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News 11/07/26

A twenty-eight-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the suspect, a white British national, is in custody and Widdecombe's family have been informed. The force was assisted by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, while South Yorkshire Police carried out the arrest. Officers state there is currently no information to suggest that this incident is terrorism-related, and […]

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UK TV Programmes That Would Never Get Commissioned Today

Television has changed. Some would say for the better. Others would say we've simply stopped taking as many risks. Whatever your view, one thing is certain. If you flick back through TV schedules from the 70s, 80s and 90s, you'll find plenty of programmes that make you think: "There's absolutely no way that would get made today." Sometimes it's because attitudes have changed. Sometimes it's because technology has moved on. […]

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News 10/07/26

A twenty-six-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the suspect, a white British national, was detained on Friday afternoon at an address in Newton Abbot. Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said officers were called to Widdecombe's home at around eleven-forty on the ninth of July, where she was located deceased inside the property with serious injuries. Sam Fender and […]

todayJuly 10, 2026 13

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Everyday Etiquette Rules We Still Follow

Some rules aren't written down. Nobody teaches them at school. There's no official handbook. And yet somehow, most of Gen X knows exactly what they are. They're the little bits of everyday etiquette that make life run a bit more smoothly. Holding a door open. Saying thank you. Waiting your turn. Putting your trolley back. Small things. But together, they say a lot about who we are. Here are some […]

todayJuly 9, 2026 9

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News 09/07/26

Andy Burnham has secured three hundred and twenty-two nominations from Labour MPs on the first day of the party leadership contest. When nominations opened at nine o'clock this morning, a queue of MPs formed outside the parliamentary party office. Burnham is now just one backer short of ensuring that no other potential candidate can secure the eighty-one nominations required to proceed to the next stage of the race. No other […]

todayJuly 9, 2026 14

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The Most Frustrating Modern Technology

Technology is brilliant. We can video call someone on the other side of the world, stream millions of songs instantly and order dinner without speaking to another human being. It's incredible. And yet... Why does it sometimes feel like technology creates as many problems as it solves? Gen X has lived through one of the biggest technological revolutions in history. We grew up with cassette tapes, VHS recorders and payphones, […]

todayJuly 8, 2026 17

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News 08/07/26

The Metropolitan Police officer who shot Chris Kaba is unlikely to face misconduct proceedings due to new government regulations. Firearms officer Martyn Blake shot the twenty four year old in south London in 2022 after Mr Kaba rammed a police stop. Mr Blake was cleared of murder, but the watchdog says the disciplinary case will now be dropped. The Kaba family has been given three weeks to challenge the decision. […]

todayJuly 8, 2026 13

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What’s Something You Own That Nobody Else Wants But You’ll Never Throw Away?

We all have one. That item sitting in a cupboard, garage, loft or drawer that nobody else understands. It has no real value. It probably hasn’t been used for years. Someone has probably suggested getting rid of it. But you can’t. Because it’s not really about the object. It’s about the memories attached to it. Gen X especially grew up in a time when things weren’t automatically replaced every few […]

todayJuly 7, 2026 17

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News 07/07/26

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has posted on social media to say he will be making an announcement this afternoon about his future in public life. The statement follows recent reports regarding donations made to the party leader and his official declarations of them. A series of explosions have been heard in Damascus near the hotel where the French President Emmanuel Macron is due to stay in Syria. Roads […]

todayJuly 7, 2026 13

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Workplace Rules That Have Completely Disappeared

Work has changed a lot since Gen X first entered the workplace. Some changes were definitely improvements. Some are slightly confusing. And some make older generations sound like they survived employment during Victorian times. Because back then, offices, shops and workplaces had rules that now seem completely unbelievable. Yet at the time, everybody just accepted them. Mostly because there was no internet to complain about them publicly. Here are some […]

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