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The year I turned 18: It was 1990 and the news was full of riots. But I was dreaming of love and the life to come

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC. The headline in use is “The year I turned 18: It was 1990 and the news was full of riots. But I was dreaming of love and the life to come”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
It’s 36 years since I came of age in the English seaside. What’s become of my friends and the boy I adored?
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