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Prince George weeks away from major milestone as huge decision looms | Royal | News

Prince George weeks away from major milestone as huge decision looms | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Lambrook – the school George has been attending since 2022 – only teaches children up to the age of 13. George’s siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, are likely to stay at Lambrook until they also reach the age of 13 and take the next step in their educational journey. Kensington Palace is yet to confirm what school George will move to, however, it is likely to be a boarding school. It has been rumoured that the school of choice could be the nearby Eton College in Windsor, which was the school George’s father, Prince William, attended. Other schools that George could potentially attend are Marlborough College – the boarding school his mum, Princess Catherine, attended – or Oundle School. These schools, unlike Eton, teach both boys and girls, meaning that Princess Charlotte, when she moves school, will be able to attend the same school as her older brother. It is not known when Kensington Palace will confirm which school George will next attend. It was previously claimed that the announcement would be made during …

Tesla marks UK sales milestone as fierce competition looms

Tesla marks UK sales milestone as fierce competition looms

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get our weekly Drive Smart newsletter for motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get our EV editor’s weekly Drive Smart newsletter Tesla has announced it delivered its 300,000th vehicle in the UK last month, coinciding with a significant surge in electric car sales. The US manufacturer confirmed this milestone was reached with a Model 3 delivered in Manchester on 30 May, a decade after its first UK delivery in 2014. Company figures indicate 2,897 UK deliveries in May, a 44 per cent rise from the 2,016 recorded in the same month last year. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 secured the top two spots for new electric vehicle registrations across the UK last year. This broader increase in EV demand has been observed since the Iran oil crisis began pushing up petrol and diesel prices. Upcoming figures for May are expected to show a large increase in overall EV registrations. Ginny Buckley, chief executive of electric car buying advice website …

Quantum computing looms, and your security is nowhere near ready

Quantum computing looms, and your security is nowhere near ready

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Alexandr Iakimov via Shutterstock Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Quantum is almost here, but organizations are not ready. Experts urge moving from 128-bit to 256-bit encryption ASAP. Another looming issue: quantum skills. Quantum computing is making our future brighter. Quantum computing is making our future more perilous. In the spirit of quantum, both states can be true at once. Also: These 4 big technology bets will reshape the global economy in 2026 IT professionals now face tough choices as they consider, explore, or even begin preparing for the looming quantum revolution — along with hard deadlines. Powerful systems will execute in hours or minutes what once took years to process, and these advances are coming soon to an enterprise near you. But with that shift comes some powerful security issues.  Not yet enterprise-ready At least two dozen manufacturers “are now commercially offering more than 40 quantum processing units (QPUs), which are the processing hardware for a quantum computer,” according to MIT’s most recent Quantum Index Report. In addition, the “quantum-as-a-service model” is …

Three things we learned from Tottenham loss as relegation shootout looms

Three things we learned from Tottenham loss as relegation shootout looms

Published by Sam Flores

It was another game and another missed opportunity for Spurs, who will be taken right to the wire by West Ham in their fight for Premier League survival. Relegation race goes down to the wire Tottenham’s relegation fears will be stretched to the limit as their dreadful record against Chelsea continued with their eighth successive defeat at Stamford Bridge. Spurs missed their opportunity to pull away from West Ham when they drew at home to Leeds last week, and they failed once again to make the most of the Irons slipping up. Roberto De Zerbi has one last chance to keep Spurs up PA De Zerbi’s side remain favourites to stay up, with West Ham having lost their last three games, but the final day can always conjure up a surprise. Spurs must be wary not to lose their grasp on 17th place at the last moment. West Ham have looked like a beaten team in recent weeks, but they are still in the hunt and will know that pressure can do funny things to …

“Door Of Doom” Looms As 30 Year Yield Soars To 19 Year High After Two Huge Treasury Block Sales

“Door Of Doom” Looms As 30 Year Yield Soars To 19 Year High After Two Huge Treasury Block Sales

Published by Jenni Sidey

Bond yields continued to move sharply higher today, driven in large part by the aggressive repricing in the oil strip as markets (finally) price in a lengthy disruption to Hormuz traffic which has pushed year-end prices higher by about $12 in the past month. The result has been a spike across virtually all tenors: *US 2-YEAR YIELD RISES TO 4.11%, HIGHEST SINCE FEBRUARY 2025 *TREASURY 5- AND 7-YEAR YIELDS RISE 10 BASIS POINTS ON DAY *US 30-YEAR YIELD RISES TO 5.195%, HIGHEST SINCE JULY 2007 … as can be seen below, with the 30Y yield rising above 5.19% and the highest since 2007 According to Bloomberg, the latest spike higher in 10Y yields which is reverberating across the curve… … is due to a block of 23,000 contracts in 10-year bond June futures traded at a price of 108-25+ on CBOT. A total of 1.34 million contracts traded so far in this session. Two minutes later 20,000 was also blocked at 108-24+ with price action around the two trades consistent with sellers.  The combined amount …

Why Kamala Harris’s Foiled Joe Rogan Interview Still Looms Large for Democrats

Why Kamala Harris’s Foiled Joe Rogan Interview Still Looms Large for Democrats

Published by Sam Flores

A representative for Harris referred V.F. to her comments on the Rogan dust-up in her recent book 107 Days. “Even though most of my team thought doing the interview at all was a gamble, and others bluntly argued it was a bad idea, I really wanted to do it,” Harris wrote, adding that it “came as a surprise” when her campaign found out that Rogan was interviewing Trump on a day that his team had described to hers as a personal day. Addressing the claim on his podcast, Rogan has said, “we just didn’t tell you that Trump was coming on” and that Harris “never agreed to do the show.” Representatives for the podcaster didn’t immediately return requests for comment. Flaherty, like so many Democrats in the aftermath of the election, has been reflecting on the nature of the modern attention economy, and what they could do to better harness it in the future. “Successful content on the internet is a reflection of an audience that already exists,” he says, “Joe Rogan is Joe Rogan …

Sadiq Khan: ‘Londoners should be hoping West Ham stay up as £2.5m bill looms if Hammers are relegated’

Sadiq Khan: ‘Londoners should be hoping West Ham stay up as £2.5m bill looms if Hammers are relegated’

Published by Sam Flores

Londoners should be cheering on West Ham over Tottenham as taxpayers face a £2.5m bill if the club is relegated, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. Sitting 18th in the Premier League table with just two games left, the Hammers are staring at relegation. Just one place above the drop zone in 17th, Spurs also remain in serious danger of falling into the Championship. The Mayor of London blamed his predecessor Boris Johnson for doing “the worst deal imaginable”, which will mean if West Ham remain in the bottom three at the end of the season City Hall will be hit with a huge bill. He told the Standard: “What I’d say to Londoners who don’t support Spurs is you should probably be cheering on West Ham.” “The previous Mayor, Boris Johnson, did the worst deal that can be imaginable,” he added. “As far as West Ham are concerned, as a deal of the century where he basically gave them rent free, this amazing stadium for 100 years. “Now if West Ham are relegated, we, the …

Far-right ‘Spaniards first’ policy looms over Andalusia election – POLITICO

Far-right ‘Spaniards first’ policy looms over Andalusia election – POLITICO

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“This [issue] hurts the PP, because it has had to make concessions which it doesn’t necessarily believe in,” said Vallespín at Madrid’s Autonomous University. “It has been very easy for Vox to have a clear position on this but the PP doesn’t seem to have managed that yet.” The Catholic Church, usually seen to be close to the PP, has also spoken out against national priority. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has recently boosted his international reputation by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. | Paolo Blocco/Getty Images Sánchez on the attack Even though Prime Minister Sánchez has recently boosted his international reputation by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, he has been struggling to score points at home. The fight over national priority has given him an opening. As he addressed supporters on the campaign trail in Andalusia, Sánchez described the previous PP-Vox regional accords as “mansplainers’ pacts” and he said the two parties on the right had given the constitution “a kicking and violated the principle of non-discrimination.” Flipping the buzzword to …

12 simple ways to recession-proof your life as a financial crisis looms

12 simple ways to recession-proof your life as a financial crisis looms

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more One look at the news right now is enough to make your palms start sweating. Aside from the horrifying violence of war and the human cost it incurs, headlines are saturated with warnings of impending financial doom as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government. The UK economy is set for a £35bn hit from the Middle East energy crisis and could enter a recession this year if the crisis drags on, one think tank has warned. Meanwhile, another alarming report has predicted that a quarter of a million people will lose their jobs by the middle of 2027, should the UK’s economy flatline. Factor in a predicted surge in interest rates and the cost of living, …