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Ilford teenager Yusuf Shah jailed for four years and two months after trial for giving Al Qaida and TTP cyber security advice and collecting terrorist material.

The identity of a mysterious skeleton discovered at Westminster Abbey more than 150 years ago may have been solved.

From Irish Guards acting as Downing Street stage props to a top general demanding we prepare for war, I'm concerned our military is drifting into propaganda.

As I watched the scenes of wanton destruction in Paris and beyond unfold over the past few days, I couldn't help thinking: is the zombie apocalypse finally upon us?

'Are we becoming supermarket people, or has the fashion got better? Hope it's the latter.'Fashion Editor Dinah Turner tries on the best pieces from the supermarkets right now,

For those who want to give their home an autumn refresh but don't know where to start, some of the UK's top interiors experts have given their simple tips and tricks to elevate your space.

Muqbil Al Dhaheri, 36, was sentenced in April after he admitted to touching the nurse inappropriately at Broomfield Hospital.

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from TWZ: A Russian satellite, Kosmos 2612, may have passed within approximately 85 feet (26 meters) of a U.S.-registered satellite belonging to commercial imagery provider ICEYE. This would be an extraordinarily close and potentially dangerous pass-by for two objects in space traveling at thousands of miles per hour. For weeks beforehand, ICEYE-X36, which would be of special interest to Russia, had already found itself in increasingly close orbital alignment with its pursuer. The two satellites now look to be drifting further and further apart, but the episode has been a clear sign of what is to come as the potential for conflict in space only continues to grow. Publicly available space tracking data from the satellitemap.space and orbitalradar.com websites show that Kosmos 2612 (also written sometimes Cosmos 2612 and abbreviated K2612) and ICEYE X36 had their especially close encounter at approximately 16:07 UTC today. Private space services company LeoLabs also told TWZ today that it could not "confirm or contradict what other data sources have stated publicly," but that it has "high-confidence that the objects came within approximately [emphasis in the original] 500 meters [1,640 feet] of each other." Kosmos 2612 had been making progressively closer passes by ICEYE X36 in recent days. "This is the most advanced and potentially dangerous uncooperative RPO we've observed," Adam Marsh, LeoLabs vice president for technical solutions, separately told Breaking Defense. "It's important to note that 'red' on 'blue' engagements, such as this, are relatively uncommon in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)," LeoLabs' report points out. At the same time, "this was not a routine conjunction or 'fly by.' The sequence included a controlled approach, changes in relative position, close-proximity loitering, additional small maneuvers, and a controlled departure. The behavior is consistent with sophisticated rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO)." "We can only speculate about the operation's goal, but it could have been anything from simply intimidation to outright destruction or sabotage of a U.S.-registered satellite," CSIS' Clayton Swope told TWZ. "Perhaps the operation is on hold. There are, however, several other satellites that shadowed ICEYE X36 back in May that could be brought in[to] action too."

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The proposed neighbourhood will be 'framed by green space where people will aspire to live'

Senior coroner Martin Fleming warned there are more than 1.6million Hoover tumble dryers in UK homes that have potentially fatal defects.

Commutters are facing severe delays this morning on the M25 following a crash near the QEII bridge in Essex.

Christina Applegate has revealed her doctor told her she does not have multiple sclerosis (MS) - despite battling debilitating symptoms for more than five years.

Drivers are facing sever rush hour delays on the A12 this morning following an earlier crash near Kelvedon in Essex.

Drivers are facing sever rush hour delays on the A12 this morning following an earlier crash near Kelvedon in Essex.

With Covid running riot across Britain almost six-and-a-half years ago, Matt Hancock insisted a 'protective ring' had been thrown around the nation's care homes

Today's code maybe isn't much of a WTF, but it does point in the general direction of, "Damn, you live like this?" Poor Nancy unfortunately does.

int x = 3; int y = 4; int z = 4; x = y = z;

Each variable is declared and initialized, and then they're set equal to each other. It just raises the question though, why do it this way? Why not declare them and then x = y = z = 4, if we want that? Or maybe, for more clarity, int x = DEFAULT_VALUE; would be more legible, and we can skip the multiple assignments on one line. Why does x get set to 3 but then overwritten?

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She says she is currently unwell with pregnancy complications

The workers are set to strike over 'poor working conditions'

Ford Focus stripped of bonnet, bumper and headlights in broad daylight at Beaulieu Park Station car park on October 19 as police appeal for witnesses

Tollesbury residents plan legal action against Maldon District Council over a 200-home scheme, as Priti Patel raises concerns over roads and services.