A woman who was tortured in one of China’s notorious Uyghur detention camps has launched a blistering attack on [UK Prime Minister} Sir Keir Starmer, accusing him of “disrespecting human rights” by approving plans for a Chinese mega-embassy in London.

April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

The United Arab Emirates apparently dropped a hint the dollar’s dominance isn’t assured in the global oil trade if fallout from the Iran war gets worse.

Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallow film

It was Freya’s second attempt at completing the run from the outskirts of Glasgow to Inverness.

However, it is losing day one access to Call of Duty titles.

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Take a look at these delightful photos of the West Midlands we have been sent this week.

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Internal documents reveal that Microsoft plans to temporarily suspend individual account signups to its GitHub Copilot coding product, as it transitions from requests (single interactions with Copilot) towards token-based billing.

Monterey Park, a small city seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles, became the first in California to pass a measure permanently banning the construction of data centers. The city council voted unanimously on three overlapping ordinances that officially label data centers a public nuisance, and “prohibit all data centers within city limits.”

Alleged flaw in the United States Constitution

The event tells the story of the RMS Titanic from its construction to its sinking in April 1912.

Here is the entire report: The resurgence of manufacturing: Reindustrialization of Europe and the US – 2026 (pdf)

RIP to an interesting character.

The Most BRUTAL Space Colony Sim You’ll Ever Play by Orbital Potato [60 min intro let’s play]

Kathy Hackney, from Bingley, collapsed on a cruise ship while travelling to Madeira.

Russia could attack a European country because it benefits China, Admiral Rob Bauer, former NATO Military Committee head and chief military advisor to the Alliance’s Secretary General until January 2025, said in an interview with NV on April 20.

Jmem Technology Co (振生半導體), a Taiwan-based semiconductor cybersecurity solutions provider, on Friday opened an office in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.

In a recent high-level meeting held on Monday, China intensified its diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging Kathmandu to further restrict activities related to Tibet and Taiwan within its borders. The concerns were conveyed by Ambassador Zhang Maoming during his meeting with Nepal’s Home Minister, Sudan Gurung, where Beijing raised alarm over what it described as “separatist” activities and a perceived “westward tilt” in Nepal’s political orientation.

NDAs mean Daniel Casey can’t say much, but the reported rewrites are news to him.

In nocturnal animals, the tapetum lucidum acts like a mirror, reflecting light back through the retina and stimulating photoreceptors a second time, a process that basically doubles visual sensitivity. This heightened ability to see in the dark is useful for hunting—or to avoid being hunted.

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Several Toronto-area business people aligned in various ways with the Chinese government were among guests who paid close to $2,000 to attend a Liberal party fundraiser with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month. Article content

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The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 21 miles (34 km), where runners compete against riders on horseback through a mix of road, trail and mountainous terrain. The race, which is a shorter distance than an official marathon road race, takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells every June.