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Thursday 02 April 2026 12:43 pm  |  Updated:  Thursday 02 April 2026 12:44 pm Nick Candy has reportedly sold his home property at a record valuation. (PA) Reform UK’s chief fundraiser Nick Candy has sold his property in Chelsea at a value of around £270m, it has been reported, in what has been dubbed the biggest house sale in history.Candy, the real estate mogul behind One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, has sold the family home to an unnamed buyer, according to Bloomberg. At the reported valuation of the sale, the buyer would be coughing up more than £30m in stamp duty to…

The game, held in aid of Alzheimer Scotland, will be the main event at the Shooting Stars family fun day, taking place on Sunday, April 12, at Broadwood Football Stadium. Shooting Stars, now in its second year, will see a Scotland Select take on a World Select in a bid to raise funds to support dementia care, research and improvements in brain health. Familiar faces confirmed to play include actor George Wilson, football manager Nacho Novo and coach Gavin Skelton, a former professional footballer and brother of BBC presenter Helen Skelton. Football greats Alex McLeish, John Sutton and Lee McCulloch…

A Green Party amendment, to go ahead with dual language signage for Onslow Gardens and the other four streets, but not to go ahead with Stormont Park, was successfulOnslow Gardens, BelfastA street in East Belfast is to get an Irish/English dual language street sign, despite more residents voicing objection than support, while another street beside Stormont which had a similar reaction saw Irish signage voted down.Belfast City Council sent out mixed messaging at its full monthly meeting on Wednesday (April 1) as it partly reversed a committee decision not to go ahead with Irish signs at Onslow Gardens off Cregagh…

This article was supported by Global Health Strategies Climate adaptation finance models have led to measurable results in Benin, Namibia and Ethiopia, AU report finds. [YAOUNDE, SciDev.Net] A climate change adaptation financing model implemented in Benin that has enabled new flood defences, irrigation systems, and resilient crops, has been hailed as an example to other African nations. The West African country faces mounting climate-related risks, including frequent flooding, droughts and coastal erosion, which threaten agriculture, water security and infrastructure. In 2014, the country partnered with the UN Capital Development Fund to launch the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL), a financial mechanism that helps local government authorities in…

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The sense of support and community was palpable when Sojun Park, a postdoc at the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), delivered a recent presentation on The Global Diffusion of AI Technologies and Its Political Drivers. The event, part of the CIS Global Research and Policy Seminar, filled the venue with audience members from across MIT. “My work is directly connected to what CIS faculty have previously done on international trade and security,” Park said afterwards. “If I hadn’t received a postdoctoral fellowship and come to MIT, I wouldn’t have been able to think through the security implications of my intellectual property research.…

Trying to choose between magnesium oxide and magnesium glycinate? It can get confusing fast. One is often recommended for sleep and stress, the other for constipation, and before long you’re left wondering if they’re basically the same thing. They’re not. Magnesium oxide and magnesium glycinate are two different forms of magnesium, and each one has its own pros and cons. In this post, I’ll explain the difference in simple terms and help you work out which one may be better for sleep, headaches, constipation, cramps, anxiety, restless legs, and more. In Short: Magnesium Oxide vs Glycinate Magnesium glycinate is generally…

AI has injected a shot of optimism. Like much of Silicon Valley, many attendees at the summit subscribe to the idea that AI might dramatically increase their productivity—though their goal is not to maximize their seed round but, rather, to prevent as much animal suffering as possible. Some brainstormed how to use Claude Code and custom agents to handle the coding and administrative tasks in their advocacy work. Others pitched the idea of developing new, cheaper methods for cultivating meat using scientific AI tools such as AlphaFold, which aids in molecular biology research by predicting the three-dimensional structures of proteins.…

The numbers are hard to ignore, and they are landing with enough regularity now that calling it a trend feels like an understatement. Block cut roughly 4,000 roles, representing around 40% of certain divisions, with executives explicitly framing the decision around AI-driven efficiency. Atlassian followed with 1,600 cuts, over 900 of them in software R&D and engineering. HSBC is now reportedly considering up to 20,000 redundancies as part of a multi-year AI-led overhaul. Goldman Sachs and Citi are said to be exploring similar restructurings. Morgan Stanley analysts estimate that AI could eliminate up to 10% of European banking jobs by…

Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation launched Commander on April 1, 2026, to provide bitcoin mining operations with real-time fleet monitoring and remote command capabilities. The software integrates natively with the company’s existing ecosystem, which currently manages over 1 GW of data center compute and mining power. This full-stack infrastructure consolidation allows operators to manage pools, firmware, and energy derivatives through a single vendor. The platform features the Intelligent Miner algorithm, which evaluates market conditions every five minutes to boost profitability by 8% to 14% compared to standard curtailment. The software is compatible with LuxOS, Bitmain, MicroBT, and Canaan firmware, reducing the…