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A sixth person has been arrested after mother-of-four Joanne Penney, 40, was shot dead on a doorstep in Talbot Green, South Wales last Sunday on March 9.

William, 42, will travel to the Baltic state - which shares a 183-mile border with Russia - to visit the Mercian Regiment in his role as Colonel-in-Chief over two days, March 20 and 21.

D-Wave researchers have published findings in Science demonstrating what they call "quantum supremacy" by showing their quantum annealers can solve problems beyond the reach of classical computers. The team, led by Andrew D. King, demonstrated area-law scaling of entanglement in model quench dynamics of two-, three- and infinite-dimensional spin glasses. The research shows quantum annealers rapidly generating samples that closely match solutions to the Schrodinger equation, supporting observed stretched-exponential scaling in matrix-product-state approaches. According to the paper, D-Wave's processors completed these magnetic materials simulations in under 20 minutes, while the same calculations would require nearly a million years on Oak Ridge National Laboratory's supercomputers. The claim hasn't gone unchallenged. Miles Stoudenmire from the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Quantum Physics argues that classical computers can achieve comparable results using methods developed since D-Wave's initial findings. "We're just saying, 'Look, this one problem at this one time didn't beat classical computers. Try again,'" Stoudenmire noted. The quantum computing community has increasingly shifted terminology from "supremacy" to "advantage" or "utility," focusing on solving practical business or scientific problems faster, more accurately, or more economically than classical alternatives.

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As temperatures across the UK fell sharply after a week of surprise sunshine, revellers brought the heat to the course in Gloucestershire by showing off their most glamorous race day looks.

President Donald Trump vowed to respond to the European Union's new tariffs on the United States as his trade war ramps up.

Ajaz Ahmed, 56, used his café and home as bases to inflict 'horrific' abuse against underaged girls from his home town. He raped one girl, aged 15, in front a group of laughing men.

He fell into drug use and was involved for three months in supplying cocaine and heroin

Members of a committee scrutinising the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were accused of broken promises after voting to remove a key clause.

Several Asian airlines have tightened restrictions on portable battery chargers amid growing concerns about fire risks, following a January blaze that destroyed an Air Busan aircraft in South Korea. South Korean airlines now require passengers to keep portable chargers within arm's reach rather than in overhead bins, a rule implemented March 1 to ease public anxiety, according to the Transportation Ministry. Taiwan's EVA Air and China Airlines have banned using or charging power banks on flights but still allow them in overhead compartments. Thai Airways announced a similar ban last Friday, citing "incidents of in-flight fires on international airlines." Battery-related incidents on U.S. airlines have increased from 32 in 2016 to 84 last year, with portable chargers identified as the most common culprit, according to Federal Aviation Administration data. The International Civil Aviation Organization has banned lithium-ion batteries from cargo holds since 2016, though no industry standard exists for regulating power banks.

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It's located in the town of Nagaizumi in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and offers one passer-by a place to sit.

Alaila Everett, the Virginia track star who's been accused of attacking her opponent, Kaelen Tucker, at a recent championship meet, said a new angle of the moment proves it was all an accident.

YouTube star Levi Kelly, 27, from Ohio, spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com about what sleeping in the tiny space is really like, and as expected, he admitted that it's not very glamorous.

It's one of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time. But if you believe the world is flat, a NASA scientist may finally change your mind with a brutal putdown.

NASA has kept a tight lid on why it did not bring Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore home early. During a press conference, the agency finally provided a reason.

EXCLUSIVE: Jemma Hart, 45, was found to have been partially mauled by the dachshunds, called Millie and Frankie, when her body was discovered at her home in Swindon on January 29, 2024.

Experts have warned that just one small drink could be enough to cause serious problems, but consuming smaller amounts in rapid succession could also cause issues.

Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. From a report: Market research firm Counterpoint says 7% fewer of the devices were shipped in 2024 compared to the year before. Shipments of Apple Watches fell by 19% in that period, Counterpoint says. It blames the slump on a lack of new features in Apple's latest devices, and the fact a rumoured high-end Ultra 3 model never materialised.

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President Donald Trump used a simple trick to enjoy his favorite fast food while he lost 30 pounds.

It has been almost 10 years since Apple unveiled its first smartwatch to the world. But new figures suggest that many users have fallen out of love with their devices.

Apple has released a major security update the company is urging their iPhone and iPad users to install as soon as possible.