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Private jets and superyachts are go-to celebrity status symbols, but motorhomes are fast becoming the pinnacle of travelling in style.

Chelmsford later living development The Beacons raised nearly £200 for people affected by cancer.

The Government wants to accommodate 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site in Bicester.

Lady Miriam Clegg, who is Spanish and running in the country's national elections, insisted the Rock belongs to her country during a TV interview to promote her campaign.

The Braintree Hobby Hub Artisan Market at George Yard Shopping Centre was highly commended at the 2026 SCEPTRE Awards.

Clutching his hand both as the comedian entered and left the swearing in of the jury, it showed the world Laura is standing by her husband of nine years.

William Chapman, 24, who was classed as vulnerable with a history of 'significant' mental health problems, jumped into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon.

A horror rollercoaster accident that left a man dead has reignited fears over the safety of thrill rides.

A lonely bricklayer mourning the death of his mother travelled over 1,300 miles to meet his dream woman - only to discover she was an AI bot.

There is something rubbery about Andy Burnham. It encases him. Turns him into a dodgem car. He can crash into things and not worry.

Lola Young has made her British Vogue debut, posing for the November cover as she speaks about her transformative year.

The leader of the council says there is a £170m shortfall in the budget

DDR4 makes a comeback as component costs rise, while Linux offers an escape from forced upgrades

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: The Netherlands' Tax and Customs Administration has abandoned its planned Microsoft 365 public-cloud rollout. Why? The reasons were clear at the Open Source Summit Europe conference, where the Linux Foundation (LF) released the 2026 State of Open Source in Europe. In it, the nonprofit, pro-open-source organization revealed that 94% of European Union (EU) organizations say digital sovereignty is important, with 61% considering it very important. As Thierry Carrez, the Linux Foundation Europe GM, said in his keynote, "Europe has clearly heard the message on digital sovereignty." In an interview onstage at the summit, Nithya Ruff, chair of the LF board, added that it's not just Europe: "Digital sovereignty is a need that the entire world feels, whether it's Sierra Leone or the US or China." It's not just the Dutch tax collectors, though. The Netherlands is also exploring switching from Windows and proprietary software to Linux and open-source programs across the board. [...] The Netherlands had planned to switch to Microsoft 365 in 2025. The idea then was to complete the rollout by the end of 2026. About 5,000 employees had already migrated when the Dutch Advisory Council on ICT Assessment recommended reversing the public-cloud rollout in June. The government paused the plan in July; the latest announcement replaces that rollout with an on-premises/open-source approach. The Tax and Customs Administration isn't replacing all of Microsoft Office with a single open-source suite, at least not yet. Instead, the government will keep the existing Microsoft software for now. Looking ahead, State Secretary for Finance Eelco Eerenberg set out the replacement timetable in a letter to Parliament: "In 2027, the provision for mail and calendar will be realized on-premises. Later in 2027 and 2028, European open-source solutions for personal storage and collaboration will follow. This allows us to work toward a sustainable and more autonomous solution for these functionalities." [...] For now, the on-premises email/calendar environment will still use Microsoft software, including Outlook. The open-source portion concerns personal storage and collaboration, not a wholesale replacement of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or the entire desktop environment. As for why the Netherlands pulled back, the ICT assessment found serious concerns over "information security, information processing and future-proofing." Key issues included routing confidential documents through American servers, relying on standard Microsoft encryption rather than Double Key Encryption, and inadequate end-to-end encryption for Teams calls. The assessment also identified "vendor lock-in, reduced flexibility, concerns about digital sovereignty, and the absence of an adequate exit strategy" as dealbreakers. ZDNet notes that other Dutch government agencies are developing an open-source alternative called DAWO (Digital Autonomous Work Environment for Government), which would begin by replacing Windows with the Linux distribution NixOS.

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A man's body has been recovered and two people are still missing after a fishing vessel was reported missing on Tuesday night.

As I approach middle age, with a small child to entertain, Lord save me from the inevitable hell of another Center Parcs mini break.

Newly surfaced security footage shows Kelly Clarkson's visit to the Art of Play store in Brooklyn, capturing the interaction that later erupted into an ugly online feud.

Bianca Jagger gave Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket a run for his money in the style stakes at the Frieze Art Fair at Regent's Park on Wednesday.

It comes as Ofgem's energy price cap went up on October 1, raising bills from £1,663 to £1,723 per year for a household using the typical amount of electricity and gas.

Kelly Clarkson's row with a New York curiosity shop is rumbling on, but it's not the first time the singer has run into trouble over her penchant for a pricey purchase.