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A mother from Debden has been found guilty of murdering her one-year-old son.

A mother from Debden has been found guilty of murdering her one-year-old son.

Danielle Uskiwich, 28, died on Tuesday, 10 days after she attended a rock music festival in Maryland.

After finally tracking down her husband Lee Andrews, it will come as no surprise that Katie Price was in high spirits as she celebrated her son Harvey's 24th birthday on Wednesday.

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May security update trips over hostnames of a very specific length

Ryan, 42, says the rigours of back-to-back pregnancies were exacerbated by watching those closest to her enjoy the benefits of cosmetic enhancements and weight loss treatments.

The video, first posted by an anonymous account Anti-Fascist Action UK, shows the Oscar-winning actress being approached as she walked in London with her husband.

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The TV doctor thought he had everything after exchanging vows with pharmacist Sulvinder Samra in 2005.

Homer Gere made his on-screen debut with Sydney Sweeney in a racy bedroom scene in the hit HBO show Euphoria.

A 37-year-old British man has died after being involved in a fight early this morning on Tenerife's most famous party strip.

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Abusali Rahman, 36, who taught English, was arrested after a parent contacted police over an image of their child in school uniform being circulated on social media.

Police recorded 154,161 residential burglaries across England and Wales in the 12 months to December 2025, a 12% drop on the previous year.

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by George Whittaker

The NixOS project has officially released NixOS 26.05, codenamed “Yarara,” continuing the distribution’s unique approach to Linux system management through declarative configuration, atomic upgrades, and reproducible deployments. The release introduces several important platform-level changes, modernized infrastructure components, and continued refinement of the Nix ecosystem.

As one of the most distinctive Linux distributions available today, NixOS continues attracting developers, DevOps engineers, and advanced Linux users who value predictable system behavior and highly reproducible environments.

What Makes NixOS Different?

Unlike traditional Linux distributions that install packages directly into shared system locations, NixOS is built around the Nix package manager, which stores software in isolated, versioned paths and generates complete system configurations declaratively.

This architecture provides several advantages:

• Atomic system upgrades
• Reliable rollback capabilities
• Reproducible environments
• Easier infrastructure automation
• Reduced dependency conflicts

These features have helped NixOS gain popularity among developers managing complex systems and cloud infrastructure.

Systemd-Based Initrd Becomes the Default

One of the most significant changes in NixOS 26.05 is the move to a systemd-based Stage 1 initrd by default. The older scripted implementation is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in NixOS 26.11.

The initrd (initial RAM disk) is responsible for preparing the system during early boot before the main operating system loads.

According to the release notes:

• Systemd now handles Stage 1 initialization by default
• The previous scripted implementation remains temporarily available
• Users can still revert using boot.initrd.systemd.enable = false
• Long-term migration toward the systemd-based approach is encouraged

This change is expected to improve consistency and simplify maintenance across modern NixOS deployments.

Continuing the Twice-Yearly Release Cycle

NixOS continues its established release cadence of publishing stable versions twice per year—typically around May and November. The 26.05 “Yarara” release follows the previous 25.11 “Xantusia” release and continues the project's steady development rhythm.

The 26.05 development cycle involved extensive staging, package testing, and release management work coordinated through the NixOS community.

Large-Scale Package and Infrastructure Updates

Like previous NixOS releases, 26.05 includes a massive collection of package updates across the software ecosystem.

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Essex County Council’s first full meeting under its new Reform UK administration closed with sweeping symbolic and policy shifts.