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Xbox is introducing strict monthly time limits for Game Pass subscribers who stream games online through its cloud gaming service.The changes, which come into effect in November, will see a subscriber to the £16.99 Ultimate monthly plan able to stream games for up to 15 hours a month – before having to purchase additional cloud play time.Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and they would allow the firm to “continue to invest” in the service’s “reliability and performance”. While some questioned, external whether the service was used by many to begin with, others…

Nigel Farage sought to shore up his damaged leadership on Friday as he attempted to distance himself from two of his most senior officials reported to the police for apparently plotting to evade the law on foreign donations.As the scandal engulfed Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham, Farage was forced to suspend close aides Dan Jukes and head of policy James Orr after an undercover investigation by reporters from a group called Verbatim.He later acknowledged Jukes and Orr had made “human error” and were “not authorised” to act in the way they did when trying to orchestrate donations to benefit…

A dedicated officer is to be hired in west London in a trial to combat the problem of water-polluting misconnections.Owing to incorrect plumbing, affected households pump waste into surface drains, which can then spread, killing wildlife and damaging waterways.Misconnections are illegal, and fixing them is the responsibility of the property owner, external. Local authorities can take enforcement action, and if the pilot – funded by the mayor of London’s office – is successful, the measure could be rolled out across the capital. Funding is to be spent where the issue is considered a particular problem, including the River Brent catchment…

Jon Wilkin and Jamie Jones-Buchanan assess the problems facing St Helens after their 48-10 defeat at Leigh saw them miss the Super League play-offs for the first time in the club’s history, with recruitment and squad balance coming under scrutiny.

Minister of art and culture, Hannatu Musawa has called on Nigerians to support Tamunosoye Karibi-George, popularly known as Soye, as she advances into the final stages of the 73rd Miss World contest. Karibi-George, Nigeria’s representative at the ongoing pageant in Vietnam, recently emerged as Africa’s Top Model and secured a place among the competition’s Top 40 contestants. The Miss World 2026 finale is scheduled to hold on September 5. In a post on X, Musawa praised the Nigerian contestant for her performance and urged Nigerians to rally behind her through the voting process. “Dear Soye, seeing you carry Nigeria’s name…

.Says 1,179 beneficiaries already enrolled nationwide .Donates N500m on behalf of President to 18 victims of recent fire disaster at a mall in Calabar  .Inaugurates TETFUND RHI ICT experience centre in UNICROSS Deji Elumoye in Abuja  Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, flagged off the National Community Food Bank programme to tackle child malnutrition in the South-south geopolitical zone.  At the event held in Calabar, the Cross Rivers State capital, the First Lady noted that three food banks were being launched simultaneously in Cross Rivers State to further address the issue of malnourishment among children under the age of six, pregnant…

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The APC Youth Parliament has announced plans to sponsor the education of 60 underprivileged children for one year as part of activities marking the 60th birthday of Vice President Kashim Shettima. The Chairman of the group, Mr. Kabiru Garba Kobi, disclosed this yesterday in Bauchi while speaking with journalists on the significance of the Vice President’s birthday. Kobi said the initiative was conceived as a gesture of appreciation to Allah for the life and service of Shettima, whom he described as a leader committed to the development of the North-east and Nigeria at large. According to him,…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) recorded a decline in crude oil and condensate production in July, with output falling to 1.68 million barrels per day (mbpd) from 1.72 mbpd recorded in June. This was disclosed in the company’s latest monthly report summary for July, published on Wednesday. The July figure represents a 2.3 per cent month-on-month decline, driven largely by lower crude oil production. A review of the production data presented in the report showed that crude oil output fell to 1.44 mbpd in July, from 1.47 mbpd in June, while condensate production declined to 0.24 mbpd from…

Audacity 4 has been in the works for some time, and had its own mini controversy last year when an unfortunate redesigned logo started making the rounds. The final version of the new icon isn’t nearly as bad as the early rendition that was circulating last October. But more importantly, all the promised improvements to the self-proclaimed “world’s most popular audio editing and recording app” are here, turning Audacity from a free and capable but extremely clunky audio editor into a powerful modern tool.The biggest change is the move to a non-destructive editing workflow. That means you can trim a…

Accord Party presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has challenged the Federal Government’s justification for the high price of petrol, saying the fuel subsidy debate is essentially “accounting magic” and that petrol could sell for about N605 per litre. Olawepo-Hashim made the assertion on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that the cost of petrol in Nigeria has been inflated by the way the government prices crude oil supplied to the domestic market. He said Nigerians had been made to believe that cheaper petrol was no longer possible, insisting that a review of the domestic crude pricing structure could significantly reduce the pump…