King Charles says 'no excuse' for Kenya colonial violence

King Charles addressed the "wrongdoings" of the colonial era during a banquet at the start of his state visit.

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Andy McDonald: Labour suspends MP for comments at Pro-Palestinian rally

The party says comments made by Andy McDonald at the weekend were "deeply offensive".

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: WireHole combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound with an easy UI

Show HN: WireHole combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound with an easy UI
20 by byteknight | 50 comments on Hacker News.
WireHole offers a unified docker-compose project that integrates WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound, complete with a user interface. This solution is designed to empower users to swiftly set up and manage either a full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN. It features ad-blocking capabilities through PiHole and enhanced DNS caching and privacy options via Unbound. The intuitive UI makes deployment and ongoing management straightforward, providing a comprehensive VPN solution with added privacy features.

Former US Vice President Mike Pence withdraws from 2024 presidential race

The former US vice president makes the announcement during a Republican Jewish Coalition event.

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Could an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza meet its aims?

Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza, and their ultimate goal is to dismantle Hamas.

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Shakira's ex and former footballer Gerard Pique falls off stage

The Spanish World Cup winner fell off the stage at a launch event for a new footballing tournament in Mexici.

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Sainsbury's recalls some own-brand chorizo over listeria concerns

The supermarket warns some packs contain the bug which can cause serious illness.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Murder suspect hid for 39 years using dead man's identity, court told

Paul Bryan is standing trial for the murder of Roman Szalajko who was fatally stabbed in 1984.

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Watch: Motorway man aims 'weapon' at police

Steven Nelson aimed an object at officers who went to his aid at the side of a busy motorway.

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Where are asylum seekers being housed in hotels in the UK?

The government wants to end contracts with hotels for housing asylum seekers, in order to cut costs.

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NBA 2023-24 preview: Blockbuster trades and in-form legends

A summer of blockbuster trades, a generational talent, and the in-form stars of old - BBC Sport previews the 2023-24 NBA season.

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Monday, October 23, 2023

The Rock urges skin tone change to wax figure in Paris museum

A wax figure unveiled in Paris appeared to present the mixed race actor with a lighter skin tone.

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Sir Patrick Stewart makes surprise Woodstock Bookshop visit

The actor dropped into The Woodstock Bookshop when he saw copies of his memoir in the window.

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Léopold Sédar Senghor: Senegal delays auction in France

Dakar wants to buy rings, watches and military decorations belonging to the nation's first president.

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Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Gunners rescue thrilling Premier League draw

Arsenal come from two goals down to rescue a thrilling draw at Chelsea in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Did any of you first encounter programming through Scratch?

Ask HN: Did any of you first encounter programming through Scratch?
24 by MarcScott | 31 comments on Hacker News.
I'm old enough that my first encounter with programming was though BBC BASIC and LOGO. I'd be interested how many of today's younger programmers had their first experience in coding while using a block based language, and what they're experience was like.

Watch as plane aborts landing in Aberdeen during Storm Babet

A KLM aircraft performed a go-around during its approach to Aberdeen Airport on Tuesday morning.

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FA Cup: Reforms to the English football calendar could see third and fourth round replays scrapped

Replays in the third and fourth rounds of the FA Cup and two-legged EFL Cup semi-finals are expected to be scrapped as part of reforms to the English football calendar.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why is there no modern successor to the 3D Pinball games of yesteryear?

Ask HN: Why is there no modern successor to the 3D Pinball games of yesteryear?
14 by eigenvalue | 12 comments on Hacker News.
I recall games like Full Tilt! Pinball and the 3D pinball game included in Windows were pretty popular and good showcases for the speed and quality of computer graphics back in the 90s. Then it occured to me that modern GPUs like the nVidia 4090 would be incredible for simulating a pinball machine with insane fidelity using RTX ray tracing and the optimized physics simulator (PhysX) they have. You could probably end up with something that truly looks and feels like the real thing. I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but after doing a quick search on Steam, I don't see anything like that on the market. Why do you think that is? Would it really be so hard to do? Wouldn't that be popular? I know I'd love to see it just because it would be such a great showcase for the power of modern machines, especially the integration of super realistic physics. Imagine bumping the machine hard to cheat? Or being able to smash the glass with a hammer and then put objects in the case and see what happens to them while you play? Could also be an amazing physics education thing if you could see real-time free-body diagrams overlaid on the ball that you could freeze in time and study showing all the forces acting on it. You could turn a dial and see what it would be like to play pinball on the moon! I hope someone sees this and makes it!

'We thought it would be safe': Panic and confusion at scene of Gaza hospital blast

People are still recovering body parts from the Al-Ahli Arab hospital, reports Rushdi Abu Alouf.

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Naga Munchetty told to 'suck it up' over extreme menstrual problems

The TV presenter, who has a condition affecting her womb, tells MPs her problems were repeatedly dismissed.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

MP Lisa Cameron rejects calls for a by-election

She tells BBC News she regrets not leaving the SNP sooner and repeats her claims of a "toxic" culture.

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Joseph Czuba: No bail for suspect in killing of Muslim boy in Illinois

Six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume was laid to rest in Illinois on Monday, a day after he was fatally stabbed.

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to be a manager? Any good sources for learning how to delegate?

Ask HN: How to be a manager? Any good sources for learning how to delegate?
54 by r_singh | 26 comments on Hacker News.
Hi all, hope you are having a good weekend. I have been a solo dev / indie hacker for a few (many?) years until recently when I added 2 people to my team (one engineer and one for marketing). Initially when adding them to my team I was kind of relieved that they would solve certain problems for me however after a few weeks I learnt while they do what I ask of them they also create new problems for me and I need to prepare a lot more which leaves less time to work solo. My impulsive thought at first was that maybe I should go back to being solo but soon I realised that I enjoy working solo and don’t really know how to be a manager or how to delegate. Has anyone here faced something similar? How did you learn to become a manager? I would really appreciate if you could point me to some good sources books videos courses any material that could give me a good 101 on being a manager and delegating work / using Human Resources, also using positive approach whilst giving feedback. Also, do you have any heuristics you use to measure your effectiveness at delegating? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Fines to be issued for Covid Christmas party at Tory HQ

Activists at the event held for Shaun Bailey's campaign team were invited to "jingle and mingle".

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Kali – Scheduling Assistant for iOS

Show HN: Kali – Scheduling Assistant for iOS
8 by evansjp | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN! Launching Kali today and I'm super excited to iterate on this. I hate scheduling and my gf got sick of managing my calendar for me, so I made an AI do it instead. :) Please let me know what you think!

King Charles III new coin designs revealed

The entire set of circulating coins have been given a makeover to mark the new monarch and the natural world.

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February warning Covid could swamp NHS, inquiry told

Prof Graham Medley said that civil servants would have been aware of those concerns at the time.

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Man dies during baptism ceremony

The service was live streamed on the church's Facebook page, but was later removed.

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Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes

At least 60 people have killed themselves in India after being extorted by a global racket.

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King Charles to acknowledge 'painful' Kenya history on state visit

The state visit will come on the 60th anniversary of the country's independence from the UK.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Easy life: Band to change name after easyJet brand legal action

The indie band make the announcement after a "whirlwind" 10 days.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Standalone Jdk.compiler, Java Compiler Framework and Tree API

Show HN: Standalone Jdk.compiler, Java Compiler Framework and Tree API
13 by kohlschuetter | 0 comments on Hacker News.
With this standalone compiler, you can rely on all Java 11 javac features to be available, even when using newer Java versions. Specifically, this allows you to: - compile code even if your Java environment isn't a full JDK (Java JRE, for example!) - target Java 1.7 for compilation without any warnings or restrictions. - use the Compiler Tree API without resorting to --add-opens trickery that may eventually fail in newer Java releases - build a modified compiler with additional features or custom tweaks I made this after finding that the otherwise superb "jsweet" Java-to-JavaScript transpiler failed to build and run with Java 16 or newer. Surprisingly, I couldn't find any prior work other than "proper" standalone compilers like Eclipse's ecj that would properly work with modern Java runtimes. I'm excited to see what can be done now that we have this scaffolding.

Holly Willoughby: What next for This Morning after presenter's exit?

The show could go on with new presenters, or ITV may take the opportunity to shake up the schedule.

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Cricket among Olympic Games sports recommended for Los Angeles 2028

Cricket could be in the Olympics for the first time since 1900 as organisers recommend it to be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

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Don't tilt too far towards unions, warns Peter Mandelson

The key architect of New Labour says the party needs to ensure it can attract private investment.

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How Hamas staged attack no one thought possible

Palestinian militants launched the type of widespread surprise attack that no one expected.

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Amber rain warning extended for north and east of Scotland

It now goes to 14:00 on Sunday for parts of Angus, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland.

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Driver on M25 disqualified after losing control of his car

Police cameras capture the moment a driver loses control of his car on the M25 at night.

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American tourist arrested for smashing Israel Museum statues

Images shared by Israeli police show the two ancient Roman sculptures lying broken on the floor.

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Prada to design Nasa's new moon suit

Art meets science as Prada designers help create the spacesuits for the 2025 moon mission.

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Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine

The attack in the Kharkiv region is described as one of the area's "bloodiest crimes".

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Toddler died with 70 visible injuries, court hears

Jack Benham and Sian Hedges are accused of murdering 18-month-old Alfie Phillips during lockdown.

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HS2 West Midlands-Manchester line to be scrapped

Rishi Sunak to announce scrapping of HS2 high-speed rail line from West Midlands to Manchester tomorrow, BBC understands

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We've been too squeamish on migration, says Suella Braverman

The home secretary pledges tougher action on small boats in a hard-hitting Tory conference speech.

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Cardiff Half Marathon: Runners get engaged near finish line

Anna Bearne says she had "no clue" her partner was going to propose at the Cardiff Half Marathon.

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Sapling at Sycamore Gap removed by National Trust

Kieran Chapman says he's "devastated" a sapling he planted near the much-loved felled tree has been removed.

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