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Police were called to Pink Punters nightclub in Milton Keynes at 2am on Sunday as footage appeared to show flames on the building's top floor and above its roof.

The suspect who attempted to charge into last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner allegedly had written a radical manifesto before the attack.

Framework began shipping its new Laptop 13 Pro this week. And the Ubuntu variant is outselling the Windows variant, reports PC World: [I]t's selling quickly by Framework's internal metrics, with six batches of the Intel version of the laptop already sold out. [A later Framework social media post added "Spoke too soon, we're onto Batch 8."] "Also nice validation of our approach, the Ubuntu configurations are outselling the Windows ones!" That's not really surprising, for a few reasons. One, if you're buying a Framework laptop, you have a good reason to order it without an OS, even if you want Windows 11. It's easy to get it free or cheap elsewhere. (Framework says it's not counting the "None (bring your own)" option in these Ubuntu numbers.) Two, there are precious few places to order a new laptop with any kind of Linux pre-loaded — you've got Framework, a few smaller vendors like System76 and Slimbook, and a few models from Dell. Lenovo sold Ubuntu-loaded laptops at one point, but I can't find any on the site right now... Perhaps it doesn't hurt that Microsoft and Windows are currently on a bit of an apology tour. After a couple of years of pushing hard on "AI" features that no one wants — not even the people who do want "AI" want the Copilot flavor — Microsoft is pulling back its integration into everything and now promising features that Windows has been missing ever since Windows 10. Framework also reports that: More than one third of purchasers say they're replacing a MacBook Pro, "and almost all of them are switching to Linux (based on our optional post-purchase survey)." "Also in interesting sales data, the Gray/Black keyboard is vastly outselling the traditional Black one!"

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Specialist teams equipped with dart guns respond to reports logged on a mobile phone app, tranquilising the animals before killing them with lethal injections.

It has a 'rich history' and a 'vibrant' cultural scene

A laser-activated brain circuit reversed decision-making deficits in mice with a schizophrenia-linked mutation, pointing to a future therapy.

The Kenyan won this race 12 months ago and successfully defended his title in some style, posting a new world record time of one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

Katie Price looked delighted as she headed to Dubai to reunite with her husband, Lee Andrews, on Saturday evening.

Adam Thomas is seen for the first time after his crown was 'ripped up' following a clash with David Haye at the explosive I'm A Celebrity All Stars final.

The CNN anchor was just 'a few feet away' from the gunman when around six shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.

It operated as a pub for about 160 years

The fact that an armed man got so close to assassinating the President of the United States is extraordinary.

Sean McFetridge, 43, fled from Kent Police after officers arrived at an address in Maidstone to arrest him in relation to a phone theft earlier this month.

Sinitta stood by Jimmy Bullard and David Haye as she shared a statement on Sunday reflecting on her I'm A Celebrity South Africa experience.

In March, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the moon-orbiting "Lunar Gateway" space station was being "paused" to focus instead of missions to the moon's surface. And Ars Technica agrees that the project was essentially "spending billions of dollars to make it more difficult to reach the lunar surface and faced the prospect of watching Chinese astronauts wander around on the Moon from orbit instead of being there themselves." "But this week, we learned another reason that Gateway is going away, and it's pretty shocking." During testimony before the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Isaacman faced questions about NASA's budget... He then publicly confirmed rumors (reported last month by Ars) that there is corrosion in both the HALO [Habitation and Logistics Outpost] and I-HAB modules of the Gateway. "The only two habitable volumes that were delivered — both were corroded," Isaacman said. "And that's unfortunate because it would have delayed, probably beyond 2030, the application of Gateway...." In a statement, Northrop confirmed the issue as well. "Using NASA-approved processes, Northrop Grumman is completing repairs to HALO after a manufacturing irregularity," a company spokesperson told Ars. "We expect to complete repairs by the end of the third quarter. HALO can still be repurposed for any mission, and it's the most mature technology to support a deep space or lunar habitat." By referring to a "manufacturing irregularity," Northrop answered the central mystery here: how corrosion could appear in both modules. This is because a French-Italian space and defense company, Thales Alenia Space, built the primary structure of HALO for Northrop Grumman. The module was delivered from Italy to the United States about a year ago Thales is a powerhouse of the European space industry. It built several pressurized modules of the International Space Station, and it's working with Axiom Space to build its commercial space station. The company also had a big piece of the Lunar Gateway in addition to HALO, developing the I-HAB module and a future communications and refueling module known as ESPRIT... After the issue was discovered, the European Space Agency established a "tiger team" to investigate. "Based on the investigation and available data, the corrosion issue was understood to be technically manageable and did not constitute a showstopper for I-HAB, which was, in any case, in better conditions than HALO from [a] corrosion point of view," the spokesperson said... After publication of this story on Friday, Axiom Space confirmed that it has also experienced corrosion issues. In a statement, the company said: "Axiom Space has experienced a similar phenomenon with the first module; we are leveraging the expertise of NASA and Thales Alenia Space to address the issue. Module 1 is on track to launch in 2028."

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed off stage in Washington, DC, Saturday night after shots were fired, with many of the other guests still inside the ballroom.

Peppa Pig's dad is running the 26.2 mile course to raise awareness and funds for the National Deaf Children's Society, after his son George's recent hearing loss diagnosis.

Before you book flights for your next big trip, you might want to think carefully about the destination... and take a closer look at the tawdry behaviors you ought to avoid.

The Terms of Endearment star made a rare public appearance while grabbing lunch on Saturday, ahead of her birthday on April 24.

FBI agents in tactical gear were seen swarming the California home of alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman Cole Tomas Allen early Sunday.