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Xbox app is coming to TCL TVs just as Microsoft rolls out pay-as-you-go cloud gaming
Microsoft is partnering with TCL to bring its Xbox app to the manufacturer’s smart TVs “in the coming months”, widening access to Xbox Cloud Gaming ahead of a new pay-as-you-go option launching in November. The pay-as-you-go tier will let anyone stream games without an Xbox Game Pass subscription, making cloud gaming more accessible to people…
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Zia’s pitch to be Reform’s next leader? Yusuf demands Royal Navy is used to force migrant boats back to France as he is accused of naked move to succeed under-fire Farage
Zia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesman, told the party’s annual conference that Nigel Farage would order the Royal Navy to turn back Channel migrant boats on his first day as prime minister, and pledged that Reform would carry out “the largest mass deportation operation in modern history”. The speech has fuelled speculation that Yusuf…
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University pays professor $600K after being punished for parodying land acknowledgments
The University of Washington has paid computer science professor Stuart Reges $600,000 (roughly £470,000) to settle a First Amendment lawsuit over its punishment of him for parodying the university’s Native American land acknowledgment in a course syllabus. Reges wrote a mock version of the statement in January 2022, prompting officials to remove it from his…
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Jason Statham’s 2-Part Action Series is Quietly One of the Best Thrillers Streaming on HBO Max
Collider has highlighted Jason Statham’s two-part shark thriller series, *The Meg* (2018) and *Meg 2: The Trench* (2023), as a standout action package currently available to stream on HBO Max. The films follow expert diver Jonas Taylor, played by Statham, as he battles prehistoric megalodon sharks and other deep-sea creatures, and the piece argues that…
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‘I’m used to doing the impossible’: George Lucas unveils new LA museum – what’s its story?
George Lucas has unveiled the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, a project he said “almost broke my will” over several decades, ahead of its public opening on 22 September. Located near the University of Southern California, the spaceship-shaped, 100,000 sq ft gallery is devoted to “visual storytelling” across all media, treating fine…
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Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO
This week’s Rocket Report highlights fresh funding for European launch startups and a fourth attempt by Isar Aerospace to reach orbit with its Spectrum rocket, alongside signs that NASA is rethinking how it procures launches. The developments underline the growing competitiveness of Europe’s commercial space sector, which is racing to reduce reliance on non-European launch…
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Freed, child abuser who was jailed along with ex-SNP adviser
Neil Strachan, a 58-year-old convicted child abuser once branded “sadistic and aggressive” by a High Court judge, has been released from prison on licence. He was jailed as part of a child abuse network alongside James Rennie, a former SNP government adviser on child sex issues and ex-chief executive of LGBT Youth Scotland, who was…
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Furious parents claim daughters ‘left in tears’ over school’s ‘woke’ and ‘sexist’ uniform ban on girls wearing skirts
Parents have criticised Co-op Academies Trust, which runs 14 secondary schools across the Midlands and north of England, after it introduced a uniform policy requiring all pupils to wear plain black tailored trousers instead of skirts. The change, framed by the trust as promoting equality and inclusivity, took effect at the start of the new…
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Arrests in crackdown on organised vehicle crime
South Yorkshire Police have arrested 14 people, including a 17-year-old boy, as part of an operation targeting organised vehicle crime in Doncaster. Officers searched multiple caravan sites in the Mexborough and Bentley areas on Wednesday, seizing several vehicles and vehicle parts. The force said the crackdown was aimed at criminal networks it believes are stealing…
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Cardiff hopeful of Faletau return for start of URC
Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl is hopeful that Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau will be fit to start the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season, with the 35-year-old building towards a return in training after a difficult run of injuries. Faletau, who signed a one-year contract extension with Cardiff in July, suffered a season-ending shoulder…