the soundtrack to slow dances, heartbreak, road trips and questionable karaoke performances. And honestly? They still sound brilliant. Here are […]
News 28/05/26
Nicola Sturgeon has spoken publicly for the first time since the conviction of her estranged husband for embezzlement, describing the past week as the worst of her life. Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling over four hundred thousand pounds. The sixty-one-year-old used party funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, purchasing luxury items including a fountain pen, coffee machine and […]
