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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 18/04/26
Reports have emerged of gunfire after at least two merchant vessels attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters citing maritime sources. Iran is said to have reversed a brief reopening of the waterway, accusing the United States of failing to meet obligations under a ceasefire arrangement. UK Maritime Trade Operations reports a separate incident near the strait, northeast of Oman. A tanker captain told the Royal […]
Album Anniversaries Worth Revisiting This Week
The records that defined a generation still sound just as good today Some albums don’t just age well, they stay with you. Whether you played them on cassette, CD or had them on repeat on early MP3 players, these records are hitting milestone anniversaries and are well worth another listen. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Still one of the biggest British albums of all time. Packed with anthems that still […]
News 17/04/26
Iran’s foreign minister has indicated the Strait of Hormuz is completely open during the remaining period of a ceasefire. Seyed Abbas Aragchi said all commercial vessels would be able to pass through the route. The US president also repeated a number of claims linked to the Iran war during remarks at a Turning Point event, including criticism of NATO, references to US military strength and assertions about winning the conflict. […]
Celebrities Gen X Grew Up With… And What They’re Doing Now
From Saturday night TV to today’s spotlight If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, these were the faces you saw everywhere. From music and TV to sport and film, they helped define an era. So where are they now? Ant and Dec From teenage pop duo PJ & Duncan to two of the biggest names in British TV. They’re still front and centre on shows like Saturday night […]
News 16/04/26
Sir Olly Robbins, the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, is set to leave his role after the prime minister and the foreign secretary lost confidence in him. The move follows revelations that Peter Mandelson failed vetting for top level security clearance, but the decision was overruled. The government says officials granted clearance without informing ministers. Donald Trump says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a ten day […]
