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Popular fast-food chain Steak ’n Shake added $10 million worth of bitcoin to its corporate treasury, deepening its commitment to bitcoin eight months after rolling out BTC payments across all U.S. locations. The company said on social media that the move follows a “self-reinforcing cycle” driven by bitcoin adoption, where customers paying in BTC help generate incremental revenue that is then recycled into business improvements.  According to Steak ’n Shake, all bitcoin-denominated revenue flows directly into what it calls its strategic bitcoin reserve, which is used to fund restaurant upgrades, ingredient improvements, and remodeling initiatives—without raising menu prices. “Eight months…

In East Sussex, around 21,000 homes rely on oil for heating, and a new government consultation could shape which technologies they will be able to use in the future. More than 3,000 oil-heated homes across England have already responded to the Alternative Clean Heating consultation, with many calling on the government to support renewable liquid fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Paul Rose, CEO of OFTEC, and Ken Cronin, CEO of UKIFDA, said: “It’s very encouraging to see over 3,000 oil heated households have already responded to this new consultation in just a few weeks. “This reflects the strength…

Saturday 17 January 2026 2:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 16 January 2026 9:06 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Professional rugby is not approaching collapse; it has already happened Professional rugby is not approaching collapse; it is recognising one that already occurred and mistaking that recognition for failure.What we are watching across leagues, unions and competitions is not chaos, bad luck or incompetence finally catching up, but the delayed visibility of a structural outcome that was locked in years ago. What feels sudden is not…

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) accepted in closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry that infections suffered by patients were more likely than not connected to the hospital environment, particularly its water supply. The admission marks a significant shift from the board’s earlier position, in which it repeatedly rejected claims that bacteria in the water system contributed to infections that led to patient deaths. According to the BBC, the health board said it was likely there was a “causal connection” between infections and “the hospital environment, in particular the water system”. In a formal statement to the inquiry, NHSGGC…

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A fan from the stands came to the rescue on Saturday after Gillingham’s game was held up because of an injury.The League 2 game at Priestfield between the Gills and Newport County had to be halted after one of the assistant referees picked up an injury, leading to a plea from the club for someone in the crowd to help out.Gillingham’s game was held up after an assistant referee got injuredReferee Carl Brook paused the game just after the hour mark, and Gillingham’s PA announcer Doug Hudson appealed for someone in the crowd with a refereeing qualification to help out.Following…

On 15 January 2001, Wikipedia appeared online with a short announcement saying it was new. Pew Research Center traces the earliest edit on the homepage to that day. No launch event followed and nobody had an idea about what the site would become. 25 years on, Wikipedia feels ordinary because of how often people use it. The Wikimedia Foundation says the site now attracts nearly 15 billion views every month. Pew Research Center puts daily use at an average of about 508 million views across the past decade. Wikipedia holds over 65 million articles in more than 300 languages, according…

Location : The A585 northbound between the junctions with the A586 Great Eccleston and the A586 Hardhorn. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 00:30 and 00:45 on 18 January 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 00:30 and 00:45 on 18 January 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Source link

Gillingham striker Josh Andrews got the support from his manager on Saturday after missing a couple of golden chances at Priestfield.With the game against Newport in the balance at 1-1, Andrews had the chance to put his team in front from Aaron Rowe’s cross, but with just the keeper to beat, he fired straight at him. A bigger chance was missed moments later.Josh Andrews had a tough day in front of goal for the Gills Picture: @Julian_KPISam Gale put it on a plate for Andrews with a ball across the face of goal but with an open net the striker…

Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust that blocks light, but Hubble can detect the near-infrared emission that shines through holes formed by the protostar’s jets of gas and dust. The radiating energy can provide information about these “outflow cavities,” like their structure, radiation fields, and dust content. Researchers look for connections between the properties of these young stars – like outflows, environment, mass, brightness –…