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Jenson Button takes on shop assistants in a high-octane ‘Scan Grand Prix’

Posted on February 26, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
F1 World Champion Jenson Button took on shop assistants in a high-octane ‘Scan Grand Prix’ – and was outmanoeuvred.
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Use your heads! More than half of adults have turned to a coin flip

Posted on February 26, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
Use your heads! More than half of adults have turned to a coin flip to settle everyday disputes - from chores to takeaways. 
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Use your heads! More than half of adults have turned to a coin flip

Posted on February 26, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
Use your heads! More than half of adults have turned to a coin flip to settle everyday disputes - from chores to takeaways. 
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The top 25 signs you’re getting older include sitting down to put your socks on

Posted on February 24, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The top 25 signs you’re getting older include sitting down to put your socks on, seeing your old clothes come back into fashion - and saying ‘who?’ when watching the BRIT Awards.
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The top 25 signs you’re getting older include sitting down to put your socks on

Posted on February 24, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The top 25 signs you’re getting older include sitting down to put your socks on, seeing your old clothes come back into fashion - and saying ‘who?’ when watching the BRIT Awards.
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Asda urges shoppers to stop using product immediately as it may contain asbestos

Posted on February 18, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
Asda said that “asbestos should not be present in any amount”, and were therefore recalling the product
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The stereotype over 50s find most irritating is that they’re bad with technology

Posted on February 17, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The stereotypes over-50s find most irritating are they’re bad with technology, stuck in the past – and all well-off.
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The stereotype over 50s find most irritating is that they’re bad with technology

Posted on February 17, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The stereotypes over-50s find most irritating are they’re bad with technology, stuck in the past – and all well-off.
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One in four couples consider themselves incompatible travel partners

Posted on February 17, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
One in four couples consider themselves incompatible travel partners, with tensions most likely to flare over budgets, itineraries - and even bedtimes.
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One in four couples consider themselves incompatible travel partners

Posted on February 17, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
One in four couples consider themselves incompatible travel partners, with tensions most likely to flare over budgets, itineraries - and even bedtimes.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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