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Essex County Council has been criticised for failing to properly care for a 75-year-old woman who took her own life while struggling to care for her elderly husband

Locals say the eyesore outside Sharon Cochrane's bungalow in Hunstanton, Norfolk, has spread to the pavement, forcing pedestrians to walk around it.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Reddit's top lawyer, Ben Lee, said the company is considering legal action against researchers from the University of Zurich who ran what he called an "improper and highly unethical experiment" by surreptitiously deploying AI chatbots in a popular debate subreddit. The University of Zurich told 404 Media that the experiment results will not be published and said the university is investigating how the research was conducted. As we reported Monday, researchers at the University of Zurich ran an "unauthorized" and secret experiment on Reddit users in the r/changemyview subreddit in which dozens of AI bots engaged in debates with users about controversial issues. In some cases, the bots generated responses which claimed they were rape survivors, worked with trauma patients, or were Black people who were opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement. The researchers used a separate AI to mine the posting history of the people they were responding to in an attempt to determine personal details about them that they believed would make their bots more effective, such as their age, race, gender, location, and political beliefs.

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by George Whittaker

Data loss is a nightmare for any computer user, and Linux users are no exception. Despite the robust architecture of Linux operating systems, disasters can strike in the form of accidental deletions, corrupted partitions, or failing storage devices. Whether you're a system administrator, developer, or everyday Linux user, understanding how to recover data can be the difference between a minor inconvenience and a major setback.

This guide will walk you through the practical strategies and essential tools for recovering lost or corrupted files on Linux.

Understanding Data Loss on Linux Common Causes of Data Loss

Data loss can occur for various reasons:

• Accidental Deletion: Files removed with rm or cleared trash.

• Filesystem Corruption: Caused by improper shutdowns, power failures, or software bugs.

• Partition Issues: Misconfigured or overwritten partition tables.

• Hardware Failures: Hard drive degradation, bad sectors, or failing SSDs.

How Deletion Works on Linux

Linux filesystems like ext4 don’t immediately erase data when a file is deleted. Instead, the filesystem marks the file's space as free. Until that space is overwritten, the data may be recoverable. This behavior is the cornerstone of most recovery techniques.

First Steps After Data Loss

The most critical step is to minimize system activity on the affected drive. Any write operation can potentially overwrite recoverable data.

Disconnect and Mount Read-Only

If the loss happened on a secondary drive, physically disconnect it and mount it read-only on another machine:

sudo mount -o ro /dev/sdX1 /mnt/recovery

Create a Disk Image

Use tools like dd or ddrescue to create a complete image of the drive for analysis:

sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=/mnt/external/backup.img bs=4M status=progress

Or with ddrescue, which handles read errors more gracefully:

sudo ddrescue /dev/sdX /mnt/external/recovery.img /mnt/external/logfile

Work from the image to preserve the original drive.

Boot from a Live Environment

To avoid using the target system, boot into a Live Linux distribution like:

• SystemRescueCD – tailored for system repair.

• Ubuntu Live CD – user-friendly and widely available.

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Ellena Baxter, the daughter of Stephen and Carol Baxter who were found dead at their home on Mersea Island in 2023, appeared on ITV’s This Morning on Monday.

Ms Patel praised the company’s contribution to the local economy and its role in keeping supply chains moving.

Ellena Baxter, the daughter of Stephen and Carol Baxter who were found dead at their home on Mersea Island in 2023, appeared on ITV’s This Morning on Monday.

The front elevation will feature lightwells to enhance natural lighting inside.

Irish rap Trio Keeecap have spoken out after Sir Keir Starmer said their comments about 'killing your local MP' were "completely unacceptable"

Emergency services rushed to Wreford's Farm in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on Sunday morning. The woman, in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

EXCL: Gemma - not her real name - has reported incidents concerning her upstairs neighbour and his associates to the police and council, but bungling bosses in Lewisham have done nothing to help.

The Belfast trio last night offered 'heartfelt apologies' to the families of two murdered politicians, Sir David Amess and Jo Cox, as anger over jibes aired at one of their concerts grew.

Parents and guardians across Essex have paid more than £2million in fines for taking their child out of school during term time since 2022, new data has revealed

Parents and guardians across Essex have paid more than £2million in fines for taking their child out of school during term time since 2022, new data has revealed

As I write this, my two young granddaughters are playing on the floor of my small home. Aged four and six, they tussle over their dolls, turning to me to ask who should get the one that is prettiest.

It later emerged that the audience first mistook the drama as part of the performance but quickly realised something was wrong and called for help after about 20 seconds.

The one gift we'd never say no to? A bottle of Chanel perfume.

American experts found getting the jabs, administered to millions of women each year, did result in changes in women.

A helmet camera worn by Kathryn Goff, 52, captured the horrific crash in wet and foggy conditions along the A3052 Sidford to Colyton, in Devon.

Victims of the gang described the men as 'monsters' led by ringleader Ashley Darbyshire, 28, as one said she would 'rather be dead' than be forced to live with the memories.