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Birdwatchers in Essex were treated to a remarkable sight when a white-tailed eagle was spotted near Colchester

I recently switched energy supplier from SSE to Octopus as it offers an attractive tariff for homes like mine that use heat pumps.

No more hiding in the server closet: Cyber ops mentioned alongside kinetic warfare as critical to conflict

In what may be the most public acknowledgment of its cyber operations capabilities to date, the Pentagon has admitted that cyber soldiers are playing a key role in its attacks on Iran. …

Anya Taylor-Joy, Willow Smith and Alexa Chung led the incredibly chic arrivals at the Dior Paris Fashion Week show in the French capital on Tuesday.

The war spread further on Monday, with Israel exchanging fire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, US jets being downed in Kuwait and Qatar taking out Iranian fighter planes.

Washington has said they have sunk 11 naval ships operated by Tehran in the Gulf of Oman since the start of the war, releasing a video of a strike on an unidentified ship

Travellers have been warned that trains could be severely delayed or cancelled this evening (March 3)

The Chancellor claimed her growth plan was working but oil and gas prices have rocketed due to confict with Iran and will knock forecasts off course.

I'm cooking on a yacht in the middle of the ocean wearing only an apron, while on board guests mill about around me enjoying the sea views and party atmosphere.

Hossein Haidar, 18, is facing a hate crime charge after allegedly 'violently dragging' a man from his home in Watervliet, New York, following an argument about Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Like every mother of a teenage girl, Sara Trunchion worried about the amount of time her 15-year-old daughter Eloise spent online.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: India's Supreme Court has threatened legal consequences after a judge was found to have adjudicated on a property dispute using fake judgements generated by artificial intelligence. The top court, which was responding to an appeal by the defendants, will now examine the ruling given by the lower court in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The Supreme Court called the case a matter of "institutional concern" and said fake AI-generated judgements had "a direct bearing on integrity of adjudicatory process." [...] Coming down sternly against the fake judgements, the top court last Friday stayed the lower court's order on the property dispute. It said the use of AI while making judgements was not simply "an error in decision making" but an act of "misconduct." "This case assumes considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits of the case, but about the process of adjudication and determination," the top court said. The court said it would examine the case in more detail and issued notices to the country's Attorney and Solicitor General, as well as the Bar Council of India.

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Initally, the crossing was intended be toll free for all, after costs for building it were recouped

Biblical scholars are warning that there are even more signs the end of the world is drawing near following America's attack on Iran, and the eerie parallels to battles in Scripture.

Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, was sentenced at the Old Bailey today, after admitting causing the death of Yubin Tamang by dangerous driving.

The migrants were seen running through the tide at Gravelines beach, east of Calais, this morning.

'The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,' south of Tehran, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Daniel Boakye, 21, was detained last night in the commune of La Bouëxière, 60 miles north of the western city of Nantes, after more than two weeks on the run.

The budding musician, 21, is in the middle of his UK tour with his band Cruz Beckham And The Breakers and he is performing at King Tuts in the city.

by George Whittaker

The developers behind AerynOS have released AerynOS 2026.02 Alpha, the latest development snapshot of the independent Linux distribution previously known as Serpent OS. This new release continues the project’s rapid evolution, bringing updated packages, improved build tools, and new installation options while the system remains in an early testing stage.

Although still labeled as an alpha-quality release, the new ISO gives enthusiasts and developers a chance to explore the direction AerynOS is taking as it builds a modern Linux platform from scratch.

A Modern Atomic Approach

AerynOS aims to rethink how Linux distributions handle updates and package management. The project focuses on atomic-style updates, meaning system changes are applied as a complete transaction rather than individual package installs. This approach helps reduce the risk of partially completed updates leaving a system in a broken state.

Unlike some atomic distributions, however, AerynOS does not rely on an immutable filesystem, allowing users to retain flexibility and customization while still benefiting from safer update behavior.

Updated Desktop Environments

The 2026.02 alpha release ships with several modern desktop environment options:

• GNOME 49.4 as the default desktop

• COSMIC 1.0.8, System76’s emerging desktop environment

• KDE Plasma 6.6.1 available as an alternative session

These updates provide users with multiple modern desktop choices while ensuring compatibility with the latest frameworks and desktop technologies.

New Core Software and Components

AerynOS 2026.02 also brings a large batch of software updates across the system stack. Some of the notable versions included in the release are:

• Linux kernel 6.18.15 LTS

• Firefox 148

• PipeWire 1.6

• Wine 11.3

• Waybar 0.15

• Mesa/Nesa graphics drivers 26.x

Together, these updates ensure that the development snapshot reflects a modern Linux software ecosystem while improving compatibility with newer hardware.

Improved Development Tooling

A significant portion of the February development cycle focused on improving the distribution’s internal tooling:

• Moss, the package manager, has been optimized for faster performance.

• Boulder, the package build system, now automates more recipe creation and version handling.

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