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Loch Ness events bought by London Marathon firm

LME has acquired the Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running and Etape Loch Ness.




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Residents jumped from balcony to escape flat fire

Ten people were taken to hospital after the blaze at Niddrie Mill Crescent.




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Shipwreck confirmed as lost WW1 warship

The wreck of HMS Hawke was discovered by a team of divers about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh earlier this year.




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How leaf blowers and jet washers are tackling wildfires

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is spending £1.6m on new kit to tackle the problem.




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UK's first Chinese parliamentarian dies at 74

Alliance pays tribute to its "ground-breaking" and "trailblazing" former assembly member, Anna Lo.




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Tax firm raided by HMRC 'closes abruptly'

A company where warrants were recently executed is no longer in business, the BBC has learned.




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Unlawful cemetery firework display 'disrespectful'

It scorched the grass and was "simply not appropriate or acceptable", said a council.




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Firefighters' dedication honoured at awards night

Awards include a long service commendation for member of staff who has fielded 999 calls for 40 years.




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Children evacuated from football ground fire

The fire in Hailsham is being treated as suspected deliberate ignition, police say.




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Haverhill: Banking Hub first for Suffolk

More sites arriving in Suffolk soon




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Fans' joy as Ipswich secure first win of season

A first win in the Premier League for 22 years lifts Town out of the relegation zone.




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Firework noise killed our dog, says Lincoln family

They say Lily died of stress from the loud bangs.




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Woman dies following house fire

Emergency services were called to the blaze on Tuesday evening.




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Neighbours feel unsafe after shots fired at house

A near neighbour told the BBC his own house had been damaged by gunfire in recent years.




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Son hails 'inspirational' parents who founded firm

Bernard and Joan O’Malley, who founded a leading produce firm, died within days of each other aged 88.




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Care firm put into special measures by watchdog

Unite Highland Care has been told to urgently improve by the Care Quality Commission.




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'No structural damage' to road closed after fire

The bridge on Squibbers Way in Bridgwater was closed due to a fire that happened underneath it but was reopened following an inspection.




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Liver patients with no symptoms diagnosed in NHS first

About 700 patients have been identified as being at risk of developing serious liver problems.




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Woman found dead after fire in house

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the blaze in Middleton, Greater Manchester.




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Artificial grass firm's 'degrading' advert banned

The Advertising Standards Authority rules an artificial grass firm's billboard "objectified" women.




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Route confirmed ahead of city's Sikh procession

Nagar Kirtan will make its way through Leicester on Sunday, with rolling road closures planned.




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Crews tackle fire at derelict city-centre building

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service say four crews were deployed to a derelict building in Preston.




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Water firm spends £6.8m keeping eels out of pipes

United Utilities is installing measures to prevent eels from getting caught up in equipment when water is taken from the river.




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Slough fire: "My life feels like it's on hold"

Talha from Slough has been living in a serviced apartment since the fire in August.




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First acts revealed for Download 2025

Headliners Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn will be joined on the bill by Weezer and McFly.




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Free display after firework fiasco at cricket club

The display will be held as compensation for delays at an event on Sunday.




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‘Frustrated disbelief’ at another Hitchin fire

The Labour MP for Hitchin, Alistair Strathern, reacts to the blaze in Wallace Way.




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Fire service praised over safety improvements

A watchdog says a fire service is taking "significant steps" to address concerns raised a year ago.




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Worcester confirm bid to return to professional rugby

Worcester Warriors take a major step towards a return to professional rugby with a formal bid to join the second-tier Championship.




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Thick smoke as fire breaks out at UK nuclear sub shipyard

Two people were hospitalised but have since been released, the company who runs the shipyard says.




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Salisbury’s first woman bus driver

Daughters Gill and Kay talk about the struggles faced by their mum Gwen Watton.




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Road closed as firefighters tackle kebab shop fire

The fire service is investigating the cause of the blaze on Northgate Street, Devizes.




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Meet Salisbury's first ever female bus driver

Her first application for a Public Service Drivers Licence was refused because she was a woman.




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Man rescued after bungalow roof fire

Firefighters are still at the scene and a road closure is in place on Drove Road in Swindon.




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Lampard confirmed as contender for Coventry job

Coventry owner Doug King confirms that ex-Chelsea and England great Frank Lampard is among the contenders for the Sky Blues job.




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Fire boss withdraws from role after four days

Ben Brook was appointed as the service's new Chief Fire Officer on Friday.




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U-turns and LinkedIn rants plague fire chief search

The latest candidate for the post has withdrawn just days after the appointment was announced.




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Boycott Wordle – New York Times workers plead, DNA firm disappears without trace

‘Don’t play Wordle’ is the plea from striking New York Times workers who are complaining about what they say are unfair labour practices. The New York Times Tech Guild, which […]

The post Boycott Wordle – New York Times workers plead, DNA firm disappears without trace appeared first on Tech Digest.




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Will the first Microsoft Lumia come in time for the holidays?

When Microsoft announced it was rebranding its phone hardware as “Microsoft Lumia”, it hinted that there might be a new phone on the way, with the Nokia Conversations blog post quoting Senior VP Tuula Rytilä as saying “we are looking …




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Four arrested after protests at defence firm

Palestine Action said its members blocked the entrance to two Elbit Systems UK sites in Bristol.




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Activists bailed after protests at defence firm

The activists, who staged protests outside a defence firm on Tuesday, are released on police bail.





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BYD revenues overtake Tesla’s, Reddit makes profit for first time

The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has seen its quarterly revenues soar, beating Tesla’s for the first time. It posted more than 200bn yuan ($28.2bn, £21.8bn) in revenues between July […]

The post BYD revenues overtake Tesla’s, Reddit makes profit for first time appeared first on ShinyShiny.




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The Sex Myth: extract and first interview

The Telegraph have now printed an extract and the first interview about The Sex Myth. Positively chuffed to see "be an ally" in print. (Especially on Friday the 13th, which is fast becoming the date when sex work allies are urged to speak out.)

If you'd like to find out more about the book, and would like your copy of The Sex Myth signed, why not join me in London or Nottingham next week?




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Alpine confirm switch to Mercedes power when Renault ends F1 engine project | Formula 1

Alpine have officially announced they will use Mercedes power units when Formula 1 introduces its new engine regulations in 2026.




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F1 teams to reveal 2025 liveries together at first season launch event in London | Formula 1

All 10 Formula 1 teams will participate in a new "season launch event" in February next year to reveal their liveries together.




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La firma electrónica en las traducciones juradas

Llevaba ya muchos días sin escribir nada por una falta crónica de tiempo. Sin embargo, a la vista de la situación en la que nos encontramos en estos momentos en España —gracias a la manifiesta incompetencia y necedad de nuestros mal llamados gobernantes— entiendo que es necesario que todos nos apoyemos entre nosotros aportando cada […]




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Least Slack Time Rate first: an Efficient Scheduling Algorithm for Pervasive Computing Environment

Real-time systems like pervasive computing have to complete executing a task within the predetermined time while ensuring that the execution results are logically correct. Such systems require intelligent scheduling methods that can adequately promptly distribute the given tasks to a processor(s). In this paper, we propose LSTR (Least Slack Time Rate first), a new and simple scheduling algorithm, for a multi-processor environment, and demonstrate its efficient performance through various tests.