Insight Campaign launched to save ‘boringly ugly’ 1980s BT phone boxes Posted onJune 6, 2024 The KX100 design caused controversy when it replaced the classic red phone box – but now a handful may be given listed status Campaigners are … 7891208
Insight Donald Trump movie depicting rise to power in 1980s sold for UK audience ahead of Cannes premiere Posted onMay 16, 2024 Dramatisation of Trump’s ‘Faustian deal’ with fixer Roy Cohn to appear in British cinemas later this year, StudioCanal says 1434429
Insight Tough times have created nostalgia for 1980s and 1990s Britain, says TV writer Posted onJuly 29, 2023 Creator of new BBC show The Power of Parker says young audiences are drawn to the idea of ‘a simpler time’ The desire for a … 27811022
Insight FBI reveals 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II Posted onMay 25, 2023 Newly released FBI documents say there were “ever-present“ IRA threats during her US visits. 4317415
Insight Bank of England confirms biggest interest rate hike since 1980s Posted onNovember 3, 2022 The UK could be facing the longest period of recession since reliable records began 8004924
Insight Mortgages could spike again as interest rates set for biggest rise since 1980s Posted onNovember 3, 2022 If – as expected – the Bank raises interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, it would be the biggest single increase since 1989. 10807162
Insight Tom Hanks says he’s only made four ‘pretty good’ movies since career began in 1980s Posted onSeptember 28, 2022 Fans are now trying to guess which films he’s referring to 7333511
Insight London Fashion Week brings a militia-themed march and a 1980s rave revival to day two Posted onSeptember 16, 2022 With shows from Bora Aksu, Edward Crutchley, Mark Fast and KNWLS, plus Temperley’s presentation, on day two of LFW, Hayley Spencer and Olivia Petter share … 96981031
Insight Unions and ministers in blame game as travellers hit by worst rail strikes since 1980s Posted onJune 20, 2022 Just one train in five expected to run during three days of industrial action over pay, jobs and conditions 7607877
Insight Stranger Things’ 1980s nostalgia has long passed its sell-by date Posted onMay 28, 2022 Netflix’s hit sci-fi series is part of a wave of films and TV shows mining viewers’ nostalgia for the recent past. It’s a shame ‘Stranger … 6778544
Insight Ginni Thomas: New footage shows MAGA activist ‘exposing’ self-help cult in the 1980s Posted onApril 1, 2022 ‘As is the case with so many former members, she was overly susceptible and went from one cult to another’ 2594414
Insight William Hurt: Oscar-winning star of 1980s films Posted onMarch 27, 2022 His performance in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ earned him the prestigious prize 6696236