George Russell comfortably set the pace during Thursday’s second practice session ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, leading the way from Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Jamie Chadwick recently became the first woman in more than a decade to test drive a Williams F1 car.
Dat zal vast even voor gefronst wenkbrauwen hebben gezorgd: in de Vlaardingse begroting leek een fout van meer dan veertig miljoen te zitten. In de gepresenteerde begroting stond een bedrag van 7,1 miljoen gereserveerd voor zwembad De Kulk, maar dat zou eigenlijk zo’n 47,6 miljoen moeten zijn. Uiteindelijk bleek het te gaan om een fout in het systeem, en verandert er onderaan de streep niets.
Asus has warned eShop customers that an intruder got into part of its online store and may have helped themselves to contact details and order records. The PC maker disclosed the incident in an email sent to customers, first reported by KitGuru, in which it said had identified "unauthorized access to part of the Asus eShop environment," although exactly when that access occurred remains unclear. "Our investigation indicates that certain customer order information, including contact details and order records, may have been accessed," the company said. There is at least some good news for anyone who has handed Asus their card details. The company said no payment card, bank account, or other financial information was involved in the breach. Asus also said it isn't currently aware of the compromised information being misused or of any affected customers suffering harm. The company said it took steps to contain the incident after discovering the unauthorized access, launched an investigation, and introduced additional measures to secure the affected systems. That investigation remains ongoing, but Asus said it had found no evidence of continued unauthorized access. What Asus hasn't said is how many customers are caught up in the mess, when the intrusion began, how long the attacker had access, which countries are affected, or how whoever was behind the break-in managed to get into the eShop environment in the first place. The details that did escape, however, could give scammers a decent head start. Asus warned that the stolen details could give scammers enough to make phishing emails, texts, and phone calls about its products or customers' orders look rather more convincing. Asus told customers to keep an eye out for unexpected messages mentioning previous purchases, though it reckons the risk of anyone actually misusing the data remains low. This isn't the PC maker's first recent brush with data thieves. In December, Asus confirmed that one of its suppliers had been hacked after the Everest ransomware gang claimed to have pinched 1 TB of data from itself, ArcSoft, and Qualcomm. The company said the haul included some camera source code used in its phones, but maintained that its own systems and customer data were untouched. The Register asked Asus for more details about the latest breach, including how many customers were affected and when and how the intrusion occurred, but has not yet received a response. Asus is yet to comment publicly on the incident, and there is no mention of the breach on its eShop. So it's the usual post-breach drill: beware unexpected emails, texts, and calls. Except this time, whoever's behind them may have the receipts. ®
Mick Ferris was crushed to death when the 130kg pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche housing development
Two companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by a falling window pane.
Mick Ferris, 53, was crushed when a window fell 26 storeys from the Corniche, a luxury development in Vauxhall, London, on 2 October 2018.
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Considering he is a lifelong Everton fan, it’s no surprise that Andy Burnham seems to be in favour of allowing fans to drink Tin at football matches. Bouts of boardroom turmoil, points deductions and assorted relegation battles mean the lot of an Evertonian is not always a happy one. The Prime Minister believes that if he and other fans fancy a sip or two to help ease the pain of watching Thierno Barry head wide of an open goal, then that ought to be their constitutional right as proud Englishmen. Sadly, no such right currently exists, as alcohol consumption within view of the pitch has been outlawed in the top five divisions of English football since the troubled times of the 1980s. Instead, thirsty match-goers are forced to endure an agonising wait of 45 whole minutes before rushing to the bar, joining long queues of fellow fans eager to buy pints of foaming shaft they must subsequently chug back, yard-of-ale style, in enough time to return to their seats for the start of the second half.
Like anyone with a sense of football heritage, as soon as I read in yesterday’s Football Daily that Javier Aguirre had joined Valencia, I scrambled to see when they would play Anthony Gordon’s Barcelona. Sadly, it seems we’ll have to wait until the end of January for that particular reunion. Hey, fixture list, beep you” – Jim Hearson.
If Thomas Tuchel believes that 99.9% of supporters he bumps into do not talk to him about his substitutions during the Argentina game (Football Daily Tuesday), has he noticed a significant percentage of fans turning on their heels and walking in the opposite direction muttering furiously to themselves when they spot him? I would estimate that this could encompass approximately 51.8% of England supporters in his orbit. Another cohort, which I would put at around 37.6%, may break down weeping and gnashing their teeth uncontrollably at a missed opportunity to beat a limited and cynical Argentinian team, thereby missing their opportunity to congratulate Thomas effusively on England’s knockout win over Democratic Republic of Congo” – Dexter O’ Riordan.
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TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.
The video app was punished by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the platform and failing to remove underage users.
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The Australian musician’s fourth album blends mystery and intimacy with luscious pop-rock, bright, upbeat jangle and stripped-back acoustics
Julia Jacklin is an artist of dualities. Over her decade-plus career, the Melbourne singer-songwriter has examined the question of how to be both vulnerable but protected, spiritual but grounded.
Her second studio album and commercial breakthrough, 2019’s Crushing, introduced her to an international audience as an introspective storyteller. Rich in detail, Crushing delivered tales of heartbreak and betrayal with a kind of quiet impassivity, setting the scene for her own duality as an artist – at once open and reserved.
Continue reading...You are not the only one, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. It will help to ask whether you have a time problem or a bandwidth problem
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I love my life in so many ways. I have a rewarding job, I’m making stellar progress towards a graduate degree, I have incredible friends and community, plus I’m even reconnecting with estranged family. My cup is very full but I still feel grief and shame for how much falls to the wayside.
I have missed countless doctors’ appointments. My vehicle’s license plates have been expired for almost a year. I often apologise to angry friends and acquaintances after they confront me for not seeing them in months. My significant other says she doesn’t see me enough. So do my parents. I clock out of work and shudder at the thought of facing my growing avalanche of text messages. I panic whenever I receive an email that demands I arrange yet another appointment or submit to a lengthy phone call. The stack of forms I’m overdue to submit makes me feel so irresponsible, as if I’m the only adult alive who can’t seem to take care of business.
Continue reading...The mid-autumn festival, also known as the moon festival, is a celebration of harvest and family in Chinese culture – a time to gather with relatives and friends under a full moon. During the festival, people eat mooncakes – a rich round pastry that symbolises wholeness – and display lanterns: beacons that light the path towards prosperity and good luck.
It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, when the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest, coinciding with the harvest in the middle of autumn. In 2026, it will be held on Friday 25 September
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@mbootsman that's the spirit!
Kijk vroeger had ik een citroen MET hoogtemeter op het dashboard. En dat mist mijn huidige auto. En google maps heeft geen hoogtemeter. Peakping in overlay geeft me het beste feature van de Cittroen terug!
Nu nog kijken hoe dat op de batterij effect heeft
@mbootsman Aha! Overlaymode. Nooit gezocht of dit er was, wel bedacht dat ik dat zou willen hebben. Voor als ik in de heuvels en berg met de waggie scheur.
Zit het er al gewoon in! Nice
Kamagurka laat elke week zien hoe Bert Vanderslagmulders vordert met het schrijven van een boek.
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Kees Stavenuiter (73) fietste al 1.381 keer rond het IJsselmeer, een route van 200 kilometer waar vakantiegangers vaak een week over doen. Kees rijdt het in een dag, weer of geen weer. „Bij het duizendste rondje hadden ze me opgewacht met gebak.”
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BAKOE (ANP) - Max Verstappen was goed te spreken na de vrije trainingen voor de Grote Prijs van Azerbeidzjan. "Eigenlijk was het best een goede dag, ik ben blij met de auto", liet hij kort na de tweede sessie op het stratencircuit van Bakoe weten op zijn website.
De viervoudig wereldkampioen in de Formule 1 noteerde in de eerste training de tweede tijd en in de tweede zette hij de derde tijd neer in zijn Red Bull. George Russell was beide keren de snelste in zijn Mercedes. Kampioenschapsleider Kimi Antonelli van Mercedes was in de tweede training ook sneller dan de Nederlander.
Verstappen was dit seizoen nog niet vaak positief over zijn auto. Doorgaans moppert hij over het gebrek aan balans en grip. In Bakoe klonk voor de verandering een opgewekte coureur. "We konden een paar dingen finetunen om nog wat meer tijd te winnen. De updates aan de auto werken zoals verwacht en al met al was het best een goede start voor ons", aldus de coureur, die vorig jaar de race in Azerbeidzjan won.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Staatssecretaris Jo-Annes de Bat (Klimaat en Groene Groei, CDA) vindt dat flexibel gebruik van stroomaansluitingen het nieuwe normaal moet worden voor burgers en bedrijven in Nederland vanwege het volle stroomnet. Dat zei hij donderdag tijdens een symposium van de Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) in Madurodam over de toekomst van het Europese energiesysteem.
Doordat het elektriciteitsnet in Nederland op veel plekken overvol is, moeten bijvoorbeeld nieuwe huizen wachten op een aansluiting. Netbeheer Nederland meldde vorige week dat voor honderdduizenden nieuwbouwwoningen geen ruimte is. "Het netwerk kan heel veel aan, maar we benutten het verkeerd met zijn allen", zei De Bat.
Met flexibel stroomgebruik gebruiken klanten meer energie op rustige momenten om overbelasting van het stroomnet te voorkomen. Daarmee kunnen huishoudens en bedrijven goedkoper uit zijn, omdat elektriciteit gebruiken op piekmomenten met flexibele contracten duurder is dan tijdens de daluren.
Prijsprikkels
"Je ziet dat iedereen pas in beweging komt als de belofte van meerwaarde er ook echt is", aldus De Bat. Daarom zou Nederland meer moeten inzetten op prijsprikkels. Wat hem betreft wordt flexibel gebruik "het nieuwe normaal", maar dat leidt wel tot minder zekerheid, stipte hij aan. Dat moet Nederland volgens hem zien te accepteren. "Het kan zijn dat je dan even geen stroom hebt en dat waren we niet gewend met zijn allen."
Met het symposium wil de ACM het gesprek aanjagen over hoe Europa energie betaalbaar houdt tijdens de overgang naar een klimaatneutraal en meer soeverein energiesysteem. ACM-bestuurslid Manon Leijten zei dat de toezichthouder meer wil meedenken over hoe dat systeem eruit moet gaan zien.
