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Rain could finally be on the way in Essex following weeks of dry weather. Forecasters the Met Office have predicted a 50% chance of showers this weekend.

Brent crude rose as high as $91.42 a barrel on Monday after the US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes while benchmark gas prices surged to a four-month high above €60 per megawatt hour.

There were fears that the development would have an impact on traffic and the environment

VideoCardz reports that connecting certain LG monitors to Windows PCs can trigger Windows Update to automatically install the LG Monitor App Installer, which runs at startup and repeatedly displays McAfee trial promotions. From the report: Gamers Nexus reproduced the behavior with an LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B after receiving reports from monitor owners. Windows Update first installed LG extension and software component packages. Windows Reliability Monitor showed that LG Monitor App Installer appeared one minute later. The installation did not display a consent prompt or require the user to approve the download. Gamers Nexus tested the application across 32 consecutive system boots. It displayed a McAfee promotion during 31 of them. On the remaining boot, it promoted one of LG's own monitor utilities. The McAfee popup offered a 30-day trial that would convert into a paid subscription. The behavior does not appear to be limited to newly purchased displays. Gamers Nexus also received the popup on an LG UltraFine 32UN880-B purchased three years earlier. User complaints about LG Monitor App Installer date back to at least 2024, although the recent increase in reports suggests that more models may now be receiving it.

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If you ever wanted an example of a man who became a superstar but never changed as a man, Kevin Keegan would be top of that list.

Bryson DeChambeau reportedly tried to get US President Donald Trump involved in the dispute that saw him hit with a two-shot penalty at The Open.

A fundraiser has been launched to help repatriate the body of Vamshi Krishna Mandala, who is reportedly one of the victims of the Ongar plane crash.

A fundraiser has been launched to help repatriate the body of Vamshi Krishna Mandala, who is reportedly one of the victims of the Ongar plane crash.

A hacker reportedly wiped Romania's entire land registry database after a failed extortion attempt, halting property transactions across the country and preventing notaries from issuing land extracts, authenticating sales, or registering mortgages. "On the dark web, the hacker also boasted to have begun backup copies of stolen data in an attempt to prevent it from being restored," reports Cybernews. "However, Romanian officials have managed to at least restore the ANCPI's website and post a message saying they were rebuilding the agency's entire network from scratch. It appears that the agency has an offline copy of the wiped data." From the report: First, the hacker breached Romania's cadastre agency, the National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Advertising (ANCPI), posting on a hacking forum: "[RO] Thy arss shall be spanked, Romania! [ANCPI]." "In addition to the data of Romanian citizens, from various databases collected through ANCPI networks, there is also a copy of the GitLab servers containing the source code of all their systems, such as Eterra, RENNS, as well as a version of my little ransomware program," the announcement continued. "The official government website announced a shutdown of IT systems due to 'technical problems,' but this is a bit of an understatement. An offer of assistance was made, but without insistence or pressure." Indeed, the ANCPI initially claimed technical issues but had to admit it was facing a cyberattack. Today, no one can really access the institution's systems. And since the extortion didn't work, the hacker -- who seems to have entered the database using valid credentials -- deleted all data they had stolen, including internal documents, employee credentials, and, of course, land registry data.

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JEFF POWELL: Oh so feisty if he felt wronged. All heart in the end. Brimming with energy. Flooded with adrenalin. Full of fun. Arch competitor. Raging with ambition yet eager to help others.

Reynolds was making a scheduled appearance at the festival several hours before the World Cup actually began in an event titled, 'The Art of Deadpool with Ryan Reynolds.'

The trial is taking place over the summer and will see additional trains running throughout the night

Andy Burnham has started reshaping his team after admitting in his first speech to the country that the Labour Government 'needs to be better'.

A former 'assistant' to notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has revealed he ordered her to have surgery to cut off a small tattoo, which left her disfigured. 

The new Labour premier's chat with the US President was among his first tasks after entering Downing Steet on Monday.

The singer, 49, was called a 'timeless beauty' by fans as she co-headlined the World Cup final half-time show on Sunday.

Keir Starmer has given a farewell address outside the famous black door of No10, just two years after winning an extraordinary election landslide.

At 46, Gail Hyde was hit by a barrage of perimenopause symptoms. The restless legs, aching joints and fatigue were wearing - but most debilitating were her migraines.

The strikes, which also damaged multiple US helicopters, were not publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.