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Arranging social care can be horrendous, Baroness Casey tells BBC
The independent commission started work last summer. It has been examining the problems facing the care system in England and is due to produce a report this year with a plan for how to create a National Care Service. Phase two, which will look at how social care is funded in the longer term, is…
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Nothing is finally covering up with the slim, metal Phone 4A Pro
Today Nothing has revealed the 4A and 4A Pro, its latest midrange phones. The two look startlingly different from one another, with varying designs and Glyph Light interfaces. The Pro is especially striking: it’s the first Nothing phone to almost entirely abandon the brand’s trademark transparent design. The 4A Pro, which will go on sale…
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Nothings Headphone A are something worth considering
After the release of the Headphone 1 last year — Nothing’s first over-ear headphones — the company is back with the Headphone A. They’re a slimmed-down over-ear option that keep the Nothing design aesthetic and excellent controls while decreasing the weight and bumping battery life up to a maximum of 135 hours. There are some…
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Nothings Phone 4a Pro picks up flagship features and an even brighter display for $499
Back in January, Nothing shared that it wouldn’t be releasing its flagship Nothing Phone 4 in 2026, and instead focusing on follow-ups to its midrange Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro. After some expected teasing, those sequels have arrived: the Phone 4a Pro and Phone 4a. And like Nothing’s previous devices, they seem like meaningful…
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Nearly 4m Londoners below income level for decent living standard
Renting for an adult is more than twice as expensive in outer London than other UK cities, increasing to three times as expensive in inner London, meaning the income needed to live “with dignity” – defined as being “able to take part in the world around you in a meaningful way” – in London is…
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Pakistan: Christian Labourer Allegedly Tortured to Death by Landlord in Sargodha, Murder Staged as Suicide
SARGODHA, Pakistan — A deeply disturbing incident has come to light in Chak No. 36, Sargodha District, where a local landlord, Muhammad Mohsin, has been accused of brutally torturing his 21-year-old Christian employee, Marquis Masih, son of Sardar Masih, a resident of Mark Abad Chak 50, and subsequently hanging his body from a girder in…
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Bill Gates nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor
Bill Gates-founded nuclear energy startup TerraPower has been granted approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a next-generation reactor in Wyoming. This is the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant to ever receive the federal permit, according to the press release, and will be the first commercial reactor constructed in the US in almost…
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Trumps Venezuela playbook the wrong script for Iran
There’s a tempting logic to the analogy. The Trump administration orchestrated the dramatic removal of Nicolas Maduro in January — a swift, tactically audacious operation that produced an oil deal, a compliant interim government and a triumphant press conference at Mar-a-Lago. Why not replicate the formula in Tehran? Maximum pressure, a credible military threat, a…
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I wish the $500 MacBook Neo saved me from my Windows PC nightmare in college
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways A $599 laptop is doable if your education depends heavily on it. Aside from completing your homework, the MacBook Neo is an entry to the perks of the macOS ecosystem. Still, you shouldn’t expect even older MacBook Air-level performance from it. I…
