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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. […]
What’s Something You Own That Nobody Else Wants But You’ll Never Throw Away?
We all have one. An old box in the loft. A drawer that never gets emptied. A cupboard containing something that has absolutely no value to anyone else. Yet if somebody suggested throwing it away, the answer would be a very firm... "No." Because some possessions are worth far more than money. They're full of memories. The Concert Ticket You Couldn't Bear To Bin To anyone else, it's an old […]
News 16/07/26
Iran has asked Houthi allies in Yemen to prepare to close the vital Red Sea oil route if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. Sources tell Reuters the Houthis have completed preparations using missiles and drones near the Bab el Mandeb waterway, which carries seven per cent of global energy supplies. Two young men have been jailed for hacking into the Transport for London cyber network. Thalha Jubair and […]
England v Argentina – The 2026 World Cup Semi-Final
Stage: 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinal Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) The Narrative: This is the first time these two giants have faced off at a World Cup since 2002, and their first meeting in any match since a friendly in November 2005. āļø The Head-to-Head Record (Men's Senior Football) Make sure your overall numbers aren't inflated by youth or women's matches. In official, […]
News 15/07/26
Argentina have progressed to a second consecutive World Cup final and will face Spain on Sunday in New Jersey, leaving England heartbroken once again. They will now face France in the upcoming third place playoff match in Miami on Saturday. The Argentinian players have been celebrating their win in a provocative way, taking a banner from supporters which read that the Falkland Islands are Argentinian. A fourteen year old boy […]
Digital Skills Every Gen Xer Learned The Hard Way
Gen X occupies a unique place in history. We grew up in an analogue world. Telephones had cords. Music came on tapes. Photos lived in albums. The internet wasn't even a thing for most of our childhood. Then, seemingly overnight, everything became digital. There wasn't a handbook. No YouTube tutorials. No helpful online forums. We learned by pressing buttons, making mistakes and hoping we hadn't accidentally broken the family computer. […]
