Free firework display over the Essex seaside coming to Southend
The displays will take place over seven weeks
Manhunt for fraudster with several names who stole £500k
She had lied about inheritance money to pay the man back
Javier Bardem leads stars supporting Palestine on Emmys red carpet amid Israeli boycott
The Oscar-winning actor, 56, urged those watching to support the 'Free Palestine' movement in an interview on the red carpet.
The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner honored at Emmys 2025 In Memoriam after tragic death at 54
'He was a beloved teenager in an iconic television series with the world watched grow into man,' Rashad said from the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles .
Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn stuns with youthful appearance nearly 12 years after finale
The actress, 57, got back in character as Walter White's wife in for a new commercial for beverage brand Popwell nearly 12 years after the hit crime drama series' finale aired.
Stephen Colbert makes a plea for Hollywood to hire his staff after his show's cancellation in surprise monologue at the 2025 Emmys
Stephen Colbert made a plea to Hollywood to hire his staff after his late night talk show was cancelled two months earlier.
John Oliver is bleeped TWICE in acceptance speech at Emmys 2025
The comedian, 48, left viewers stunned and confused after an explicit portion of his very brief, 15-second speech was cut out during the live broadcast of the awards show.
Jenna Ortega channels iconic 90s movie with VERY revealing outfit at 2025 Emmy Awards
For her latest head-turning red carpet appearance, Jenna, 22, brought back memories of the character in a barely-there top made entirely of jewels , with no bra.
Emmy Awards devise clever new tactic to prevent stars from going overtime on their acceptance speeches
The 46-year-old blockbuster comedian left the crowd of showbiz luminaries in stitches with his routine, kicking off the ceremony in style.
Vintage Essex cafe with amazing afternoon teas that's like 'walking into your nan's front room'
It's named among the best cafes in Essex in the EssexEats awards
Open source Cloud Hypervisor adds (maybe futile) no-AI-code policy
Virtualization tool for hyperscalers now scales to 8,192 vCPUs
The Cloud Hypervisor project has introduced a No AI code policy.…
JD Vance will host the Charlie Kirk Show in memory of MAGA star
Vice President JD Vance will host the next episode of the Charlie Kirk Show in honor of the late MAGA influencer.
Who is the Labubu at the 2025 Emmy Awards? TV reality star's identity is revealed after red carpet shock look
Debatably one of the worst dressed or the best-dressed celebrity on the red carpet, this talented icon transformed into the popular collectible toy with Chinese details as an homage to her heritage.
A New Nuclear Rocket Concept Could Slash Mars Travel Time in Half
"Engineers from Ohio State University are developing a new way to power rocket engines," reports Gizmodo, "using liquid uranium for a faster, more efficient form of nuclear propulsion that could deliver round trips to Mars within a single year..."
Nuclear propulsion uses a nuclear reactor to heat a liquid propellant to extremely high temperatures, turning it into a gas that's expelled through a nozzle and used to generate thrust. The newly developed engine concept, called the centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), uses liquid uranium to heat rocket propellant directly. In doing so, the engine promises more efficiency than traditional chemical rockets, as well as other nuclear propulsion engines, according to new research published in Acta Astronautica...
Traditional chemical engines produce about 450 seconds of thrust from a given amount of propellant, a measure known as specific impulse. Nuclear propulsion engines can reach around 900 seconds, with the CNTR possibly pushing that number even higher. "You could have a safe one-way trip to Mars in six months, for example, as opposed to doing the same mission in a year," Spencer Christian, a PhD student at Ohio State and leader of CNTR's prototype construction, said in a statement.
CNTR promises faster routes, but it could also use different types of propellant, like ammonia, methane, hydrazine, or propane, that can be found in asteroids or other objects in space.
"Some potential hurdles include ensuring that the methods used for startup, operation and shutdown avoid instabilities," according to the researchers' announcement, as well as "envisioning ways to minimize the loss of uranium fuel and accommodate potential engine failures."
But "This team's CNTR concept is expected to reach design readiness within the next five years..."
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Meet the professional Essex mural artist who started in the pandemic
“I am thinking about how best to market them as a window which is a free billboard”.
Meet the professional Essex mural artist who started in the pandemic
“I am thinking about how best to market them as a window which is a free billboard”.
Popular tea room offers magical afternoon tea room experience
A tea room in a mid Essex high street is putting on a magical display next month.
Six Essex schools rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted
Ofsted has evaluated the centres as inadequate
UK's Data Watchdog Warns Students Are Breaching Their Schools' IT Systems
The UK's data-protecting Information Commissioner's Office has issued a warning about what it calls a worrying trend, reports the BBC: "students hacking their own school and college IT systems for fun or as part of dares."
Since 2022, the the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has investigated 215 hacks and breaches originating from inside education settings and says 57% were carried out by children. Other breaches are thought to come from staff, third party IT suppliers and other organisations with access. According to the new data, almost a third of the breaches involved students illegally logging into staff computer systems by guessing passwords or stealing details from teachers.
In one incident, a seven-year-old was involved in a data breach and subsequently referred to the National Crime Agency's Cyber Choices programme to help them understand the seriousness of their actions... In another incident three Year 11 students aged 15 or 16 unlawfully accessed school databases containing the personal information of more than 1,400 students. The pupils used hacking tools downloaded from the internet to break passwords and security protocols. When questioned, they said they were interested in cyber security and wanted to test their skills and knowledge. Another example the ICO gave is of a student illegally logging into their college's databases with a teachers' details to change or delete personal information belonging to more than 9,000 staff, students and applicants. The system stored personal information such as name and home address, school records, health data, safeguarding and pastoral logs and emergency contacts.
Schools are facing an increasing number of cyber attacks, with 44% of schools reporting an attack or breach in the last year according the government's most recent Cyber Security Breaches Survey.
"Youth cyber crime culture is a growing threat linked to English-speaking teen gangs," the article argues, noting breaches at major companies to suggest it's a kind of "gateway" crime.
The ICO's principal cyber specialist tells the BBC that "What starts out as a dare, a challenge, a bit of fun in a school setting can ultimately lead to children taking part in damaging attacks on organisations or critical infrastructure."
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Ryan Reynolds donates £10,000 to British girl, 13, with aggressive heart cancer 'who dreams of visiting New York'
Lexi, 13, from Wrexham, North East Wales, was diagnosed with the disease just weeks after returning from a 'carefree and happy' holiday with her family this June.