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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 14/09/2026
So sad to see .. I spent many happy hours there northmanchester.fm/2026/09/09/c...
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Closure of North Manchester FM 106.6
Public Statement: Closure of North Manchester FM 106.6 It is with great sadness that we announce that North Manchester FM 106.6 will cease broadcasting at 11:59pm on Monday 14 September 2026. This …
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 12/08/2026
Would you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself? Farmers across the UK are grappling with one of the driest, hottest growing seasons in decades lrot.link/p9wrbp
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Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat
British shoppers should expect to see more wonky vegetables due to repeated heatwaves.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 09/06/2026
The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty Fermentation is a biological process whereby organisms convert carbohydrates like starch or sugar into substances like alcohol, without using oxygen Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing lrot.link/wysue2
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Food industry: How waste is made tasty using an ancient trick
Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 28/05/2026
The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil It's 9am at Kew Bridge, tourists, runners and dog walkers are queuing up at the Dear Coco vintage Italian coffee cart. The price … at £4.50 for an iced latte, £4.10 for a 10 oz latte, and £3.90 for a 6 oz flat white lrot.link/7ifruf
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The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 27/05/2026
Kellogg's marks 88 years at 'iconic' site before closure When the Kellogg's factory in Trafford Park was opened in 1938 it became the largest cereal factory in Europe Now, almost nine decades on, the factory is set to close as manufacturing is transferred to their Wrexham site lrot.link/apgia8
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Kellogg's marks 88 years at Stretford site ahead of closure
The display has everything from vintage promotional materials to a plaque honouring a royal visit.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 12/05/2026
Evolution of Eurovision Song Contest | #Eurovision2026 Travel through 70 years of music history and experience the magic of the winning songs that shaped the world’s most iconic music competition Relive how the sound, style and staging of the Eurovision Song Contest lrot.link/3hc99a
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 12/05/2026
Evolution of Eurovision Song Contest | #Eurovision2026 Travel through 70 years of music history and experience the magic of the winning songs that shaped the world’s most iconic music competition Relive how the sound, style and staging of the Eurovision Song Contest lrot.link/3hc99a
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 05/05/2026
By Your Side for 70 Years - Eurovision Song Contest Host Broadcaster ORF has produced a special commemorative film following the journey of a young Austrian boy called Toni. He discovers the very first Eurovision Song Contest, at first by himself and then with his partner lrot.link/9sxw3c
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 05/05/2026
By Your Side for 70 Years - Eurovision Song Contest Host Broadcaster ORF has produced a special commemorative film following the journey of a young Austrian boy called Toni. He discovers the very first Eurovision Song Contest, at first by himself and then with his partner lrot.link/9sxw3c
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 02/05/2026
People can see it – but can’t use it : mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no passenger services lrot.link/ns0wy0
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‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains
The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no services
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 29/04/2026
A new long-distance walking trail in Wales takes in gorges, ruined abbeys and sweeping sands From the Cambrian Mountains to Cardigan Bay, the 83-mile Teifi Valley Trail is a grassroots initiative designed to revive a once-thriving area lrot.link/ii7zhs
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A new long-distance walking trail in Wales takes in gorges, ruined abbeys and sweeping sands
From the Cambrian Mountains to Cardigan Bay, the 83-mile Teifi Valley Trail is a grassroots initiative designed to revive a once-thriving area
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 28/04/2026
The Office for National Statistics predicts the UK population will rise by 2.5 per cent over 10 years to 2034, with immigration driving the growth The population is projected to reach 71 million lrot.link/7fa979
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New official projections reveal year UK population will hit record 71 million
The Office for National Statistics predicts the population will rise by 2.5 per cent over 10 years to 2034, with immigration driving the growth.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 26/04/2026
A farmer is refusing to move from his home next door to a planned new village to be built on green belt land Alan French has lived on his farm in Godley near Hyde, Tameside, for 17 years and the land around him is being bought up so 2,150 houses can be constructed lrot.link/b7l6fz
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Farmer refuses to budge for 2,000-home village plan
Alan French says he will not move to make way for Tameside Council's Godley Green Garden Village.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 18/04/2026
Banana and herring, anyone? The home cooks reviving forgotten British dishes Butter, flour, breadcrumbs, shredded suet, demerara sugar, orange, lemon Ingredients for this 17th Century delight - Sussex Pond Pudding - and much more lrot.link/i6qw21
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Endangered British dishes - and the home cooks reviving them
Carrageen pudding and Bedfordshire clangers might no longer be household staples, but some home chefs are bringing them back.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 17/04/2026
Sweden’s “Back to Books” Debate: Rethinking the Digital Classroom lrot.link/jsqtwk
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Sweden’s “Back to Books” Debate: Rethinking the Digital Classroom - All Things Nordic
In the early 2000s, Sweden became one of the world’s most enthusiastic adopters of digital learning. Tablets, laptops and online materials were introduced across schools with the aim of preparing stud...
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 14/04/2026
Is dynamic pricing coming to UK supermarkets and could it affect your food shop? Dynamic pricing is the concept of charging more for something when demand is high and lowering it when demand is low lrot.link/hoqwxl
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Is dynamic pricing coming to UK supermarkets and could it affect your food shop?
The Bank of England has recently said the introduction of digital price labels could open the door for supermarkets to rapidly adjust prices on their goods.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 11/04/2026
TV for Dogs: What Dogs See If you turn on the TV for your pet to watch when you’re not at home, you’re in good company. According to a recent study, nearly 80% of dog parents say they keep their TV or streaming device on for their dog when they leave their home lrot.link/h42s8m
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 08/04/2026
London is home to an incredible selection of world-class museums but we’re also spoilt for choice with quirkier, small ones too In no particular order, here is a selection of the 20 best small museums in London Why not pay them a visit lrot.link/b630wb
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The Best Small Museums in London
London is home to an incredible selection of world-class museums, but we’re also spoilt for choice with quirkier, small ones too. Here is my selection of the best small museums in London. How many hav...
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 07/04/2026
Forgotten Restaurants from 1970’s Britain There was a time in Britain when eating out actually meant something Do you remember Wimby Bar, Berni Inn, Little Chef, Golden Egg, and others? lrot.link/vihi27
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Forgotten Restaurants From 1970s Britain, We Want Back!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 05/04/2026
Nigel Vaughan was told he had "special blood" when he was 16 years old in not so happy circumstances He was told his B negative blood-type or NEO blood - was rare and he could help babies in neonatal intensive care. lrot.link/8pr7pm
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Derby man with 'special blood' to donate for 250th time
Nigel Vaughan has a rare blood type which can be used to help critically ill babies.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 02/04/2026
20 classic British chocolates that vanished by 1990 Remember when chocolate bars cost 10p and every corner shop had shelves full of variety? These 20 discontinued chocolates defined British childhoods from the 1970s through the 2000s. lrot.link/zlrk1z
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 31/03/2026
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Voxovation together with S2O Productions and Thailand’s Channel 3 are excited to announce that Eurovision Song Contest Asia will debut in 2026, with Bangkok selected as the Host City for its inaugural edition. Saturday 14 November lrot.link/qiybiz
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 30/03/2026
All 35 entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Official videos on YouTube From Albania to the United Kingdom and everything in between Which country will walk away with ‘nul points’? Grand Final Saturday 16th May lrot.link/rmqh47
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 30/03/2026
Half of UK households are struggling with the cost of everyday essentials, a survey suggests The latest Which? Consumer Insight Tracker found that 49% of households are being forced to dip into savings, sell possessions or take other measures to cover the cost of essentials lrot.link/0u8y0v
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 29/03/2026
Tiramisu hot cross buns & doughnut eggs Have Easter treats gone too far? You might have seen the caramelised biscuit Biscoff creme egg sitting alongside others recently - a white chocolate version, Terry's chocolate orange, and more lrot.link/1b3ifg
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Biscoff creme eggs, Tiramisu hot cross buns: Have Easter treats gone too far?
With the cost of living rising, shoppers give us their thoughts about the new versions of the Easter classics.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 27/03/2026
A new wave of hyper-regional hoagies, subs and pizzas are taking over Manchester’s food scene But are they really as American as apple pie? lrot.link/5ekxqc
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Welcome to the United States of Mancunia
A new wave of hyper-regional hoagies, subs and pizzas are taking over Manchester’s food scene. But are they really as American as apple pie?
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 26/03/2026
Have you re-visited one of England's most spectacular hikes after a £5.5m upgrade? The tradition at the start of the Coast to Coast walk is to dip your boots in the sea near St Bees This spot is the starting point for a very long stroll, all the way to the North Sea lrot.link/3e7li3
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Coast to Coast trail: Walking one of England's most spectacular hikes after £5.5m upgrade
The long-distance Coast to Coast route which stretches across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors is now an official National Trail.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 24/03/2026
Celebrate 60 years of Star Trek Experience the complete cinematic legacy from the original voyages to the modern reboot on one of the biggest screens in the UK In a world-first presentation exclusively at the Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD lrot.link/8rivy2
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 23/03/2026
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 22/03/2026
A room in which music videos by Spandau Ballet and The Stranglers were filmed is at the centre of a new exhibition in west London The ornate 19th Century Arab Hall is in Kensington's Leighton House, the home of Victorian artist Frederic Leighton lrot.link/uxg2q7
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Spandau Ballet music video room stars in Kensington exhibition
The setting is Arab Hall in Leighton House, the home of Victorian artist Frederic Leighton.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 22/03/2026
The Natural History Museum was the UK's most popular tourist attraction in 2025, breaking the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year - and it is FREE to enter Over 7 million visitors visited the museum in South Kensington, London, over 12 months lrot.link/libh2b
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Natural History Museum most popular tourist attraction in 2025
The venue broke the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 22/03/2026
A man says he deliberately paid a parking fine because it was cheaper than paying to use a city centre multi-storey car park Dominic McGregor, who commuted from his home to a conference, was shocked at the "extortionate" £35 parking fee, for over six hours He paid the fine … £25 lrot.link/v21yjp
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Man says he 'risked parking fine as it was cheaper than city NCP'
Dominic McGregor said he's saved money by picking up a ticket than parking in a secure multi-storey spot.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 21/03/2026
What £5 could buy you in 1975 Britain In 1975, a five pound note meant something The average working man bought home around £45 a week lrot.link/o5l660
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What £5 Could Buy You in 1975 Britain
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 20/03/2026
Local authorities in England may soon have new powers to force fly tippers to clean up waste they have dumped and pay fines without having to go through the courts. lrot.link/butvn5
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Fly tippers face punishment of clearing up rubbish
Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 19/03/2026
A new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England is being officially inaugurated At 2,689 miles long, it is the longest managed coastal walking route in the world, according to Natural England, the government body which created it King Charles III England Coast Path lrot.link/r4qls3
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World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public
The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 15/03/2026
A "rare" opportunity has come up to live and work on the UK's most remote inhabited island - but only for people with certain sets of skills Fair Isle lies half way between Orkney and Shetland and is famed for its knitwear and as a haven for thousands of seabirds lrot.link/loakqw
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Fair Isle: 'Resourceful' tenants wanted for UK's remotest island
People with certain sets of skills have been sought for a tenancy on Fair Isle.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 13/03/2026
A cardboard box found in a collector's "ramshackle" collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s. lrot.link/gc8bsg
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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection
The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 10/03/2026
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury - yet West Africa's cocoa farmers have not been reaping the benefit In fact, many are in a desperate state as they have not been paid for months lrot.link/7wae4m
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast face bitter times as chocolate market slumps
Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 08/03/2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, in May, following JJ’s victory in Basel Eurovision week will feature 3 shows: Semi-final 1: 12 May , Semi-final 2: 14 May , Grand Final: 16 May The Austrian capital will host the contest at the Wiener Stadthalle lrot.link/wwix4m
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Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Vienna
All about the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. Date, City, Participants, Arena, Eurovision Village, Euroclub. 35 countries will participate in Eurovision 2026
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 08/03/2026
“It is exasperating," said Mike Hemsley, who lives in the village of Itteringham, Norfolk While it is picturesque, it has almost no mobile reception, and he is quick to point out how apt an anagram of its name is – IT nightmare lrot.link/lg24w6
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'IT nightmare' anagram of name of Norfolk village with no signal
Exasperated mobile phone users in Itteringham say what the jumbled up letters spell out is very apt.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 07/03/2026
The story of one of the world’s oldest icebergs is nearly at an end, after a breathtaking 40-year journey that has captivated scientists The #iceberg, known as #A23a, was once the largest on #Earth, covering an area over twice the size of Greater London Now it has just weeks left lrot.link/9otuda
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This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News
A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 07/03/2026
Royal Mail has announced stamp prices are to rise again next month, as the postal service faces criticism for failing to hit delivery targets From 7 April, the price of a first class stamp will increase by 10p to £1.80, while a second class stamp will go up by 4p to 91p lrot.link/litu9w
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Price of first class stamps to rise to £1.80
Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 05/03/2026
The Greater #Manchester #schools giving #pupils a free #uniform to start Year 7 From September 2026, every student starting Year 7 at Co-op Academies Trust, will receive any branded items free of charge lrot.link/y665ru
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The Greater Manchester schools giving pupils a free uniform to start Year 7
Families will have the branded items supplied ahead of the new school year
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 04/03/2026
Over a third of BBC local radio weekly listeners aged 45+ believe ‘the BBC has ruined its local radio stations’. 16% strongly agree that is the case. More from @davidlloydradio.bsky.social lrot.link/pst9jo
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Research indicates scale of BBC local radio failures
Over a third of BBC local radio weekly listeners aged 45+ believe ‘the BBC has ruined its local radio stations’. 16% strongly agree that is the case.New research indicates almost half of BBC local rad...
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 04/03/2026
Closure of #Radio #Guernsey and Radio #Jersey on MW To continue listening to BBC Radio Guernsey, please tune in to 93.2 FM on Guernsey or 99.0 FM on Alderney To continue listening to BBC Radio Jersey, please retune your radio to 88.8 FM lrot.link/92pw2u
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Closure of Radio Guernsey and Radio Jersey on MW | Help receiving TV and radio
We are closing Radio Guernsey and Radio Jersey on MW on the 31st March 2026. This will not affect listeners who use FM, DAB, digital TV or the internet to listen.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 04/03/2026
‘Blood rain' and fiery sunsets as Saharan dust sweeps UK A remarkable display is expected in the skies over the UK later this week as a vast plume of Saharan dust drifts north over much the country lrot.link/5dlc2f
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'Blood rain' and fiery sunsets as Saharan dust sweeps UK
North African dust carried to the UK by a weather system are forecast to have some unusual effects in the coming days.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 03/03/2026
Coffee crisis Historic harvests and sky-high prices – so why can’t Colombia’s coffee-growers hire pickers? Though coffee is one of the world’s most important commodities, little of the profit trickles down to the farmers lrot.link/mb2s38
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Historic harvests and sky-high prices – so why can’t Colombia’s coffee-growers hire pickers?
Though coffee is one of the world’s most important commodities, little of the profit trickles down to the farmers, while workers are abandoning the countryside in search of more lucrative jobs in the ...
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 03/03/2026
Connecting everyone, from seabed to stars Connectivity is more than just technology - it’s the pulse of the modern world Today, staying connected underpins almost all aspects of how we live, how businesses run and how governments serve lrot.link/d5fr08
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Connecting everyone, from seabed to stars
Find out how we’re connecting people, businesses and communities through a purpose-driven ecosystem spanning land, sea driven ecosystem spanning land, sea and space, ensuring inclusive, secure and sus...
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 02/03/2026
The UK government has launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to submit comments ahead of a government decision on the proposal. lrot.link/5mc016
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UK social media ban for under-16s consultation begins
Discussions over what measures to implement to protect children's wellbeing will last for three months.
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Liam O’Toole @liamrotoole.uk · 02/03/2026
#Vodafone and #Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit #satellite broadband network, have signed an agreement to connect many more 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas to improve coverage for customers with limited connectivity across #Europe and #Africa lrot.link/fc87d5
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Vodafone and Amazon Leo sign agreement to extend mobile coverage across Europe and Africa
Vodafone and Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, have signed an agreement to connect many more 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas to improve coverage for customers wi...
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