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Liz and Gordon Souter are huge fans of escape rooms: immersive, often themed games in which, with the help of props, players solve a series of puzzles to escape before time runs out.

From the outside, Susannah Myerson's life looked exactly as it should.

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McFly to headline Chelmsford Summer Series 2025 at Central Park, with Craig David also performing over August Bank Holiday weekend.

McFly to headline Chelmsford Summer Series 2025 at Central Park, with Craig David also performing over August Bank Holiday weekend.

Fabled Q&A site for devs struggles with its future as AI takes over its original purpose

Stack Overflow, the once-popular dev community, has abandoned a planned redesign that was meant to refocus the site more on discussions than the question-and-answer format that built its reputation.…

The supercomputer is claimed to take into account each qualified player's recent form, the current Official Golf World Rankings and past performances at Augusta.

by George Whittaker

Arch Linux users are among the first to experience the latest GNOME desktop, as GNOME 50 has begun rolling out through Arch’s repositories. Thanks to Arch’s rolling-release model, new upstream software like GNOME arrives quickly, giving users early access to the newest features and architectural changes.

With GNOME 50, that includes one of the most significant shifts in the desktop’s history.

A Major GNOME Milestone

GNOME 50, officially released in March 2026 under the codename “Tokyo,” represents six months of development and refinement from the GNOME community.

Unlike some previous versions, this release focuses less on dramatic redesigns and more on strengthening the foundation of the desktop, improving performance, modernizing graphics handling, and simplifying long-standing complexities.

For Arch Linux users, that translates into a more streamlined and future-ready desktop environment.

Goodbye X11, Hello Wayland-Only Desktop

The headline change in GNOME 50 is the complete removal of X11 support from GNOME Shell and its window manager, Mutter.

After years of gradual transition:

• X11 sessions were first deprecated
• Then disabled by default
• And now fully removed in GNOME 50

This means GNOME now runs exclusively on Wayland, with legacy X11 applications handled through XWayland compatibility layers.

The result is a simpler, more modern graphics stack that reduces maintenance overhead and improves long-term performance and security.

Improved Graphics and Display Handling

GNOME 50 brings several key improvements to display and graphics performance:

• Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) enabled by default
• Better fractional scaling support
• Improved compatibility with NVIDIA drivers
• Enhanced HDR and color management

These changes aim to deliver smoother animations, more responsive desktops, and better support for modern displays.

For gamers and users with high-refresh monitors, these upgrades are especially noticeable.

Performance and Responsiveness Gains

Beyond graphics, GNOME 50 includes multiple performance optimizations:

• Faster file handling in the Files (Nautilus) app
• Improved thumbnail generation
• Reduced stuttering in animations
• Better resource usage across the desktop

These refinements make the desktop feel more responsive, particularly on systems with demanding workloads or multiple monitors.

New Parental Controls and Accessibility Features

GNOME 50 also expands its focus on usability and accessibility.

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PollCheck forecasts Reform UK to win a majority on Essex County Council in 2026, ending decades of Conservative dominance and reshaping local politics.

The shop has been given shortened opening hours over concerns from neighbours but not stopped from selling alcohol

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: President Javier Milei of Argentina promoted a cryptocurrency last year that quickly skyrocketed in value then cratered just as fast, costing investors millions of dollars and setting off a scandal and an investigation. Mr. Milei said he was simply highlighting a private venture and had no connection to the digital coin called $Libra. New evidence is now raising questions about his assertion. Phone logs from a federal investigation by Argentine prosecutors into the coin's collapse show seven phone calls between Mr. Milei and one of the entrepreneurs behind the cryptocurrency on the night in 2025 when Mr. Milei posted about $Libra on X. The contents of the calls, which took place before and after Mr. Milei's post, are not known. But the phone logs -- which were obtained by The New York Times and first reported by a local cable news channel, C5N -- suggest a greater degree of communication between Mr. Milei and the entrepreneurs who launched the token than what the president has publicly acknowledged. Newly uncovered messages also suggest Mr. Milei received regular payments from one of the entrepreneurs while he was a congressman. Mr. Milei has not publicly commented on the call logs and other documents, and he did not respond to a request for comment. He is named as a person of interest in the federal prosecutor's continuing investigation into the digital coin, according to court documents reviewed by The Times, but has not been formally charged with any crime. The latest revelations have revived a scandal that threatens the very foundation of a president who rose to power and was elected president in 2023 by attacking a political class he called corrupt.

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PollCheck forecasts Reform UK to win a majority on Essex County Council in 2026, ending decades of Conservative dominance and reshaping local politics.

The Assistant Professor of Queer Studies in Education at the University of Regina has asked people to call him a specific name - which has been mocked by others online.

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Like many women approaching 50, Kerry Hatrill blamed her growing list of symptoms on perimenopause.

The Victoria Cross recipient was arrested earlier on Tuesday at Sydney Domestic Airport by AFP officers.

The former Arsenal star has been without a club since ending his short stint with Mexican outfit Pumas last year.

What's the worst thing about middle age? I still have nightmares about the time my back went, leaving me doubled over each time I tried to get out of bed or exit the sofa.

The so-called 'Miller-Beaton scrapbook' (pictured) contains several previously unpublished images by the celebrated 20th-century photographers.