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Why Going To The Cinema Used To Feel Like A Big Event

There was a time when going to the cinema was not simply something you did because you fancied watching a film. It was an event. You made plans, decided what time to go, worked out how you were getting there and, depending on your age, probably spent quite a bit of time negotiating with your parents about who was paying. Once you had arrived, there was the queue, the ticket, […]

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News 04/10/26

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been banned from entering Israel after his party backed a motion declaring Zionism as racism. Israel's foreign ministry confirmed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar made the decision in coordination with relevant authorities. The ministry stated the motion constitutes a clear antisemitic text under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition, as it denies Jewish people their right to self-determination. The US Air Force has removed all […]

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Sport Preview 03/10/26

It is set to be another thrilling Saturday of live sport, featuring cup hockey at the Hangar, non-league football across Berkshire, and major national action. Headline Action: Slough Jets vs Chelmsford Chieftains Slough Ice Arena (The Hangar): The main attraction tonight sees the Slough Jets collide with rivals Chelmsford Chieftains in the NIHL Britton Challenge Cup. Doors open at 5:45 PM with face-off at 6:30 PM. With cup points on […]

todayOctober 3, 2026 12

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News 03/10/26

A murder investigation has been launched after a forty-year-old man was shot dead as people gathered for a memorial service in west London. Emergency services were called to East Acton on Friday evening following reports of multiple gunshots. Medical staff treated the victim, but he died at the scene. Police confirmed forty to fifty people, including children, were attending the gathering when the shooting took place. A Flydubai co-pilot who […]

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Things We Do On A Friday But No Other Day

There is something different about Friday in Britain. It is technically just another day of the week, but nobody really treats it that way. Monday has a reputation for being difficult, Tuesday is generally ignored, Wednesday is the awkward middle child, Thursday is spent looking forward to Friday, and then Friday finally arrives with its own set of rules. Some of those rules are obvious. Others are strange little habits […]

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News 02/10/26

Two Iranian nationals have been charged over a suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester. Salam Ahmadyan, aged thirty-six, and Rahman Salehi, aged thirty-four, were arrested by counter-terrorism police on the twentieth of September. Both men face charges of preparing terrorist acts. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed both suspects originally arrived in the United Kingdom on small boats several years ago. Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious […]

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Things We Used To Keep In The Car: The Forgotten Essentials Of British Motoring

There was a time when getting into the car meant entering a small, mobile storage cupboard. Not because we were particularly organised, but because we seemed to believe that absolutely anything might come in useful one day. Modern cars are remarkably clever. They can tell you where you are, warn you about traffic, connect to your phone, play almost any song you can think of and, in some cases, practically […]

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News 01/10/26

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is in a critical condition in hospital after surviving two lethal injection attempts on Wednesday. The fifty-year-old was sentenced to death in 1996 for murder. Following the failed executions, her lawyers confirmed she remains alive and are calling for her sentence to be commuted. The state's governor has consequently halted all scheduled executions for the rest of the year. Britain is in talks with […]

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Things We Had In Our Bedrooms That Would Look Strange Today

Bedrooms have changed enormously over the years. Today, a bedroom can be surprisingly minimalist. There might be a bed, a wardrobe, a bedside table, perhaps a television and, almost certainly, a phone charger. Everything has a place, everything is relatively streamlined and there is usually some attempt to make the room look as though it belongs in a home interiors magazine. For many Gen Xers, however, the bedroom was a […]

todaySeptember 30, 2026 11

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News 30/09/26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described an incident on a grounded Flydubai flight as an extremely severe security breach, stating one pilot stabbed another in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. Speaking in a video statement, Mr Netanyahu confirmed Saudi authorities have arrested and are questioning the attacking pilot. He added that a passenger and crew member managed to break into the cockpit to neutralise the attacker. Former […]

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