Two years ago we learned, thanks to the FTC, that Microsoft was working on a separate “dedicated” version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart then hinted, a few months later, that there could be a free version Xbox Cloud Gaming in exchange for ads. Now, Microsoft is …
Read More »Jacob Ramsey: Newcastle and Aston Villa fans unite against PSR
Aston Villa’s loss is Newcastle’s gain. Following three quiet windows, Newcastle have been able to reinforce their squad after substantial deficits dropped out of the club’s three-year PSR cycle, which takes the financial years ending 2024, 2025 and 2026 into account. Newcastle have seen several targets move elsewhere, and the …
Read More »Zelenskyy arrives at White House for talks with Trump and EU leaders | World News
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for talks with Donald Trump and European leaders. The Ukrainian president and his American counterpart were seen shaking hands ahead of their bilateral talk on the war in Ukraine, set to be held in the Oval Office. Mr Zelenskyy waved to reporters, …
Read More »Premier League Soccer: Stream Leeds vs. Everton Live From Anywhere
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Read More »Herefordshire farmer sees broccoli harvest hit by heatwave and lack of water
Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah BBC News rural affairs team BBC/Malcolm Prior Some farmers in the driest parts of the UK are finding their broccoli yields are down more than half Farmers in the driest parts of the UK are facing some of their worst ever harvests as the heatwave …
Read More »European leaders rush to US to help Ukraine avoid ‘capitulation’
Reuters Starmer and Macron – pictured with Zelensky in May – are among the European leaders travelling to Washington on Monday European leaders may have rushed to Washington ostensibly to throw a protective arm around President Zelensky and head off any repeat of February’s Oval Office bust-up. But their real …
Read More »Hamas ‘agrees to ceasefire-hostage deal’ with Israel, senior official says | World News
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. The Hamas official did not provide further details of the agreement or what had …
Read More »Scotland, Wales and N Ireland party leaders unite to criticise Starmer over Israel-Gaza stance | Politics News
Party leaders in the UK’s devolved nations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to impose immediate sanctions on Israel and said waiting until September to recognise a Palestinian state is “far too late”. The leaders and senior politicians from parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales said they are “united …
Read More »M1 drivers who filmed fatal crash contacted by Northants police
A dozen “incredibly thoughtless” drivers who were caught filming the scene of a fatal crash on the M1 motorway have been contacted by a police force. Northamptonshire Police said 12 motorists were seen using mobile phones to film the aftermath of the crash and were subsequently sent notices of intended …
Read More »Marko Lazetic ‘loves the energy’ as he joins Aberdeen from AC Milan for undisclosed fee
Lazetic has, though, had loan spells with Graficar Beograd, Rheindorf Altach, Fortuna Sittard and, most recently, back in his homeland’s top flight with TSC. He made 23 starts and 20 substitute appearances last season as TSC finished seventh in the Serbian top flight and reached the Conference League knockout phase …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 17 #328
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is both fun and tough. The purple category was kind of brilliant, actually. Read on for …
Read More »War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup
Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta’s power. This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a bloody coup in 2021, and imprisoned …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 18 #329
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. I always struggle with the puzzles that focus on one single player’s team …
Read More »Sir Keir Starmer urged to put pressure on Israel to end war with Gaza
Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent Reuters The prime minister previously said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September, unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza” MPs, members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs), Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and Welsh Senedd (MSs) have …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 18 #329
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. I always struggle with the puzzles that focus on one single player’s team …
Read More »Trump’s trade war puts US love for Scottish goods to the test
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland Getty Images It is thought some importers may have front-loaded their orders of Scottish salmon ahead of the tariffs kicking in “Shortbread is America’s second favourite cookie, after chocolate chip,” says Anne Robinson, owner of Scottish Gourmet USA, a small business in North …
Read More »Premier League Soccer: Stream Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace Live From Anywhere
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Read More »The Green Party is at a crossroads. Is it time they get angry?
Helen Catt Political correspondent BBC Warning: This article contains strong language The video opens with some white cliffs and a politician standing on a beach. This isn’t Dover, and it’s not Nigel Farage (although the echoes with Reform UK are deliberate). Rather, it’s a campaign video for the Green Party’s …
Read More »Plans for Nottingham’s Rainbow Quarter beyond ‘wildest dreams’
Anna Whittaker Political reporter, BBC Nottingham BBC CJ DeBarra says it is “only right” that the Rainbow Quarter be based in Hockley “For so many people over the decades, to have had something like a Rainbow Quarter would’ve been beyond their wildest dreams.” Author and historian CJ DeBarra says Broad …
Read More »Football gossip: Wharton, Bastoni, Simons, Lewis, De Gea, Hojlund
Manchester United weigh up bid for Adam Wharton, Chelsea’s bid for Alessandro Bastoni rejected and Xavi Simons keen on Stamford Bridge switch Manchester United are weighing up whether to make a bid for Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21. (Talksport), external Inter Milan have turned down a 50m …
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