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Welcome to Too Long Didn't Read, the show that rips up the news rulebook with even more gusto than Nigel Farage ripping up international human rights law.

When it comes to the news, we're the show that's cuddly on the outside but fierce on the inside, like a Laboo Boo Boo!

And if you don't know what a Laboo is, well done. I'm Catherine Bohars and I've spent the week reading the news, which is why

my blood pressure is currently higher than the number of England flags that have recently

appeared on my local high street. But I'm an immigrant, so it does feel like the nationalist equivalent of labeling all your food in the work fridge.

Here at Too Long Didn't Read, we take a deep dive into one big news story with the help of comedians and an expert, but first, who else has been newsing up a storm this week?

New data from the ONS has revealed that on average,

mothers earn £302 less a week than fathers.

So finally we can answer the question,

can women have it all?

Yes, if they have a wife.

The data seems bleak, but what mothers lose and money

they gain in rubbish handmade cards and pottery

if only sentimental value was

an actual currency

food brands are revamping their packaging

and products to harness 90s

nostalgia the rebrand is aimed at

Gen Z who like the 90s because they think it's

retro how can it be retro

it was a mere five minutes ago, wasn't it?

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