Jonathan Holmes
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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British Army veteran conned by AI ex-soldier's 'pity scam' (opens the original)
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Experts have warned of a growing wave of AI-generated "pity scams" using fake videos of injured ex-military personnel to sell products online. Army veteran Raymond Gilbert, 63, from Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, said he was scammed by a TikTok account claiming to belong to a fellow ex-serviceman. He spent £154.99 buying a "handmade" wooden flag that he said turned out to be made in China. The BBC identified 45 similar TikTok accounts, along with more on other platforms, selling military-themed items.
The younger vinyl fans falling in love with their records (opens the original)
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Younger people are helping the revival of traditional vinyl records, according to record dealers. Roger Joffe, co-owner of Wanted Records and organiser of the biggest record fair in the south-west of England, held at the Bristol Beacon, said: "The youngsters are coming in and buying trance and dance music, but also trad jazz and Duke Ellington." Joffe believes newer fans find the format appealing and want to hold something physically rather than streaming music. Around 2,000 record-buyers are ex
Yate Meredith's hardware store owner retires after 60 years (opens the original)
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An 85-year-old hardware store owner says he will "miss it horrendously" when he closes the doors of his shop for the final time after more than 60 years in business. Meredith's DIY Hardware and Ironmongery has been at the Yate Shopping Centre, near Bristol, since the centre opened back in 1965. But with changes in the high street and people increasingly shopping online, Patrick Meredith has had to wind down the business and retire "at long last". "I've been in this trough now for 60 years, I'm g
Kate Bush Wuthering Heights flash mob dancers return (opens the original)
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Dozens of Kate Bush fans are celebrating her most famous song, Wuthering Heights, with a recreation of the dance from the music video. Dubbed "the most Wuthering Heights day ever", the event at Clevedon's Marine Lake and Bristol's College Green raises money for the charity SARSAS (Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support). The event will take place today, ahead of the singer's birthday on 30 July. "It's enormous fun learning the dance, it's a real challenge as it's not straightforward, an
Summer holiday childcare pressure 'unmanageable' for parents (opens the original)
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Parents say the six-week summer holiday is forcing them to take annual leave, change working hours and spend hundreds of pounds on childcare, while families of SEND children face additional challenges. A survey by charity Pregnant Then Screwed found 89% of parents had used annual leave to cover holiday childcare, while a third had taken unpaid leave. Half said childcare costs affected their ability to afford essentials. "The summer holiday juggle is becoming unmanageable for parents, and mums ar
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