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Tasha Berks, 58, has owned Bookmark, a second hand bookshop in Falmouth, for more than 20 years, but students have recently stopped by her shop to 'check' if her collection is 'racist,' according to the store.' She slammed the Gen-zers for being blatantly rude to her when they came in and took photos of books to then buy them later online. Falmouth University's growth is to blame for a variety of problems in the region, according to she, as it has increased the number of students it enrols each year to more than double since 2010.

High crime rate, human waste on the streets, and rude Gen-Zers are among the reasons attributed to the missing tag in some of Britain's most depressing towns. The 'gorgeous' seaside town Falmouth, Cornwall, was surprisingly ranked on the top 20 lists of the worst places to live on a bleakest list. According to the team at iLiveHere, it was promoted to the top spot due to the strength of social media and word of mouth. Peterborough, a Cambridgeshire boy, was promoted to second place on the list, which also included Alloa, Crawley, West Sussex, and Croydon, south London. MailOnline spoke to people in Falmouth, Peterborough, and Croydon to ask their opinion and find out whether their towns deserved to be polled so much in the annual survey.

Falmouth came out top in an annual poll ahead of Alloa in Scotland, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, and Crawley in West Sussex, which are similar to Alloa. Savage reviews on satirical website iLiveHere, where people leave honest and brutal assessments, branded the area as 'bland and boring,' and said it had the air of'soul-destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void.' However, the locals have come back and sluggishly blamed the second home owners for sucking the life out of their 'gorgeous' seaside town. Homes in the town - which has the third largest natural harbour in the world - sell on average for around £400,000, with celebrities such as Flog It! Joseph Conrad and Paul Martin were both born in the area.

Here are 100 films that I believe every person should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of them should make you laugh, cry, gasp, or think. In some instances, perhaps all four are present. I hope my list would bring you some good cinematic treats, or better still, introduce you to them. Happy viewing!

Fans are expected to receive a new dose of criminal underworld drama in the form of Peaky Blinders' Dope Girls, according to reports. The BBC is said to be working on a series based on a single mother's genuine tale of how she created a string of London nightspots that encouraged drug use. Both male and female punters were able to these illicit hotspots, cocaine, and opium.

A counter-terrorism initiative in the United Kingdom flagged some of the country's most popular sitcoms and best works of literature as potential signs of far-Right extremism. The flagship Prevent program, which was the subject of a scathing investigation, singled out comedian Yes Minister and The Thick Of It, the 1955 epic war film The Dam Busters, and even William Shakespeare's Complete Works Of It as possible red flags of radicalism. The fiction books, according to the university, were "key texts" for 'white nationalists/supremacists.'

When he was selected in this year's Queen's Birthday tributes list for literary services, Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the most well-known writers of our time, spoke of his 'great surprise and delight.' The 75-year-old award-winning novelist described his appointment to the Order of the Companions of Honour in June as a 'extraordinary honor' and a privilege.' It was a defining moment in an illustrious career overshadowed by the most recent controversy the literary world has witnessed. The Companions of Honour was established in 1917 by George V. for long-serving contributions to arts, science, medicine, or government. Rushdie certainly fits the bill. The Indian-born, Rugby-educated, former advertising copywriter's output is not only prolific but also lauded. The author of more than 20 books, the Indian-born, Rugby-educated former advertising copywriter, is also highly respected. Midnight's Children won the 1981 Booker Award, and then the Best of Booker Prize winners in 2008. It was his controversial fourth book, The Satanic Verses, that had pushed him to the front pages 34 years ago, transforming him into a global brand of hate and a victim of violence.