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An ex-police officer would have been dismissed after testing positive for non-prescribed steroids, a hearing ruled.

The branch closed in January 2023 due to the resignation of the postmaster.

A new funding scheme has been launched by Braintree Council to support rural businesses and communities.

Items ranged from tables to shopping trolleys and even Champagne bottles

Blake Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds showcased a striking new look on Tuesday as he was honored in his home country of Canada.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: No wonder Google is desperate for more power: The company's data centers more than doubled their electricity use in just four years. The eye-popping stat comes from Google's most recent sustainability report, which it released late last week. In 2024, Google data centers used 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity. That's up from 14.4 million megawatt-hours in 2020, the earliest year Google broke out data center consumption. Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth. And the company's electricity woes are almost entirely a data center problem. In 2024, data centers accounted for 95.8% of the entire company's electron budget. The company's ratio of data-center-to-everything-else has been remarkably consistent over the last four years. Though 2020 is the earliest year Google has made data center electricity consumption figures available, it's possible to use that ratio to extrapolate back in time. Some quick math reveals that Google's data centers likely used just over 4 million megawatt-hours of electricity in 2014. That's sevenfold growth in just a decade. The tech company has already picked most of the low-hanging fruit by improving the efficiency of its data centers. Those efforts have paid off, and the company is frequently lauded for being at the leading edge. But as the company's power usage effectiveness (PUE) has approached the theoretical ideal of 1.0, progress has slowed. Last year, Google's company-wide PUE dropped to 1.09, a 0.01 improvement over 2023 but only 0.02 better than a decade ago. Yesterday, Google announced a deal to purchase 200 megawatts of future fusion energy from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, despite the energy source not yet existing. "It's a sign of how hungry big tech companies are for a virtually unlimited source of clean power that is still years away," reports CNN.

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The developers has said the buildings will be "high quality and low carbon" homes

It is a perfect addition to any summer wardrobe

Anyone who saw the epic carpet fail that was Jeff Bezos's wedding at the weekend will realise that, although it may sound simple, there is a fine art to buying a carpet.

Little Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham in east London, had been visiting family in Southend-on-Sea when she and several other children were trapped underneath a tree that partially collapsed.

Welfare minister Liz Kendall summoned all the resolution in her slender veins. 'This Government,' she squeaked, 'must not and will not duck the big challenges!' Three and a bit hours later: capitulation.

The four-time gold medallist took the dramatic step after apparently growing weary of the slow pace of his plans to sell the magnificent property which was listed at £6 million last October.

Laptop Mag, a tech publication that began in 1991 as a print magazine, is shutting down after nearly 35 years. The Verge reports: Laptop Mag has evolved many times over the years. It started as a print publication in 1991, when Bedford Communications launched the Laptop Buyers Guide and Handbook. Laptop Mag was later acquired by TechMedia Network (which is now called Purch) in 2011 and transitioned to digital-only content in 2013. Future PLC, the publisher that owns brands like PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, and TechRadar, acquired Purch -- and Laptop Mag along with it. "We are incredibly grateful for your dedication, talent, and contributions to Laptop Mag, and we are committed to supporting you throughout this transition," [Faisal Alani, the global brand director at Laptop Mag owner Future PLC] said. Laptop Mag's shutdown follows the closure of long-running tech site AnandTech, which was also owned by Future PLC. It's not clear whether Laptop Mag's archives will be available following the shutdown.

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The 76-year-old is currently in Scotland for Holyrood Week, where he spends time meeting Scots from all walks of life.

Daniel Twigg suffered horrific injuries in the 'furious and prolonged' attack at Carr Farm, Rochdale, on May 15, 2022.

Words of contentment were not reserved solely for the performance itself as Ben Duckett reflected on the career-high moment.

JACK GAUGHAN: The beach yoga on Florida 's east coast wouldn't have felt quite so tranquil the morning after Al Hilal, as Manchester City prepared to board their 153-seat Atlas private charter home.

'This is a gorgeous dress that is both comfortable and practical'

The actress and model, 60, set pulses racing as she posed aboard a boat in a plunging tiger-print swimsuit that showed off her sensational figure.

On Tuesday, the 19-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got close with her dance partner as they went to grab a meal together after hitting up the studio together.