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Both Gerry and Rosie McIlroy have revealed the challenges they faced in funding and nurturing the talent of their remarkable son in the early years.

"The new Linux kernel was released and it's kind of a big deal," writes longtime Slashdot reader rexx mainframe. "Here is what you can expect." Linuxiac reports: A key update in Linux 7.0 is the removal of the experimental label from Rust support. That (of course) does not make Rust a dominant language in kernel development, but it is still an important step in its gradual integration into the project. Another notable security-related change is the addition of ML-DSA post-quantum signatures for kernel module authentication, while support for SHA-1-based module-signing schemes has been removed. The kernel now includes BPF-based filtering for io_uring operations, providing administrators with improved control in restricted environments. Additionally, BTF type lookups are now faster due to binary search. At the same time, this release continues ongoing cleanup in the kernel's lower layers. The removal of linuxrc initrd code advances the transition to initramfs as the sole early-userspace boot mechanism. Linux 7.0 also introduces NULLFS, an immutable and empty root filesystem designed for systems that mount the real root later. Plus, preemption handling is now simpler on most architectures, with further improvements to restartable sequences, workqueues, RCU internals, slab allocation, and type-based hardening. Filesystems and storage receive several updates as well. Non-blocking timestamp updates now function correctly, and filesystems must explicitly opt in to leases rather than receiving them by default. Phoronix has compiled a list of the many exciting changes. Linus Torvalds himself announced the release, which can be downloaded directly from his git tree or from the kernel.org website. Linux 7.0 has a major new version number but it's "largely a numbering reset [...], not a sign of some unusually disruptive release," notes Linuxiac.

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Images taken on Monday showed the overloaded dinghy floating on the coast at Dunkirk, with another making its way towards the UK further ahead in the distance.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into fitness giant Lululemon over cancer-linked 'forever chemicals.'

The 82-year-old The Godfather Part II actor was pushing his seventh child - daughter Gia, aged three - on a swing while in Central Park in New York City.

The singer, 51, who ditched her longer blonde locks for a new choppy style, cut an an effortlessly stylish figure on the outing.

Alfie Boe said its a shame he 'couldn't tell the truth' about his painful divorce from ex-wife Sarah, which he previously revealed had left him in a 'really dark place'.

Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate

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Geoffrey Robertson KC said legislation slashing the right to trial by jury risked being a 'cure worse than the disease'.

It's time to let sleeping dogs lie - preferably in their own spot on the sofa. One in five Britons believe pets have as much right to loaf around on the furniture as their owners.

Conservatives are expressing outrage after Donald Trump posted an image of portraying himself as Jesus Christ, forcing fractures among his evangelical base.

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz,21, and his elder brother Muhammad Amaad, 26, rained 'repeated blows' on PC Zachary Marsden as he tried to arrest Amaaz at Manchester airport.

President Trump is considering invading Iran's Kharg Island - one of several options in a potential US ground offensive.

Pete Davidson opened up about his sobriety during his latest comedy set at The Fontainebleau in Las Vegas.

The Princess Royal, 75, travelled to Clerkenwell in central London for the reception marking 40 years of the first aid charity's National Cadet of the Year Competition on April 10.

Levi Williams, 26, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Richard Wingrove, 71, who died in hospital ten days after the altercation in the Suffolk town, known as the historic home of horse racing.

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The former WAG, 57, looked incredible in the fiery red one-piece as she posed for a series of sizzling snaps on the beach in Barbados.

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