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Chelmsford City Racecourse in the A131 is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a focus on community initiatives.

An 'eco-electric'’ show home was available for the public to see in Silver End in the final phase of 127 new homes.

Some closures from January 24 to 26 on the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing may affect some Essex drivers this weekend.

The address in Dell Road was targeted multiple times last year

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from MotorTrend: A coming ground-fault circuit-interrupter revision could make slow-charging your car nearly impossible. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) publishes a new National Electric Code every three years, and we almost never notice or care. But the next one, NFPA 70 2026, has the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) electric-vehicle charging subcommittee, OEMs, and companies in the EV Supply Equipment (EVSE, or charger) biz mightily concerned. That's because it proposes to require the same exact ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection that makes you push that little button on your bathroom outlet every time the curling iron won't heat up. Only now, that reset button will often be down in an electric panel, maybe locked in a room where you can't reset it. If EV drivers can't reliably plug in and expect their cars to charge overnight at home or while at work, those cars will become far less practical. [...] The national code doesn't care what you're plugging in, but vehicle chargers deserve their own carve-out. That's because no current ever flows until the charger has verified a solid ground connection from car to charger and from charger to electrical panel. They also include their own GFPE (Ground Fault Protection of Equipment), which is intended to protect equipment and is permitted to trip at values larger than 5mA, often in the 15-20mA range. That's why this new code REALLY needs to set a higher supply-side cutout (like what is allowed for marine vehicle shore power, which is up to 30mA). Because even if the Special Purpose GFCI with its 15-20mA trip level were allowed, it would be a 50/50 chance that any fault would trip the electrical-supply breaker or the device's internal breaker. But while the device is programmed to automatically reset and try again, the panel requires a manual reset. There is one EV-charger carve-out: Bi-directional chargers are exempt. This problematic application of 5 mA trip to most 240-volt equipment was added into this regulation late, during a second draft, and now the only way to head it off is for interested parties (SAE, OEMs, and EVSE manufacturers) to register their notice of motion in February for consideration in March. This isn't a government regulation, so it's utterly unaffected by the change in federal administration. These are functionary folks with minimal experience of EV charging, so the arguments must aim to convince the NFPA that implementing this code as is could grossly embarrass the Agency. (Understanding that any such embarrassment will only arise after buildings and projects are completed under the new code.)

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'Public interest alone does not justify warrantless querying' says judge

It was revealed this week a court in New York made a landmark ruling that sided against the warrantless state surveillance of people's private communications in America.…

Gregor Haas was detained in the Philippines in May last year after being accused of running five kilograms of methamphetamine into Indonesia.

A three-year-old girl who tried to walk to her Nan's house during a blistering heatwave has been safely reunited with her family.

It is perfect for both winter and spring weather

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, struck a deal this week with one of the largest data center developers in the US to deploy advanced nuclear reactors. TerraPower and Sabey Data Centers (SDC) are working together on a plan to run existing and future facilities on nuclear energy from small reactors. A memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies establishes a "strategic collaboration" that'll initially look into the potential for new nuclear power plants in Texas and the Rocky Mountain region that would power SDC's data centers. [...] There's still a long road ahead before that can become a reality. The technology TerraPower and similar nuclear energy startups are developing still have to make it through regulatory hurdles and prove that they can be commercially viable. Compared to older, larger nuclear power plants, the next generation of reactors are supposed to be smaller and easier to site. Nuclear energy is seen as an alternative to fossil fuels that are causing climate change. But it still faces opposition from some advocates concerned about the impact of uranium mining and storing radioactive waste near communities. TerraPower's reactor design for this collaboration, Natrium, is the only advanced technology of its kind with a construction permit application for a commercial reactor pending with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to the company. The company just broke ground on a demonstration project in Wyoming last year, and expects it to come online in 2030.

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The boy, 16, was handcuffed outside a mosque on Laird Street, Scotland, shortly after 9am this morning.

Megyn Kelly went on an explosive rant against Karla Sofia Gascon, the 52-year-old transgender star of Emilia Perez, after she was nominated for the Oscars' Best Actress award.

A six-year-old girl who was found dead alongside her father was murdered, detectives said last night.

A red bag was catching lots of people's attention

The model, 46, previously admitted to giving up vaping as her mum Amy battles with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , a terminal lung disease.

So it's no surprise that walking tours are a popular way to trace the character's footsteps.

Daily Mail journalists Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull recounted the shocking details of the Southport attack revealed during Rudakubana's sentencing in the latest episode of The Trial.

In the shadow of the wildfires which have so devastated Los Angeles , destroying 10,000 homes, the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, will be muted, sombre and reflective.

JEMIMA CAINER: A spark in the ashes is all that it takes to reignite hope. A breeze is all that's required to fan that spark into a flame of belief. A flame of belief can provide the light we need to keep going.

As its title suggests, I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) is a continuation of his 2023 debut album.