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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
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 […]
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. ⚔️ 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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
World Cup favourites France have been knocked out by Spain. It was an excellent performance from La Roja, who are now into the World Cup final for just the second time in their history. They will face either Argentina or England in Sunday's final in New York. France will contest the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday having exited the tournament with a whimper, barely able to lay a glove […]
If you've heard someone say... "It reminds me of the summer of '76." ...you're certainly not alone. As soon as Britain enjoys a spell of warm, dry weather, memories of 1976 come flooding back. For many Gen X listeners, it's a summer they've heard about all their lives, even if they were too young to remember it themselves. But just how similar has the summer of 2026 been so far? […]
President Donald Trump has announced the United States is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will levy a twenty per cent charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the move would block Iranian vessels or customers from entering or leaving the route, but other countries will have open access. The blockade begins on Tuesday evening. Tehran responded by declaring itself the strait's guardian, […]
Every generation has its "next big thing." A gadget that promises to transform life forever. Sometimes it does. The internet certainly did. Smartphones definitely did. But Gen X also lived through plenty of technologies that were supposed to revolutionise the world... ...and quietly disappeared instead. Looking back, it's hard not to smile at some of the things we were convinced would be the future. MiniDiscs For a while, MiniDiscs looked […]
Around 125 firefighters are tackling a serious blaze in Walthamstow, east London. Twenty fire engines were called to the scene near Vallentin Road and Shernhall Street, where the fire has affected a house, multiple gardens, sheds and a railway embankment. Residents have reportedly been evacuated, while local people are advised to keep windows and doors closed against significant smoke. Drivers should avoid the area, and the Weaver Overground railway line […]
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back, we've all spent money on things that seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. Some purchases lasted years. Others barely made it home before we realised we'd made a terrible mistake. Gen X has lived through enough trends, gadgets and fads to know that not every purchase stands the test of time. Some were expensive lessons. Others are simply funny memories. Here […]
