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Terminally ill patients are being condemned to ‘undignified’ deaths and poor quality care in NHS hospitals
A survey by Marie Curie and Nursing Standard has found that terminally ill patients in NHS hospitals are frequently receiving “undignified” end-of-life care due to severe staff shortages and overcrowding, with more than half of nurses reporting they have treated dying patients in corridors or other unsuitable spaces such as cupboards and offices. The findings…
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Blue Origin wins NASA contract for telecommunications on Mars
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract, potentially worth $700 million, to design and build the Mars Telecommunications Network, a high-performance orbiter that will relay data between Mars and Earth. The orbiter will carry science data, imagery, navigation information and mission-critical communications for spacecraft on and around the planet, supporting NASA’s longer-term ambition of sending…
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Best Crimson Moon graphics settings for no lag and max FPS
A gaming guide outlines tweaks players can make to improve performance for the newly released PC indie title Crimson Moon, which has been affected by graphical issues since launch. The author notes that Steam reviews echo their own experience of glitches, but found that adjusting in-game settings resolved most problems, offering advice aimed particularly at…
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The Diamond Moon and Other Astronomical Events To See in September 2026
September 2026 offers a busy calendar of night-sky events, including a close pairing of Venus and Spica, the Moon crossing near the Pleiades star cluster, a minor meteor shower, Venus reaching peak brightness, the autumn equinox, and a good window for spotting Neptune. These events matter for stargazers because several require no special equipment, offering…
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No Rest for the Wicked, which was slated to hit 1.0 a month before Grand Theft Auto 6, is delayed into 2027
No Rest for the Wicked, the action RPG from Moon Studios, has had its planned 1.0 release pushed back from early 2026 into 2027. The game had been due to leave early access about a month ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6, but developers have now decided to delay the full launch, meaning players will…
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What more can you delete from your iPhone to free up space?
This piece offers practical, lesser-known steps for reclaiming storage space on an iPhone beyond the usual advice of deleting apps and old photos or videos. It matters for anyone whose device is filling up, as much of this “hidden” clutter (leftover attachments, deleted-but-not-purged files, and unlimited app downloads) can quietly consume significant space without the…
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Finance worker who stole £91,000 from breast cancer charity to spend on his wedding and honeymoon is jailed
A former finance worker at Breast Cancer Now has been jailed for 30 months after stealing more than £91,000 from the charity to pay for his wedding and honeymoon in Qatar. Tameem Choudhury, 29, from Stoke Newington, abused his position to divert funds intended for The Royal Marsden hospital into his own bank account, betraying…
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Nepal-China border flood death toll surpasses 1,000 as rescue operations intensify
Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, triggered by a Himalayan glacial collapse on 26 August, ultimately claimed more than 1,000 lives, with rescue and relief efforts continuing for days as crews dug through mud, rock and debris across remote, hard-to-reach terrain. The disaster began when the failure of bedrock beneath a glacier sent rock, ice…
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Nepal-China border flood toll mounts as Swalwell search footage emerges
Rescuers piece together the human cost of the Himalayan flood disaster despite one Australian survivor’s rescue, US solar savings prospects improve, a Montana step-uncle kills eight family members, and NSW quietly drops “toxic masculinity” from official language.