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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
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Things From the 90s That Have Vanished From Modern Life
There was something wonderfully ordinary about everyday life in the 1990s. You could leave the house without a smartphone, watch television without scrolling through a streaming service for half an hour, and make plans with friends without creating a WhatsApp group. Some things have simply evolved. Others have disappeared almost completely. For a Gen X audience, the 1990s weren't that long ago. Yet quite a few everyday things from that […]
News 24/08/26
Andy Burnham has promised to keep up the pressure on Russia despite Moscow's outrageous threats, speaking on his first official visit to Ukraine as UK prime minister. Mr Burnham met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and chaired a meeting of the coalition of the willing, established under predecessor Sir Keir Starmer. He said the coalition is doing everything possible while urging the US Congress to ratchet up economic pressure on Russia. […]
Things That Used to Be Cheap
Ask almost anyone what they paid for something 20 or 30 years ago and you'll probably get the same response. "You wouldn't believe what it costs now!" While wages have changed over the years, it's hard not to notice that many everyday things seem far more expensive than they once were. Some prices have risen steadily, while others have left us wondering whether we've accidentally added an extra zero. Here […]
News 05/08/26
People in England needing immediate care for mental health problems will be able to access specialist walk-in hubs close to home, the government promises. Ministers plan to create nearly two hundred community mental health centres and mental health A&Es by 2029. Dozens will open in high street locations like banks and libraries. Currently, one in five people struggles with mental health, leaving thousands turning up at A&E. A letter released […]
Why We Talk About the Weather So Much
If you've ever stood in a queue, waited for a train or met someone you haven't seen for a while, there's a good chance the conversation began with exactly the same topic. "The weather's changed, hasn't it?" Talking about the weather has become one of Britain's favourite pastimes. We know it's predictable, we know everyone does it... and yet we keep coming back to it. But why? Because our weather […]
News 04/08/26
A major search operation is under way off the East Yorkshire coast for a thirteen year old boy who got into difficulty while swimming. Emergency services were called to Hornsea at six in the evening. HM Coastguard, Humberside Police, and crews from Hornsea Inshore Rescue and the RNLI are searching the area alongside specialist search advisors, drone pilots, and marine officers. Police Scotland have received reports of several athletes unaccounted […]
The Household Jobs Nobody Enjoys
No matter how much we love our homes, there are always a few jobs we'd happily hand over to someone else. Some chores are satisfying. There's something quite rewarding about a freshly cut lawn or a spotless kitchen. But then there are the jobs that somehow manage to stay at the bottom of the to-do list week after week. Here are some of the household tasks that few people genuinely […]
