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The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

Following the methanol poisonings, which occurred in Sirius, near Sochi in southwestern Russia , two residents of the Krasnodar Territory were detained.

The men, aged 26 and 36, were taken into custody for questioning on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault on Thursday.

Jimmy Gould, 48, was unable to fly with his girlfriend Zowie Buckley, 35, his three kids and extended family to Lanzarote, Spain.

schwit1 shares a report: China's biggest solar firms shed nearly one-third of their workforces last year, company filings show, as one of the industries hand-picked by Beijing to drive economic growth grapples with falling prices and steep losses. The job cuts illustrate the pain from the vicious price wars being fought across Chinese industries, including solar and electric vehicles, as they grapple with overcapacity and tepid demand. The world produces twice as many solar panels each year as it uses, with most of them manufactured in China. Longi Green Energy, Trina Solar, Jinko Solar, JA Solar, and Tongwei, collectively shed some 87,000 staff, or 31% of their workforces on average last year, according to a Reuters review of employment figures in public filings.

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is said to be paying a contractor based in Nevada to look for hostages in the Palestinian territory.

A new art exhibit has revealed a dull interior in one of the San Francisco's iconic Painted Ladies homes, which are known for their unique colors and pizazz.

Doctors were left baffled by a rare condition that saw a 20-year-old woman experience multiple orgasms several times a day, leaving her constantly sexually aroused.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, was the image of Montecito glam as she carried out a tray of ice lollies made from her brand's rosé in an Instagram Story shared by As Ever on Wednesday.

Tells The Reg they never were ... 'and this will not change'

The second Trump administration has repeatedly complained about Europe's tech laws targeting Silicon Valley's finest, but now its antipathy is going into overdrive.…

by George Whittaker Introduction

With the arrival of GNOME 48, the desktop experience steps into a refreshing new era, blending clarity, visual richness, and adaptability. This release unfolds a more intuitive configuration interface, native HDR capability, and finer-grained display scaling. Whether you’re streaming, tweaking your workspace, or simply glancing over your notifications, GNOME 48 brings you improvements that feel both modern and meaningful, crafted to feel like they were made for real people doing real tasks.

A Refined Settings Environment Revamped Configuration Hub

GNOME 48’s Settings app has shed its former rigidity and stepped into a role that feels inviting and efficient. Never again will you wade through scattered sections, options are now neatly grouped, and the design flow intuitively matches how your mind works. Menus anticipate your focus, search responds predictably, and the overall layout whispers, “you’re in control.”

Assistive Features Front and Center

Accessibility isn’t an afterthought anymore, it’s central. Icons are clearer, toggles are easier to reach, and each label reads like someone actually sat down to ask, “How can we make this tool-friendly for everyone?” GNOME 48 puts inclusivity on full display, ensuring that those who rely on adaptive tech never need to dig for solutions.

Tighter System Synergy

Gone are the days when Wi-Fi, sound levels, or power settings felt tucked away. These essentials now respond faster, with less visual fuss and more behind-the-scenes connection to smarter system logic. It’s the kind of integration where you flick a switch and everything else falls into harmony.

Elevating Visuals with HDR Why HDR Lights Up the Desktop Experience

Forget washed-out colors or muddled shades, GNOME 48 steps up with HDR rendering, delivering brightness, depth, and contrast that bring your display to life. Darker shadows, gleaming highlights, sumptuous gradients, HDR transforms ordinary visuals into something cinematic. It’s not just eye candy; it's more faithful media, smoother workflows, and next-level artistic clarity.

What You’ll Need to Shine

This full-color upgrade doesn’t work across all drift of hardware, but it does mesh well with modern, HDR-capable monitors and compatible GPU drivers accelerating through Wayland. GNOME 48 ensures things just click when your stack supports it, activating the richer palette whenever your display and graphics card are game.

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Speed cameras are soon to go live as motorists are warned speed checks are already underway.

Various residents raise range of concerns and demand proposals are thrown out at meeting

Plans for the construction of a two-bedroom bungalow in Braintree are being considered by the district council.

Speed cameras are soon to go live as motorists are warned speed checks are already underway.

Gregg Wallace and wife Anna stand united as they celebrate their nine year wedding anniversary on Instagram on Thursday following his MasterChef sexual misconduct probe.

The co-hosts are not under a formal investigation by the Beeb but a process has apparently begun to judge whether they should be.

'The Ibiza final boss' went viral after he was filmed 'cutting shapes' on the party island with a gold chain, sunglasses and a baby pink cup in his hand.

There was cake, balloons and congratulations as yet another colleague proudly announced her exciting baby news. I was pleased for her, but I could see what everyone in the room was thinking.

A British chicken vendor has been accused of 'turning sexual abuse into merch' after seemingly naming a hot sauce after the highly-publicised P Diddy trial.