Iconic Essex poet praises city as ‘an easy-going place’ as new book launches
Punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke discusses new anthology Have It, life in Colchester and Arctic Monkeys hit I Wanna Be Yours ahead of his UK tour from October 6.
£200k boost brings extra police patrols to Braintree town centre to tackle ASB
Extra police patrols and targeted action are set to be rolled out in Braintree town centre as part of new efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour.
Kemi Badenoch vows to emulate Thatcher by restoring 'common sense' Conservatism - as she kicks off conference hinting at slashing inheritance tax
Kicking off the party's conference in Birmingham, Mrs Badenoch said she was emulating Thatcher by returning to core principles to turn Britain around.
Jaguar to unveil its new £130,000 EV which will 'scare you on the motorway' after controversial rebrand
The Type 01, first announced in May, will boast 23-inch wheels, 1,000 horsepower and 360 new patents.
SIR CONOR BURNS: Kemi should embrace the spirit of Maggie this week, not shy away from her... We need a new Iron Lady more than ever
Sitting in her living room in Belgravia's Chester Square in the final year of her life, Margaret Thatcher (pictured) was becalmed. She knew her place in history was assured.
British grandfather pleads for help and says he is having 'dark thoughts' as he faces jail in Dubai after his UAE business collapsed
Simon Ferguson, 64, revealed he is considering handing himself in to immigration authorities in a desperate bid to get back to Britain, despite fears he could be imprisoned rather than deported.
Trans activists gatecrash Green women's event to protest discussion about female health
A member of the party's executive was in the 'intimidating' group that barged into the Green Party Women fringe in an attempt to 'prevent a speaker addressing the audience.
I thought I had a hangover - it was sepsis and I nearly died
As Freshers Weeks get underway across the country, there's many a student who will be waking up with hangover symptoms. But how many of them will visit a chemist if symptoms persist?
KATIE HIND: Only the Seine separates the Beckhams from Brooklyn - but it might as well be the Atlantic
Ever since David and Victoria Beckham first found themselves estranged from their eldest son Brooklyn, they have usually been separated from him by the Atlantic Ocean.
FSF Sponsors 'GNU Boot', a Libre, Ethical Replacement for Nonfree BIOS Or UEFI
"Free your BIOS today!" urges the web page for GNU Boot, calling it "a 100% free software project aimed at replacing the nonfree boot software (like BIOS or UEFI) of computers with free boot software.
GNU Boot is only a distribution: it reuses existing software projects like Coreboot, GRUB, SeaBIOS, etc. So it's not very different from 100% free GNU/Linux distributions like Trisquel or Guix.
Last month the Free Software Foundation announced they'd fiscally sponsor the project:
"The BIOS is a delicate but essential part of software freedom for computing today," said Zoë Kooyman, executive director of the FSF. "GNU Boot aims to make sure that we can continue using our computers in freedom. With the way it builds on the work of others to replace UEFI, we know it can remain firm in the free software philosophy and stay vital to digital autonomy and user freedom." Free boot firmware, such as GNU Boot, is responsible for loading the computer's operating system.
The work done by GNU Boot contributors has similarities to work done by GNU/Linux distributions: they package software like Coreboot or GNU GRUB, contribute to the upstream repositories of these projects, and assist them with documentation, among other tasks... When asked about their project joining the FSF's fiscal sponsorship program, co-maintainer Adrien Bourmault stated: "Making this decision with the FSF allows us to focus more on what we do best: writing and debugging code that keeps our machines fully free." Projects whose scope and purpose align with the FSF's mission and further mission-related activities can become fiscally sponsored by joining the FSF's Working Together for Free Software Fund.
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Surging debt interest bill piles Budget pressure on Healey: Alarm as UK's bond payments near critical level
The news will make grim reading for the Chancellor, John Healey, as he tries to make the sums add up in his maiden Budget later this month.
Strictly fans accuse Shirley Ballas of being 'biased' as she sparks favouritism row after making a subtle dig at BBC show's pro dancers
The hit BBC show returned to the box on Saturday for the fan favourite Movie Night, with the celebs putting on a dazzling display on the dance floor.
Andy Carroll confirms he was sexually assaulted by former BBC Fame Academy dance coach Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams, a dance coach on BBC's Fame Academy, was convicted of sexually assaulting ex-Premier League star Andy Carroll (pictured) and was sentenced to prison in 2023.
Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it
I am just a copy of a copy of a copy, everything I say has come before
Donna Air, 47, sparks romance rumours with multi-millionaire Paul 'PK' Kemsley, 59, as they are spotted on a date after her move to LA
Donna Air was spotted out on a date with former Tottenham Hotspur vice-chairman and property tycoon Paul 'PK' Kemsley in Los Angeles this week.
After the BBC's 'racist nude nails' row, expert reveals what your favourite polish says about you
The humble manicure has unexpectedly become the latest battleground in Britain's culture wars. Now, a beauty expert has revealed what your nail colour says about you.
Look back at the unsolved murder which killed a family 14 years on
A mother and her five children tragically died
Mayfair's £1,000-a-night five-star Connaught Hotel has some uninvited guests on its doorstep... migrant rough sleepers using the street as an open air toilet
The Daily Mail can reveal that migrants are establishing a new camp in among the luxury boutiques and restaurants around The Connaught on Mayfair's exclusive Mount Street.
Luke Evans weighs in on LGBTQ stereotypes and why he disagrees that only gay actors should play gay characters: 'Just because you are gay doesn't mean you have to be woke'
In ITV series The Party, he plays Martin Gilmour, a married, secretly gay political journalist tormented by his love of former schoolfriend turned Right-wing politician.
Texas mom tells police 'I shot both my kids' before their bodies are found inside home
Christopher Scott Pitre and his younger brother, Brian Pitre, were allegedly killed by their mother, Colleen Lemonn, 42, on Thursday morning in Waxahachie, Texas, according to police.