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Graduate jobs slump, Burnham escalates Russia tensions in Kyiv, Harry and Meghan mull UK return
Adzuna data shows graduate vacancies at a ten-year low; Andy Burnham’s Kyiv trip and Ukraine’s Scalp missile deal have deepened the Russia rift, plus Malaga drone chaos, China’s aborted Moon launch and Maradona’s Hand of God ball fetching £2.5m.
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What are the downsides of a mini PC?
Engadget has published a guide to the drawbacks of mini PCs, the compact desktop machines from brands such as Geekom, Beelink and Minisforum that have grown popular as alternatives to full-size towers and laptops. While their small footprint and surprisingly strong performance are the main selling points, that same compactness creates two lasting problems: very…
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Frankie Thompson: Horrible Things review – a show to make you shudder with laughter
This is a review of Frankie Thompson’s fringe show “Horrible Things” at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, praising it as a wildly inventive mix of clowning and performance art. The reviewer highlights Thompson’s use of lip-synced audio clips and audience-involving stunts to satirise male figures and behaviour, giving the show a high rating for its comic invention…
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Home buyers get 41% less space for their money compared to a decade ago with Manchester buyers seeing the biggest squeeze
Home buyers across Britain are now getting 41 per cent less living space for their money than they did a decade ago, according to new analysis, with the squeeze felt most acutely outside London. Manchester has suffered the sharpest decline, as rising prices mean the same £300,000 budget buys significantly smaller properties than in 2016,…
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China calls off ambitious ice-hunting moonshot a day before flight
China’s Manned Space Agency has cancelled the planned launch of its Chang’e 7 lunar mission, which had been due to lift off on Monday, saying the spacecraft failed to meet unspecified launch criteria. The mission was designed to send a lander, rover and hopper to a region near the Moon’s South Pole to search for…
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China postpones Chang’e 7 lunar mission until 2027
China’s Chang’e 7 lunar mission has been postponed until 2027 after the China Manned Space programme announced it “does not meet the conditions for launch” this year, scrapping a planned Sunday liftoff from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. No official reason was given, but the delay was most likely caused by Typhoon Narra battering the…
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The clock’s ticking for a ‘Greenwich Moon time’ as world powers eager to exploit lunar resources
Space agencies and researchers are working towards establishing a standardised lunar time system, sometimes dubbed “Greenwich Moon Time”, as growing international interest in exploiting the Moon’s resources makes a shared timekeeping framework increasingly urgent. Currently, missions to the Moon rely on the timekeeping systems of whichever country or agency launched them, creating a lack of…
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SWG lead’s new MMO, Stars Reach, almost lost me—until I met an animal conservationist mayor
PC Gamer’s reviewer says Stars Reach, the new early-access MMO led by Star Wars Galaxies veteran Raph Koster, makes an unconvincing first impression despite its ambitious social sandbox design. The game’s potential became clearer only after the reviewer found a player-run conservation community led by an elected mayor, illustrating how its systems can support co-operation,…
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Andy Burnham’s faces pressure to sack ‘climate tsar’ who has racked up enough air miles to get to the Moon
Andy Burnham is facing calls to sack Rachel Kyte, the UK’s climate tsar, after it emerged she has clocked up 250,000 air miles on official business in under two years, enough to travel to the Moon. Conservative MP Greg Smith branded her “jet-setting lifestyle” a “slap in the face to taxpayers” and urged Burnham to…
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Destiny 2’s Slow, Painful Death Removes a Critical Third Space for Gamers
Bungie’s decision to end new live-service content for Destiny 2 on 9 June marks the close of a major chapter for a game that has connected players for almost 12 years. Although Destiny 2 will remain playable, the absence of future Strikes, Raids and story content is significant for players who treated it not merely…