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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
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Growing Up In The 80s vs Growing Up Today: What’s Changed?
Every generation thinks their childhood was the “best”. If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember a world that feels very different to today. No smartphones. No social media. No GPS tracking your every move. And yet, for all the changes, some parts of childhood haven’t really changed at all. Let’s take a look at how growing up in the 80s compares to growing up today. Freedom vs […]
News 10/06/26
The UK’s military chief has reportedly written to the Prime Minister, expressing concern that an extra £13bn for defence investment is insufficient. While the specific contents of Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton’s letter remain private, the intervention highlights the significant challenges facing Sir Keir Starmer as he finalises a long-delayed investment plan. Discussions between the Ministry of Defence, the Treasury, and Number Ten remain ongoing ahead of expected announcements […]
Artists Who Completely Reinvented Themselves
Pop music moves fast. One minute an artist is topping the charts with a certain sound or image, the next they’ve changed direction completely and somehow become even bigger. For Gen X music fans, we’ve seen some incredible reinventions over the decades. Some artists changed their style to survive, others simply got bored and wanted something new. Here are some of the artists who pulled off complete reinventions and proved […]
News 25/05/26
The UK has recorded its all-time highest May temperature after parts of London reached thirty-four point eight degrees on Monday. That provisional figure, recorded at Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest bank holiday on record, which was thirty-three point three degrees in twenty-nineteen. Wales has also experienced its hottest May day, reaching thirty-two point two degrees at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire. The Met Office described the heat as exceptional for […]
90s Fashion Trends That Somehow Came Back
At the time, we genuinely believed 90s fashion looked incredible. Then we looked back years later and wondered: “What on earth were we wearing?” And yet somehow, against all odds, loads of it came back again. Suddenly shops are full of clothes that look suspiciously familiar, younger generations are dressing like old school holiday photos, and many Gen Xers are experiencing the strange moment of seeing outfits return that they […]
News 24/05/26
West Ham have been relegated from the Premier League. Nuno Espirito Santo's side were unable to overcome the odds on the final day of the season to catch Tottenham Hotspur. The Hammers will now spend next season in the Championship, bringing an end to their fourteen-year stay in the top flight. West Ham needed to win their final match, whilst hoping for a Spurs defeat, to maintain their position in […]
Songs Of The Summer: The Tracks That Became Summer Classics
Some songs are good. Some songs are huge. And then there are the songs that instantly feel like summer the second you hear them. The tracks that soundtrack BBQs, road trips, beer gardens, beach holidays, windows-down car journeys and those rare British summer evenings where nobody wants to go home yet. You hear the opening few seconds and suddenly it feels warmer outside. These are the songs that became true […]
