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GE Cync — one of my favorite brands for home light management via app — has released two new outdoor smart light products, available to buy now. They feature interesting features for last-minute Halloween decor or people looking to make permanent changes to their holiday lights.  Don’t miss any of our …

Simon DedmanEssex political reporter PA Media Seventy schools in Essex had to close or at least shut part of their buildings due to Raac The government has pledged to remove a concrete that is deemed unsafe from all affected schools in England “by the end of this Parliament” in 2029. …

High street bank Santander has launched a scathing criticism of the car finance compensation scheme and delayed the release of its financial results “in light of uncertainties” it has caused. The Spanish-owned lender called for government intervention – warning it sees the scheme as posing a wider threat to the …

Motorists were being warned of several miles of congestion after a collision and vehicle fire on the M25 in Essex. National Highways said traffic had been stopped on the anti-clockwise carriageway between junction 29, at Romford, and junction 28, at Brentwood. It said, just before 07:00 GMT, that emergency services …

David CowanScotland home affairs correspondent PA Media Prison officers have said morale is low in Scotland’s jails Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland’s jails to “crisis point.” The prison population hit an all-time high of 8,430 last week, beating the previous record set in 2012. …

Half of US states have sued the Trump administration over its plans to halt funding for food aid used by more than 40 million low-income Americans. The states hope to force the administration to use a roughly $6bn (£4.5bn) emergency contingency fund for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), also …

Star Wars: Visions isn’t the only title giving its fan base something new this week. Twisted Wonderland: The Animation takes the popular Japanese mobile game and turns it into a fresh anime series hitting TV for the first time.  Season 1 introduces Yuken Enma, a Tokyo high-schooler who’s whisked away …

We’re still in the process of understanding how Grokipedia works. Since 2001, Wikipedia has been the backbone of knowledge on the internet. Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, it remains the only top website in the world run by a nonprofit. Unlike newer projects, Wikipedia’s strengths are clear: it has transparent …

SharkNinja unveiled the Ninja Crispi Pro Countertop Glass Air Fryer, building on the success of its initial glass air fryer — our top air fryer pick overall — introduced last year. The new model, available on Ninja’s website for $280, offers larger cooking vessels and a more modular design to …

Antonia MatthewsBBC Wales BBC Animal Farm and 1984 were published shortly before Orwell’s death in 1950 Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time. Animal Farm, a 1945 political allegory inspired by the Russian Revolution, is set in north-west Wales in the Welsh …

Aberdeen residents whose homes are set to be demolished due to the presence of potentially dangerous concrete look set to be given improved offers for their properties. More than 500 homes in the city’s Balnagask area contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). The Scottish government agreed a funding deal worth …

After last week’s major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took Signal along with it, Elon Musk was quick to criticize the encrypted messaging app’s reliance on big tech. But Signal president Meredith Whittaker argues that the company didn’t have any other choice but to use AWS or another major cloud …

Offshore energy firm Petrofac has filed for administration. The energy services provider, which employs about 2,000 people in Scotland, said its North Sea business would continue to operate as normal. In a statement, the group said it had applied to appoint administrators for its holding company, but that alternative restructuring …

It’s not the start to the week that Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, would have been hoping for: more than 2,000 private sector jobs in Scotland at risk from the collapse of Petrofac, the London-listed oilfield services group. Its slide into insolvency was triggered by last week’s cancellation of a …

During a nervy opening in Belfast, Lisowski won the first frame on his sixth attempt with Trump responding with a break of 97 in the second before also winning the third. After Lisowski won the fourth and Trump restored his one frame lead once again in the fifth, a century …

The head of the Home Affairs Committee has urged the government to “get a grip” on the UK’s asylum accommodation system after a report found the Home Office repeatedly cut corners in its “chaotic” response to pressures. The government has promised to end the housing of asylum seekers in hotels …

Chevrolet’s new Bolt feels like the kind of electric car the market has been waiting for — an EV that’s genuinely affordable but doesn’t make major compromises. Starting at $28,995, it brings electric driving back into reach for regular buyers. But it’s not just about the price: the second-generation Bolt …

A “technical fault” has halted the National Lottery’s Saturday evening Lotto draw. It is understood that viewers watching the rollover saw the programme abruptly cut off after the bonus ball failed to drop on the draw machine. The operator Allwyn confirmed the draw had been paused “due to the bonus …

The Pentagon has confirmed it has accepted an anonymous $130m (£98m) gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown. President Donald Trump announced the donation at the White House on Thursday, calling the donor a “patriot” and “friend of mine,” but withholding his name, saying they …

Administrators are on standby this weekend to handle the collapse of Petrofac, the oil and energy services group – an insolvency which could threaten the future of more than 2,000 jobs in Scotland. Sky News has learnt that directors of Petrofac has lined up Teneo for an administration process which …