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Moon and Saturn align as ‘space clouds’ shine: the night sky this week

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Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) amid bright noctilucent clouds in July 2020. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW … [+] PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Every Monday I pick North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere), but don’t forget … Read more

The Maw: What’s new in PC games this week?

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Happy Monday everyone! Yes, I wrote that in all sincerity. We all deserve a happy Monday – maybe video games can help with that. As you’d expect, Elden Ring’s recently released Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC remains this week’s Big Kahuna, with no obvious mega-releases on the horizon to break its stranglehold on the discourse, but I’ve got my latex-gloved hand in dipped the maternity pools and fished out a few promising oddities.

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Week ahead: Round one for Biden versus Trump and the early elections in France

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This article is a local version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to receive the newsletter every Sunday. Discover all our newsletters here Hello and welcome to the work week. Ding ding. Take your chances for the first debate of the US presidential election on Thursday – although with President … Read more

Britain weather: Heatwave could hit next week, but there’s a big catch for hayfever sufferers thanks to ‘pollen bomb’

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Pic: iStock/Met Office

High pollen levels are striking in parts of Britain, bringing new misery for hay fever sufferers. Forecasts suggest there could be a heat wave next week. The Met Office has warned that pollen counts will be very high in England over the next five days, spreading to Wales and Northern Ireland from Saturday. By Monday, … Read more

One week warning as major mobile company with thousands of customers has to close

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A MAJOR mobile phone provider is closing within days and all customers still on the network must act quickly. Plusnet, part of the BT Group, will permanently close its mobile branch in June. Plusnet is permanently closing its mobile armCredit: Alamy The provider is making this move so that EE, also part of the group, … Read more

Lloyds will close 21 bank branches from next week – full list of closure locations

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Lloyds Bank will start closing almost 20 branches across the country next week. Bank branch closures have become a common sight on the British high street, leaving many households concerned about their access to banking services. Here is a full list of the bank’s sites confirmed to close from next week, according to Lloyds Banking … Read more

The British bank’s CEO says introducing a four-day working week was much easier than going hybrid

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As banks around the world struggle to find the right balance between flexibility and authority over their workforces, the CEO of British digital bank Atom has a simpler solution: eliminating the fifth working day. Speaking to the Financial times, Atom CEO Mark Mullen said the bank’s four-day working week, introduced in 2021, has been “significantly … Read more

Why this week could be hell for air travelers

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Triple-digit temperatures are expected to cause flight delays this week. Getty IIt definitely gets warm there. The Northeast and Midwest are in a heat wave, with sky-high temperatures and humidity all week, according to the National Weather Service, which warned that the looming heat dome “could see temperatures above the century mark.” This will make … Read more

Best savings accounts of the week: Brits may want to check the high 6% interest rate to boost returns

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Experts are reminding bank customers to grab the best savings deals available as several accounts offer accounts with interest rates above six percent. Savers have benefited in recent years from the Bank of England’s decision to increase the base rate charged by major banks and building societies to their customers. Rachel Springall, financial expert at … Read more

iOS 18, iPadOS 18, HTC U24 Pro are here, CMF Phone 1 image leaks, week 24 in review – GSMArena.com news

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June 16, 2024 Apple held its developer conference this week and introduced the upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, which will release in their final versions in the fall. Apple users will be able to move icons freely around an iOS home screen, but the biggest story was Apple Intelligence, available for devices powered by … Read more