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The Prime Minister is set to unveil proposals to sack under-performing mandarins as well as link the pay of some top officials to specific work targets.

Clearly, Abu Wadee fancies his chances of staying in Britain, despite his hateful social media posts. He must know too well that there is little likelihood of him being detained.

When Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, the ex-wife of Baywatch star David, put a gun to her head this week, her life was, according to one friend, 'an unholy mess inside and out'.

But his doctors have decided to keep his prognosis as 'guarded', meaning that he is not yet in the clear.

Spencer Matthews has admitted he doesn't want his children to become 'trust fund kids' as he spoke candidly about them inheriting his fortune. 

Several wildfires have set the Hamptons ablaze as residents are forced to evacuate the area.

EXCLUSIVE: The Spice Girl, who is married to Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner, has been involved in a pitch to make a programme which would follow her life.

On Monday, he ignited a social media backlash over Instagram pictures that showed him apparently pulling from a bong - posted the day after Hailey attended the Vanity Fair Oscars Party alone.

Prisoners ordinarily have the ankle-worn devices fitted within a few hours of being freed so authorities can ensure offenders comply with strict conditions.

The Harry Potter author has previously been very vocal about her love for Scottish rugby side and has even written them into the wizarding world.

EXCLUSIVE: When Dame Mary Berry broke her hip while gardening, doctors told her she could be dead in four years unless she started exercising.

Wayne Wellings, from Liverpool, forced Carolyn Shepherd to open the window to parcel delivery drivers while he was at work and would not allow her to leave the house.

Karim Khan KC is said to have spent more than five months pressuring and asking his female colleague to retract serious allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Kelsey Parker was forced to cancel the public Q&A during her appearance at the Baby Show in London on Saturday after her podcast co-host Georgia Jones pulled out of the event.

The evidence from Dr Astha Soni, a paediatrician at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked, disputed claims by prosecution experts.

John Goodman is recovering from an injury he received while filming his latest film in England with action star Tom Cruise.

Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her third child with her fiancé Matthew Sarsfield. 

Axiom Space and Red Hat will collaborate to launch Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1) to the International Space Station this spring. It's a small data processing prototype (powered by lightweight, edge-optimized Red Hat Device Edge) that will demonstrate initial Orbital Data Center (ODC) capabilities. "It all sounds rather grand for something that resembles a glorified shoebox," reports the Register. Axiom Space said: "The prototype will test applications in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI/ML), data fusion and space cybersecurity." Space is an ideal environment for edge devices. Connectivity to datacenters on Earth is severely constrained, so the more processing that can be done before data is transmitted to a terrestrial receiving station, the better. Tony James, chief architect, Science and Space at Red Hat, said: "Off-planet data processing is the next frontier, and edge computing is a crucial component. With Red Hat Device Edge and in collaboration with Axiom Space, Earth-based mission partners will have the capabilities necessary to make real-time decisions in space with greater reliability and consistency...." The Red Hat Device Edge software used by Axiom's device combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the Red Hat Ansible Platform, and MicroShift, a lightweight Kubernetes container orchestration service derived from Red Hat OpenShift. The plan is for Axiom Space to host hybrid cloud applications and cloud-native workloads on-orbit. Jason Aspiotis, global director of in-space data and security, Axiom Space, told The Register that the hardware itself is a commercial off-the-shelf unit designed for operation in harsh environments... "AxDCU-1 will have the ability to be controlled and utilized either via ground-to-space or space-to-space communications links. Our current plans are to maintain this device on the ISS. We plan to utilize this asset for at least two years." The article notes that HPE has also "sent up a succession of Spaceborne computers — commercial, off-the-shelf supercomputers — over the years to test storage, recovery, and operational potential on long-duration missions." (They apparently use Red Hat Enterprise Linux.) "At the other end of the scale, the European Space Agency has run Raspberry Pi computers on the ISS for years as part of the AstroPi educational outreach program." Axiom Space says their Orbital Data Center is deigned to "reduce delays traditionally associated with orbital data processing and analysis." By utilizing Earth-independent cloud storage and edge processing infrastructure, Axiom Space ODCs will enable data to be processed closer to its source, spacecraft or satellites, bypassing the need for terrestrial-based data centers. This architecture alleviates reliance on costly, slow, intermittent or contested network connections, creating more secure and quicker decision-making in space. The goal is to allow Axiom Space and its partners to have access to real-time processing capabilities, laying the foundation for increased reliability and improved space cybersecurity with extensive applications. Use cases for ODCs include but are not limited to supporting Earth observation satellites with in-space and lower latency data storage and processing, AI/ML training on-orbit, multi-factor authentication and cyber intrusion detection and response, supervised autonomy, in-situ space weather analytics and off-planet backup & disaster recovery for critical infrastructure on Earth.

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Treasury Minister Torsten Bell put a figure on the effect of the tax hike for the first time. A dozen schools have already shut, or intend to close, since January, blaming the levy.

Maudsley, 71, who has spent 46 years in solitary confinement, is refusing to eat until his belongings - including books, a music system, and his beloved gaming console - are returned to him.