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Microsoft experiencing new wave of outages weeks after global IT failure | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s cloud service has been hit by another outage, weeks after an IT failure in the company’s services ground the world to a halt. In a post on X, Cambridge Water said some of its services were down this afternoon. “Due to worldwide issues with Microsoft Azure, a problem with our website is affecting several…
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Northern Lights could be visible in the UK again in a matter of weeks | Science & Tech News
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The Northern Lights could light up our skies again as early as next month. Skies over the UK turned pink and green last weekend as the Northern Lights produced incredible displays for skygazers. The spectacle came after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US issued its first severe solar storm warning since…
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Mounjaro: New weight loss drug approved for use in Britain to be available ‘within weeks’ | UK News
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An American weight loss drug approved in a four-dose injection pen format for use in Britain could be available “within weeks”. Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, is a diabetes drug that was authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to help obese and overweight adults lose and manage weight in November last…
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Iceland volcano: As Reykjanes peninsula erupts after weeks of activity, what is happening under the surface? | World News
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Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that sat 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik has finally spewed out of fissures in the ground, after nearly two months of activity. The Icelandic Met Office said in the early hours of Tuesday that the eruptive fissure is…
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What led to this week’s air traffic flight disruption – and how a repeat could be avoided | Science & Tech News
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An air traffic control boss has confirmed it was “unreliable” flight data that caused the technical failure behind disruption to thousands of flights this week. Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services, said an initial investigation found the collapse of the system was caused by flight data which its system did not understand…
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Aeolus: Satellite the size of a small car set to plummet to Earth within weeks | Science & Tech News
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A defunct spacecraft the size of a small car is expected to plummet to Earth within weeks, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA says its 1.3-tonne Aeolus satellite is running out of fuel and is falling by about 0.6 miles (1km) a day. Although much of it will burn up in the atmosphere,…
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Third pregnancy scan at 36 weeks could be ‘game-changer’ | UK News
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Adding a third scan at the end of pregnancy could be a “game changer”, a study suggests. Women have scans at 12 and 20 weeks but only get referred for another if a potential risk is identified. Researchers believe having one in the third trimester could cut unexpected breech births by 70%, as well as…
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Kanye West returns to Twitter with ‘shalom’ post – six weeks after antisemitism ban | US News
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Kanye West has returned to Twitter with the Hebrew word “shalom” after his account was previously blocked for antisemitic posts. He posted the word – often translated as “peace” but also used as a greeting or farewell – with a smiling emoji on Sunday evening. A few hours before, he tweeted: “Testing Testing Seeing if…
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Ransomware attack on NHS systems could take weeks to fix, major IT provider warns | UK News
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A cyberattack that hit a major IT provider for the NHS and severely affected the 111 service involved ransomware and could take up to four weeks to fix, it has emerged. Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the NHS, said it suffered a cyber breach around 7am on 4 August which has now been contained.…