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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
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The Smells That Remind Us Of Growing Up
There are some smells that can transport you through time faster than any photograph. One moment you're standing in your kitchen in 2026. The next, you're back in your childhood bedroom, sitting in the back of the family car, walking through the school gates or waiting for your mum to finish shopping. You don't even have to think about it. You smell it, and suddenly you're there. For a generation […]
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. […]
News 23/04/26
US President Donald Trump says next week’s state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations with the UK. Asked if it would improve ties, he said absolutely, describing the King as fantastic, brave and a great man. He said he had known him for years and the visit would be positive. Mr Trump also spoke about Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he could only recover politically […]
The Official Singles Chart vs The Network Chart in the 1980s
How two rival charts shaped what Britain heard on the radio If you grew up listening to music radio in the 1980s, you probably remember that the “official” chart wasn’t the only one in town. On one side you had the chart broadcast by BBC Radio 1, which reflected the UK’s official sales rankings. On the other, many independent commercial stations played the Network Chart, which offered a slightly different […]
News 22/04/26
Riot trained police are to be deployed to beaches in France under a new £662m agreement with the UK aimed at stopping migrants crossing the Channel. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to sign the three year deal, which will see at least fifty officers trained in crowd control tactics sent to tackle violence and hostile groups. The package also includes drones, two helicopters and a new camera system to […]
How to Beat the Morning Rush Hour
Smarter ways to take the chaos out of your commute The morning rush hour has a way of draining the day before it’s even properly started. Packed trains, slow traffic, last-minute stress, and that feeling of already being behind before 9am. The truth is, you can’t remove rush hour entirely, but you can definitely outsmart it. Here are some practical ways to make mornings calmer, smoother, and a bit less […]
News 21/04/26
Donald Trump has announced an extension to the ceasefire with Iran, saying it will remain in place until a proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded. The announcement follows uncertainty over when the original agreement would end, with just hours left before the deadline. Earlier, the US president had said the ceasefire would expire on Wednesday evening Washington time, although no specific time was given. An X Factor singer accused […]
