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England win over Mexico watched by peak 9.1 million overnight
A peak audience of 9.1 million people watched England’s dramatic World Cup win over Mexico on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer on Monday, despite the match kicking off at 02:00 BST. The overnight broadcast drew an average audience of 7.8 million, making it the biggest UK television audience ever recorded for a live broadcast between…
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Air Force sergeant stationed in England spared jail over child abuse images
Jarik Lofthus, 33, posted online that he was ‘interested in everything, all ages including babies’ before he admitted possessing pornography of children as young as four.
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Bus crashes into Notting Hill house leaving elderly residents homeless
A single-decker electric bus careered into the front of 73 St Quintin Avenue last Thursday evening.
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Sheffield faces by-election after Southey councillor resigns unexpectedly
Residents will be returning to the ballot box only two months after the previous election
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The Odyssey premieres in London to rapturous early critic reactions
Christopher Nolan’s three-hour adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey received its world premiere in London on Monday, and the first wave of critic reactions has been overwhelmingly positive. With early commentators already touting it as a best picture Oscar contender and praising its scale, performances and ambition, the enthusiastic response signals strong momentum for one of the…
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Autonomous robots powered by AI may soon join workplaces and homes
Top robotics researchers and founders explain how robot autonomy is evolving.
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Asus ROG Strix XG129C gaming monitor gets the review treatment
The article is presented as PC Gamer’s review of the Asus ROG Strix XG129C gaming monitor. However, the supplied text contains none of the actual review content, so no verdict, testing observations or recommendation can be reported. What is present is entirely website scaffolding: PC Gamer’s navigation menu, membership and “Join the Club” sign-up prompts,…
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Nothing debuts Phone 4B budget tier, again bypassing the US market
Nothing is shaking up the branding of its cheapest phones, following up last year’s Phone 3A Lite with a new Phone 4B. Combining design elements of the 4A and 4A Pro, it follows Nothing’s previous cheaper handsets in skipping the US market. The company already uses the “A” branding to market its cheaper tier of…
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Fallout studio Obsidian reportedly loses about a quarter of its staff in Xbox layoffs
Xbox laid off around 1600 people yesterday, July 6th, as mass cuts accompanied by the decision to part ways with five studios were set in stone. This substantial upheaval’s also had plenty of consequences for the studios staying under the Microsoft banner, including a more concerted push to get remaining staff working on Xbox’s most…
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Ahmadinejad appears alive at Khamenei funeral months after reported death
Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was reported dead by local media at the outbreak of the country’s war with Israel and the United States, has appeared in public alive at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad, who led Iran from 2005 to 2013, had been believed killed by a missile strike…