UFO cluster spotted over mysterious base tied to missing Air Force scientist
A mysterious cluster of UFOs was spotted near a US military base long rumored to house UFO secrets, and once led by a missing Air Force general who vanished this year.
David Beckham's 52nd birthday tribute to Victoria: Sportsman posts picture of the day he fell in love with Posh and mocks viral Netflix doc moment with snap of her dad's Rolls-Royce
The former footballer, 50, took to Instagram to share a collection of meaningful humorous throwback snaps of Posh Spice.
From the return of the most talked-about and...
The much-delayed third series of the HBO youth drama Euphoria has finally arrived and it's worth the wait. Time has moved on for its audience and for Rue, Nate, Cassie and co, too.
Server-room lock was nothing but a crock
Your cybersecurity is only as good as the physical security of the servers
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Co-op executive wins £100,000 in a major equal pay case after she was unfairly paid less than her male colleagues
Samantha Walker was graded as 'partially achieving' by her boss, despite working at the same level as her male colleagues, some of whom were graded as 'outstanding'.
Boost for Essex students and apprentices as Europe study abroad deal struck
The UK’s decision to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ scheme from 2027 is set to open a new world of opportunity for young people in Essex.
Newly Unsealed Records Reveal Amazon's Price-Fixing Tactics
Newly unsealed records in California's antitrust case against Amazon allegedly show the company pressured third-party sellers to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair so Amazon could maintain the appearance of offering the lowest price. California says Amazon used tools like Buy Box suppression to punish cheaper listings elsewhere. The Guardian reports: [...] In one previously redacted deposition, marked "highly confidential," Mayer Handler, owner of a clothing company called Leveret, testified that he received an email in October 2022 from Amazon notifying him that one of his products was "no longer eligible to be a featured offer" through Amazon's Buy Box. The tech giant, he testified, had suppressed the item, a tiger-themed, toddler's pajama set, because his company was selling it for $19.99 on Amazon, a single cent higher than what his company was offering it for on Walmart. Afterwards, Handler testified, his company "changed pricing on Walmart to match or exceed Amazon's price" or changed the item's product code to try to throw off Amazon's price tracking system. In response to a question from the Guardian, Handler criticized Amazon for tracking prices across the internet and "shadow" blocking his company's products -- tactics which he said were depriving consumers of "lower prices." "Maybe that's capitalism," he wrote. "Or that's a monopoly causing price hikes on the consumer."
In another unsealed deposition, Terry Esbenshade, a Pennsylvania garden store supplier, testified in October 2024 that whenever his products lost Amazon's Buy Box because of lower prices elsewhere on the internet, his sales on Amazon would plummet by about 80%. This financial reality forced him to try to raise his products' prices with other retailers elsewhere, he said. In one instance, Esbenshade testified, he discovered that one of his company's better-selling patio tables had "become suppressed" on Amazon. Esbenshade wasn't sure why, he recalled, until someone at Amazon suggested he look at Wayfair, another online retailer that happened to be selling his patio table below Amazon's price. The businessman went online and set up a new minimum advertised price for the table on Wayfair to ensure it was higher than Amazon's. "So that raised the price up, and, voila, my product came back" on Amazon, he said, thanks to the reinstatement of the Buy Box.
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Boost for Essex students and apprentices as Europe study abroad deal struck
The UK’s decision to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ scheme from 2027 is set to open a new world of opportunity for young people in Essex.
Farleigh hospice announces cuts and redundancies amid 'mounting pressure'
Farleigh Hospice has announced redundancies and cuts to services under mounting financial pressure.
Former Essex railway station surrounded by huge 'disgusting' piles of flytipped rubbish
Locals say it's very 'sad' that waste contuines to be dumped at the old station
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Prince Harry sweetly twirls young fan around before accepting customised 'Hazza' and 'Megs' flip-flops as he and Meghan conclude their quasi-royal Australia tour in Sydney
Prince Harry was captured sweetly twirling a young royal fan around as he and Meghan concluded their quasi-royal tour Down Under in Sydney today.
Chinese car maker granted patent for voice activated in-vehicle TOILETS
Seres, a Chinese electric SUV brand, has invented a waste disposal unit that slides under the passenger seat so that passengers can go to the lavatory on the move.
No chicken nuggets here! Impressive South Korean school dinners complete with SIX nutritionist-approved courses are revealed - and it's all finished with a bow to the dinner lady
Children in South Korea are enjoying healthy gourmet meals with everything from noodles, salads and hearty broths on the menu daily.
Serial sex offender is finally found guilty of rape - after the wrong man spent 17 YEARS in jail for crime he didn't commit
In one of Britain's worst ever miscarriages of justice, Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in jail after wrongly being convicted of pouncing on the woman and raping her in 2003.
Nursery worker, 23, who killed 14-month-old boy after she wrapped him in sleeping bag and put him face down in an indoor teeppee during nap time is jailed for more than three years
A court heard Noah Sibanda, who was 14 months old, died after being wrapped tightly in a camping sleeping bag and put face down to sleep at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley, West Midlands.
Andrew wanted to take over King Charles's 'legacy' as royal environmental campaigner just months before car-crash Newsnight interview, leaked emails claim
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wanted to take over King Charles'legacy' as an eco-warrior months before having to step back from royal duties, the Telegraph claims.
New electric cars may look expensive but here's why they are CHEAPER to buy than petrol versions
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The 8 hidden meanings in Meghan's wardrobe for her quasi-royal tour - including subtle nods to Prince Harry and her BFF in California
he Duchess of Sussex, 44, pulled out all the stops by wearing nine outfits over four days as she travelled from Melbourne to Sydney alongside the Duke of Sussex .
New award to recognise hospital volunteers in mid and south Essex
Hospital volunteers in mid and south Essex are set to be honoured with a new award.