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Those who were on leave were told the plans would already be under way by the time they returned, according to a senior civil servant familiar with the discussions.Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union which represents senior civil servants, welcomed the changes to the structure of government but cautioned that relocation was a big decision for staff.”Those considering a move out of London have the added concern that a return would be difficult given the disparity in house prices,” he said, adding a major consideration would be “whether it feels like a permanent reorganisation or something that could…

Colliding molecules react only when their orientations and point of impact fall within a narrow range

Anthony Joshua cleared his final hurdle in the ring, before he fights Tyson Fury in November, but he was knocked down twice, shockingly, in the first round of his wild and chaotic bout with Kristian Prenga. In the early hours of Sunday morning in Jeddah, a devastating knockout in the second left Prenga crumpled in a heap on the canvas, wrapped up in the ropes, and rescued Joshua from humiliation.After the opening three minutes his extravaganza with Fury looked as if it was about to end in abject ruins but Joshua pulled himself out of a dark pit streaked with…

As Widow’s Bay gears up for another tourist season, creator Katie Dippold reflected on the show’s evolution at San Diego Comic-Con. During Apple TV‘s Hall H panel on Saturday, Dippold revealed that Stephen Root‘s Wyck was not originally part of the pilot script, which she has previously said started as a spec for Parks and Recreation during her time in the NBC sitcom’s writers room from 2009 to 2012. “So the first version was a spec for Parks and Rec, but it started off that everyone knew it was a haunted town. There was no Wyck in that version,” explained…

Funmi Ogundare Project ACT, an inclusive first aid initiative of NaijAidUK and Health Aid Charity, yesterday, trained non-hearing and non-speaking persons in life-saving emergency response skills as part of efforts to make first aid education accessible to persons with disabilities. The programme held in Ilorin, Kwara State, equipped participants with practical knowledge in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), choking management, wound care, burns treatment, bleeding control, patient assessment and the management of common medical emergencies, including asthma, diabetes and severe allergic reactions. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Project Lead, Patricia Adetuase, noted that the initiative was designed to ensure that persons…

More than a million children across the US have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) food benefits since Congress approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).The analysis found that more than 4 millions Americans were removed from Snap from July 2025 to March 2026, marking a significant decline in participation in the federal food assistance program.Arizona recorded the largest drop in enrollment after the bill became law. The legislation tightened eligibility rules for food assistance and increased state screening requirements. State…

Chinagorom Ugwu, an investigative journalist with PREMIUM TIMES, has won the 2026 Solution Journalism Award at the Active Citizens Awards organised by BudgIT and CivicHive. Mr Ugwu was announced as the winner at the award ceremony held on Friday night at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. He was among four finalists shortlisted for the award after a public nomination process and what the organisers described as a “rigorous review process.” Mr Ugwu was nominated for his investigative story, which exposed the certificate forgery scandal of the then Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji. The investigation, published in…

Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev and Uzbekistan’s Bogdan Guskov compete in their men’s light heavyweight fight in the UFC Fight Night event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 25, 2026. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesMagomed Ankalaev reinforced his place at the top of the UFC light heavyweight contenders list with an impressive fifth-round TKO win over Bogdan Guskov in Saturday’s main event in Abu Dhabi. Guskov produced a respectable showing considering he was a late replacement for the injured Khalil Rountree Jr., but he was unable to handle the onslaught from the former…

Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound, The Quietus, and Mixmag. This has included using math to explore the melodic potential of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on effects plug-ins. He’s even written a book tracing the evolution of the synthesizer from 1963 through 1995, charting the change from analog to digital and back.His new project is Beat Gems, a coffee-table visual history of drum machines from publisher Bjooks. Like other Bjooks titles, Beat Gems is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating historical tidbits, and practical advice for making the most…

A UCLA Health study in mice has found that inflammation during pregnancy can produce lasting autism-like changes in offspring. The researchers also discovered that many of the resulting brain and behavioral effects could be improved rapidly in adulthood, although only temporarily, with a single dose of the immune-suppressing drug rapamycin. Previous research has shown that even mild inflammation in the middle of pregnancy can affect developing offspring. Reported consequences include autism-like behaviors, unusual brain growth, seizures, and greater sensitivity to ordinary sounds, touch, and other sensory experiences. These effects can continue into adulthood. In the new study, published in Nature…