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Rate, review, and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: the Premier League wraps with a subdued scramble for fifth, but there’s outrage at Old Trafford as Aston Villa’s disallowed goal prompts a formal complaint to the PGMOL. Despite Emi Martínez’s error and red card, Villa’s Champions League hopes are dashed, while Newcastle, Chelsea, and Manchester City secure their spots.Elsewhere, Forest fall to Chelsea and slide into the Conference League, Liverpool celebrate Salah’s golden season, and Brighton crush Spurs in a final flourish. There’s love…
Blog May 26, 2025 New XRING O1 silicon, self-developed by Xiaomi, brings next-generation performance and power efficiency to Xiaomi’s flagship mobile devices. By Steve Raphael, Senior Director, Smartphone Segment Strategy and Go-to-Market, Arm Since emerging 15 years ago, Xiaomi has rapidly evolved into a global technology leader with a broad product portfolio featuring smartphones, lifestyle tech, IoT devices, and, most recently, cars. Across these products that serve hundreds of millions of users worldwide, Arm has been a close technology partner—from Xiaomi’s inaugural Mi 1 smartphone in 2011 to today’s modern smart home devices. The next step for Xiaomi on the…
A day of jubilation turned into chaos in Liverpool on Monday as a car deliberately drove into crowds celebrating the city’s Premier League title win, injuring at least 27 people. Merseyside Police have arrested a 53-year-old local man in connection with the incident and confirmed it is not being treated as an act of terrorism. “We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it,” said Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims at a press briefing. “The incident is not being treated as terrorism,” she added. The crash…
Army soldiers place Memorial Day flags in Arlington National CemeteryThe Old Guard placed about 260,000 flags at the gravestones of service members and their families at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.Monday is Memorial Day, a day that commemorates those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Memorial Day, however banks and post offices will be closed.If you need to make a quick, last-minute trip to the store to pick up something for your Memorial Day gathering, Costco will not be an option for you this year, as the company website says warehouses will be closed on…
“I want to have a child, but I also want to be sane.”Marianne Barry, 29, from Cardiff, has pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition which can cause symptoms of severe anxiety or even suicidal thoughts. It affects as many as 8% of women, yet the average wait time for a diagnosis is around 12 years.The main treatment to manage PMDD symptoms is contraception, but for women like Marianne who wish to become pregnant this poses a dilemma.In a statement, the Welsh government said it was “determined to improve the diagnosis, treatment and awareness of conditions affecting women,” including PMDD.Video edited…
Holidaymakers in countries hit the hardest by Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are taking the US off their list for trips abroad, according to online travel booking data.Findings from the hotel search site Trivago also suggest that UK and US travellers are increasingly choosing domestic holidays amid concerns over an uncertain economy.The company has seen double-digit percentage declines in bookings to the US from travellers based in Japan, Canada and Mexico. The latter two countries were the first on Trump’s tariff hitlist when he announced tariffs of 25% on 1 February.Canadians in particular were incensed at Trump’s repeated suggestions that its…
Memorial Day sales are still going on, with most big retailers offering massive savings on many items. Whether you want the big-ticket products like mattresses and major appliances or tech products like headphones, TVs and laptops, you still have a few hours left to snag a great deal. If you’ve been looking forward to upgrading to a new laptop, you can actually get some pretty solid discounts on budget and premium models. Whether you want an Apple MacBook, a Windows laptop or an affordable Chromebook, here are the best deals we found that are perfect for gamers, students and anyone…
PRAYAGRAJ: Draped in white coats and wielding scalpels, two brothers with only school-level education carved out roles as surgeons in UP’s Kaushambi, performing operations inside a self-run hospital where no licensed doctor was in sight. Their bravado ended in tragedy when a six-year-old boy died after they removed a surgical rod from his leg – a procedure they had no legal or medical right to attempt.Vikas Kumar, 26, and Vishesh Kumar, 25, were arrested Sunday evening after investigation into the March death of the child. The boy’s father Ram Asre of Siriyawa Kala village had filed an FIR on March…
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Army soldiers place Memorial Day flags in Arlington National CemeteryThe Old Guard placed about 260,000 flags at the gravestones of service members and their families at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.Memorial Day has arrived, signaling the unofficial start of the summer season.The holiday, which falls on Monday, May 26 this year, commemorates those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Memorial Day, however, banks and post offices will be closed.If you need to make a quick and last-minute trip to the store to pick up something for your Memorial Day gathering, Walmart will be an option…
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterCara HallinanCara is stockpiling ahead of the ban and says she is hoping to buy enough disposable vapes to last her through the summer Cara Hallinan says she and many of her friends are feeling very nervous about the looming disposable vape ban.In fact, she says: “I’m not sure what we are going to do.”The 25-year-old took up vaping five years ago.One of her friends gave her a puff on theirs and that was it, she could finally wean herself off cigarettes.Cara says it was cherry fizz flavoured vapes which helped her quit her 20-a-day smoking…
JD Vance is an Iraq war veteran and the US vice-president. On Friday, he declared the doctrine that underpinned Washington’s approach to international relations for a generation is now dead.“We had a long experiment in our foreign policy that traded national defence and the maintenance of our alliances for nation building and meddling in foreign countries’ affairs, even when those foreign countries had very little to do with core American interests,” Vance told Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis, Maryland.His boss Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East signified an end to all that, Vance said: “What we’re seeing from…
Big changes are coming to watchOS and tvOSThey’ll apparently match updates to iOS and macOSExpect an official unveiling on June 9, at WWDCWe now know Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) for 2025 is getting underway on Monday, June 9, and now we’ve got more of an idea about the software updates likely to be announced at the showcase this year.According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is going to introduce a major interface refresh for watchOS 12 and tvOS 19 – as well as iOS 19 and macOS 16 – which is partly inspired by the look of the visionOS…
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: After Punjab Kings clinched a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League standings for the first time in 11 years, head coach Ricky Ponting was full of admiration for skipper Shreyas Iyer, crediting him for the team’s remarkable turnaround and calling him “a man with a sparkle for captaincy.”Following their dominant seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Ponting praised Iyer’s leadership and justified the franchise’s whopping Rs 26.75 crore investment in him during the last mega auction.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“It…
Army soldiers place Memorial Day flags in Arlington National CemeteryThe Old Guard placed about 260,000 flags at the gravestones of service members and their families at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.Memorial Day has arrived, and whether you’re looking to grab some last-minute refreshments and snacks for a gathering or grab a bite to eat, consumers will have plenty of shopping and dining options on Monday.Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Memorial Day, however banks and post offices will be closed.This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26. The holiday is the “nation’s foremost annual day to mourn and…
Childhood memories often fill us with a deep sense of nostalgia by reminding us of the moments that shaped who we are. For the Deol family, these memories are rooted in warmth, simplicity and a powerful bond between father and sons. Dharmendra, the “He-Man” of Bollywood, whose charisma laid the foundation for a lineage of actors, including his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Beyond the screen, lies a touching narrative of fatherhood, brotherhood and shared memories that fans rarely see Some rare photographs from their early years beautifully capture these intimate moments, a precious glimpses into a family bound…
Elin AlexanderBBC Wales NewsBBCMarianne Barry, 29, believes there is a lack of understanding about PMDDIf 29-year-old Marianne Barry doesn’t take the contraceptive pill each day, she could have symptoms of severe anxiety or even suicidal thoughts.Marianne has pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition which affects as many as 8% of women and causes intense emotional and physical symptoms in the days leading up to menstruation – with an average wait time for a diagnosis of around 12 years.Contraceptive medication remains the primary course of treatment for women living with PMDD, but for women who wish to become pregnant this poses…
Campaigners are calling for EU lawmakers to intervene in the row over whether budget airlines should be allowed to charge customers who want to take hand baggage on to a flight.European consumer groups called last week for Brussels to investigate the pricing policies of seven airlines, including Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air.Airlines were “exploiting consumers”, said Agustín Reyna, director general of BEUC, an umbrella group for 44 consumer organisations, and were “ignoring the EU top court who ruled that charging [for] reasonably sized hand baggage is illegal”.“Haven’t we all experienced the fear of our hand baggage not fitting in the…
Dell’s Memorial Day Sale has been live for a few days now, but there’s still time to grab some of the brand’s best deals of the year so far. Whether you’re in the market for a reliable everyday laptop, a sleek and powerful ultrabook, or a high-performance gaming rig, there are some great choices to check out today.As TechRadar’s deals editor, I’ve been busy looking through the entire sale to pick out discounts on our favorite models. So far, I’ve found some great choices – all of which I’ve rounded up just down below.The budget-oriented laptops have been selling out…
NEW DELHI: CPI (Maoist) blamed the death of its chief Basavaraju on betrayal by some within its ‘core’ Naxal formations active in the Maad area, including the PLGA Company No. 7 that was tasked with his proximate security cover.The statement holding “compromised elements within” accountable for the killing of Basavaraju in Narayanpur, issued via its Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), came even as the Chhattisgarh Police conducted the last rites of the CPI(Maoist) general secretary and seven others on Monday in Narayanpur, citing the “lack of any clear legal claimant” to their bodies.CPI(Maoist) also admitted that 28, and not 27,…
When is Memorial Day? Here’s the history behind the holiday.When is Memorial Day? Here’s what to know about the holiday’s history and meaning.El Día de los Caídos — conocido como Memorial Day en inglés— no solo señala el inicio no oficial del verano en Estados Unidos, sino que también representa un momento de pausa nacional para honrar a los miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas que murieron en servicio.Este feriado federal implica que muchas oficinas y servicios, incluidos los bancos, el Servicio Postal de EE. UU. (USPS), FedEx y UPS, modificarán sus horarios o suspenderán operaciones durante este día. Aquí te…
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt was spotted soaking in the celebrations in Spain this weekend, following her debut appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. The actress joined her close circle of friends at the wedding festivities of Tanya Saha Gupta and David Angelov. Adding glamour and warmth to the joyous occasion, the actress was seen dressed in a vibrant multi-coloured lehenga paired with a quirky bandana and stylish sunglasses. The actress won hearts on social media as videos showed her at her candid best, enjoying the festivities with her friends. A now-viral video clip captures the actress laughing and striking cheerful…
Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in an attempt to reduce crowding in accident and emergency (A&E) departments, the NHS has confirmed.Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis.The aim is to get these patients into appropriate care in a calm environment, avoiding long waits in A&E. NHS England said the new units would reduce overcrowding in hospitals and relieve pressure on emergency services, including the police.But Andy Bell, the CEO of the Centre for Mental Health, an independent charity, said any…
Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, Gaza’s youngest influencer, is among the dozens of children killed by Israel in recent strikes, as its forces intensify their military offensive across the Palestinian territory.Known for her bright smile and volunteering efforts, Yaqeen was killed on Friday night after Israeli forces shelled the al-Baraka area of Deir al-Balah in northern Gaza, amid intense fighting in the region.Yaqeen and her older brother, Mohamed Hammad, delivered food, toys and clothing to displaced families, Al Jazeera has reported.She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook…