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Netflix bosses are said to 'have noted' that the Duchess of Sussex appears to be professionally wooing billionaire Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

The BBC commissioned Dutch author Rutger Bregman to deliver its flagship annual lectures. Bregman used the events to compare Trump's America and the rise of fascism in the 1930s.

After a week which has veered from farce to tragedy - for Britain's economy and its standing in the world - the field of 'stalking horses' behind the PM has now widened to Grand National levels.

The Home Secretary will unveil the proposals as part of wider plans, based on hardline Danish laws, to curb immigration and reduce the 'pull-factor' bringing migrants to the UK.

Increased costs from children's services, adult social care, and homelessness support mean the council is likely to overspend its budget by millions

It's been trying to measure the popularity of programming languages since 2000 using metrics like the number of engineers, courses, and third-party vendors. And "The November 2025 TIOBE Index brings another twist below Python's familiar lead," writes TechRepublic. "C solidifies its position as runner-up, C++ and Java lose some ground, and C# moves sharply upward, narrowing the gap with Java to less than a percentage point..." TIO CEO Paul Jansen said this month that "Instead of Python, programming language C# is now the fastest rising language," How did C# achieve this? Java and C# are battling for a long time in the same areas. Right now it seems like C# has removed every reason why not to use C# instead of Java: it is cross platform nowadays, it is open source and it contains all new language features a developer wants. While the financial world is still dominated by Java, all other terrains show equal shares between Java and C#. Besides this, Microsoft is going strong and C# is still their most backed programming language. Interesting note: C# has never been higher than Java in the TIOBE index. Currently the difference between the two rivals is less than 1%. There are exciting times ahead of us. Is C# going to surpass Java for the first time in the TIOBE index history? "The fact that C# has been in the news for the successive betas and pre-release candidates prior to the release of C# 14 may have bumped up its percentage share in the last few months," notes a post on the site i-Programmer. But they also point out that by TIOBE's reckoning, Java — having been overtaken by Python in 2021 — "has been in decline ever since." TechRepublic summarizes the rest of the Top Ten: JavaScript stays in sixth place at 3.42%, and Visual Basic edges up to seventh with 3.31%. Delphi/Object Pascal nudges upward to eighth at 2.06%, while Perl returns to the top 10 in ninth at 1.84% after a sharp year-over-year climb. SQL rounds out the list at tenth with 1.80%, maintaining a foothold that shows the enduring centrality of relational databases. Go, which held eighth place in October, slips out of the top 10 entirely. Here's how TIOBE's methodology ranks programming language popularity in November: Python C C++ Java C# JavaScript Visual Basic Delphi/Object Pascal Perl SQL

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Elizabeth Franz, the Tony-winning actress best known for her role in the 1999 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, has died at 84.

Shimon Hayut had faced up to ten years behind bars after being arrested there in September for an alleged £38,000 fraud committed in Germany against a Berlin-based woman.

Nationally, just 9.1% adults in Britain admitted to smoking last year, down from 10.5% in 2023 and just a fraction of the nearly 50 per cent in the 1970s, according to ONS data.

Difrim Metalliri, 25, appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday after he was arrested in August.

There are many different new routes Gazette readers want to see added as options for Stansted Airport, including Jersey and Inverness.

Here are the biggest Christmas Lights and Essex Lights Shows happening across the county this festive season!

There are many different new routes Gazette readers want to see added as options for Stansted Airport, including Jersey and Inverness.

Here are the biggest Christmas Lights and Essex Lights Shows happening across the county this festive season!

The plan to build the embassy has been mired in controversy over claims that Sir Keir Starmer struck a secret deal with Beijing to approve the project - despite objections from intelligence services

The former first lady said during her book tour that Americans, particularly men, are not ready for a female president. Her comments come a year after Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump.

Paris recently declared, 'I'm self-made. Like, I've done this all on my own,' when referring to her $1B 11:11 Media company.

In an open letter, several business leaders said Britain's tradition of entrepreneurship' was being undermined by escalating costs following tax raids in last year's Budget.

Cruz Beckham, 20, has lost his licence after receiving his second speeding ticket, just two years after he passed his driving test to much fanfare

Asking your spouse to let another person into your relationship - to share not only your bed, but your headspace too - imposes a heavy duty on her. How can that be fair?