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The royal, who turned 10 last week, appeared alongside her family at Buckingham Palace.

The methods for conducting covert operations have become faster and cruder - and the people responsible for carrying them out more disposable.

Shocked witnesses told today how a team of six officers dressed casually in jeans and hoodies, sat in a café in Swindon ordering donuts and drinks as they posed as customers before the dramatic bust..

New York City's subway system continues to operate largely on analog signal technology installed nearly a century ago, with 85% of the network still relying on mechanical equipment that requires constant human intervention. The outdated system causes approximately 4,000 train delays monthly and represents a technological time capsule in America's largest mass transit system. Deep inside Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn station, transit worker Dyanesha Pryor operates a hulking machine the size of a grand piano by manipulating 24 metal levers that control nearby trains. Each command requires a precise sequence of movements, punctuated by metallic clanking as levers slam into place. When Pryor needs to step away, even for a bathroom break, express service must be rerouted until she returns, forcing all trains onto local tracks. The antiquated "fixed block" signaling divides tracks into approximately 1,000-foot sections. When a train occupies a block, it cuts off electrical current, providing only a general position rather than precise location data. This imprecision requires maintaining buffer zones between trains, significantly limiting capacity as ridership has grown. Maintenance challenges are also piling up, writes the New York Times. Hundreds of cloth-wrapped wires -- rather than modern rubber insulation -- fill back rooms and are prone to failure. When equipment breaks, replacements often must be custom-made in MTA workshops, as many components have been discontinued for decades. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun replacing this system with communications-based train control (C.B.T.C.), which uses computers and wireless technology to monitor trains' exact locations. Routes already converted to C.B.T.C., including the L line (2006) and 7 line (2018), consistently show the best on-time performance. However, the $25 million per-mile upgrade program faces uncertain funding after the Trump administration threatened to kill New York's congestion pricing plan, which would provide $3 billion for signal modernization.

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Locals claim the dust storm rolled through the Al Qassim province of central Saudi Arabia on Sunday with 'zero heads-up' and said it was like something out of an 'apocalypse' film.

The lifeless body of Layton Carr was found after the blaze on Friday night at Fairfield industrial park in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, which took firefighters two hours to extinguish.

Cybersecurity experts have issued a fresh warning over an insidious WhatsApp scam message.

Prince Louis revealed his 'favourite' plane as he joined in conversation with his brother and father during VE Day celebrations this afternoon, a lip reader has revealed.

The Princess of Wales looked stunning this afternoon as she paid tribute to veterans at the VE Day memorial in London.  

The acclaimed writer has added to criticism for the Duke of Sussex after his latest barbs at his family - such as saying his father King Charles was refusing to speak to him.

A mother has shocked internet users by sharing the desolate and expansive view of the 'edge of Vegas at night' after first showing the view in the day time,

The Beckhams are known for their iconic fashion looks over the last three decades. And David's 50th birthday was no exception as their wardrobe cost upwards of an eye-watering £7,000.

Donald Trump tore into a reporter questioning him on the details of the first rearrangement of his Cabinet since starting his second term.

This rare, but aggressive, form of cancer strikes about 3,100 people in the UK each year and is often only caught in its later, deadlier stages, with only a fraction of patients living longer than five years.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum, 40, ended up with an indentation in the side of her face. 'I waited nine months after surgery to get the indentation filled,' the reality star said in 2022.

A new planning application has been submitted to the council

Albert Keir was pictured having a chuckle with the PM ahead of the military procession. The pair had the best seats in the house on the specially built dais outside Buckingham Palace.

The carefree moment was recorded in December outside Café Village, a bar where Mrs Carter and Mr Guerrier worked closely together in the hamlet of Tremolat in Dordogne

The Spanish royals were reunited at the Port of Fuerte Amador in Panama City on Saturday morning, after Letizia flew more than 8,000 miles across the globe to see her beloved daughter.

The supermarket giant has installed cameras on the machines which records customers packing items at the self-service tills.