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‘Don’t be too precious’ | Radio Times

‘Don’t be too precious’ | Radio Times

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add Legends to your watchlist “We’re not the police. We’re not the spooks. There’s no safety net,” Steve Coogan’s Don – a lugubrious Mancunian, who’s himself a former undercover officer – tells a group of dissatisfied, but ambitious, employees of HM Revenue and Customs gathered in his dusty 1990s classroom. In reality we’re at a private school in St Albans, which is shuttered for the spring 2025 half-term, where Coogan and his fellow cast members are filming Legends, a new six-part true-crime thriller by writer and showrunner Neil Forsyth (The Gold, Guilt). Tom Burke’s Guy, among others, has passed the test to join a secret anti-drugs taskforce, set up by the historical Customs and Excise after Margaret Thatcher declared war on the gangs flooding Britain with heroin. Before they can go under cover, though, Don explains that this dangerous work means the new recruits have to leave their old lives behind and take on new identities – the “legends” of the show’s title. And then they’re sent off into the field: Guy infiltrating Turkish heroin …

West Ham hold on for precious point at Crystal Palace as Wolves relegated

West Ham hold on for precious point at Crystal Palace as Wolves relegated

Published by Sam Flores

The Wales winger passed up a great opportunity by heading Tyrick Mitchell’s cross wide while unmarked from 10 yards out. Johnson, booked for hacking El Hadji Malick Diouf down soon after, curled a much better effort marginally wide as West Ham continued to live dangerously. Axel Disasi thumped a reply over on the turn but was offside anyway, and a much better chance came their way six minutes before the break. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who had been a prominent partier in Italy, mistimed a punch that fell to Castellanos, whose overhead-kick was prevented from going in by Lacroix. The England keeper soon made amends with a superb stop to keep out Konstantinos Mavropanos’s header.  Jarrod Bowen saw Hughes block a shot early in the second half that, judging by his reaction, the England man had expected to see flying into the top corner. Bowen attempted an overhead kick soon after but that was blocked. West Ham soon had to repel a barrage of corners after Johnson, causing problems on the right, sent in dangerous centres. …

Robot Dogs Patrolling Precious Crops as Food Crisis Deepens

Robot Dogs Patrolling Precious Crops as Food Crisis Deepens

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Robot dogs are increasingly finding real life uses as guardians of sensitive sites like AI data centers, the US-Mexico border, and Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. In a dystopian turn, now they’re also guarding valuable cash crops — at least in the US, where industrial agriculture companies like Bayer are deploying robodogs to watch over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of raw corn. According to industry publication the Fence Post, Bayer is supplementing human security patrols around its 8,000 acre Hawaiian corn farm with robotic security dogs, supplied by the tech firm Asylon. The Asylon dogs are meant to guard the company’s precious maize from vandals, wildfires, wild fauna, and other hazards around the clock. They do so with a payload of thermal cameras and electro-optical sensors, the kind used in unmanned military drones. Each robodog connects both to Bayer’s Hawaii Security Operations Centre and Alyson’s Robotic Security Operations Centre, meaning anyone trying to pull off a daring …

China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’ | Xi Jinping News

China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’ | Xi Jinping News

Published by Sam Flores

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with top Chinese leadership to discuss the Iran war and other concerns. Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and pressed for “closer and stronger strategic coordination” between Beijing and Moscow, according to state media. Xi met with Lavrov in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, according to China’s Xinhua news agency, where he urged Russia and China to “firmly defend their legitimate interests and safeguard the unity of Global South countries”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The Chinese leader also said the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations were particularly “precious” in an international landscape marked by change and chaos, The Associated Press news agency reported. While a Chinese readout of Xi’s remarks to the Russian minister did not explicitly mention the US-Israel war on Iran, his comments did appear to reference growing fears that the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global food crisis as …

I Tested a Chip Bag Sealer to See How Fresh It Could Keep My Precious Snacks

I Tested a $13 Chip Bag Sealer to See How Fresh It Could Keep My Precious Snacks

Published by skeptic

A stale bag of chips or cookies is as good as compost. Spending good money on food only to watch it wilt or go soft is grim, and often those finicky bags don’t reseal like they ought to.  While there are vacuum-sealed bags and accompanying air-removal devices, nothing compares to the efficiency and ease of a handheld bag sealer. That is, if they work. These simple gadgets are designed to fuse the open ends of plastic containers with quick heat to prolong food’s shelf life and overall quality.  I tested two of the highest-rated models on Amazon to determine which deserves a permanent place in my kitchen. Here’s how they stacked up.  The devices  My small cohort of bag sealers, ready for testing.  Joey Skladany/CNET Upon opening each package, I was surprised to see that both models offer additional capabilities beyond sealing. Each uses USB-C for charging (with a cable included). BBDYOY three-in-one mini bag sealer  $12.99 on Amazon This cheaper bag sealer came to temperature almost immediately. Joey Skladany/CNET Special Features: Compact size, bag …

Precious Okoyomon’s Whitney Biennial Installation Is a True Shocker

Precious Okoyomon’s Whitney Biennial Installation Is a True Shocker

Published by José Betancourt

Earlier this month, the Whitney Biennial went on view to the usual amount of fanfare—but one work was notably missing from the show. That work, a room-filling installation by Precious Okoyomon featuring stuffed animals and racist dolls suspended from the ceiling by nooses, was initially meant to appear in the lobby. But shortly before the exhibition opened to the press, the artist and the show’s curators pulled the plug on that plan. The issue, Okoyomon told ARTnews this week, was not the piece’s disturbing subject matter but a more practical problem: they felt they needed more space to realize such an ambitious project. “It didn’t work,” they said of the initial lobby idea. The dolls and animals “needed to be lower. You have to engage with them in a place where you can look at them and be with them.” Related Articles We met on the Whitney Museum’s the eighth floor, where their installation, titled Everything wants to kill you and you should be afraid (2026), finally went on view Wednesday. Cupping their poodle, Gravity, …

Some California growers have found ways to to recharge precious groundwater

Some California growers have found ways to to recharge precious groundwater

Published by Sam Flores

ARVIN, Calif. — In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines and carrot fields, a canal reaches a linchpin that keeps the farming economy going: dozens of oblong ponds filled with shimmering water. While many parts of California’s Central Valley are struggling to counter widespread overpumping and declining underground water levels, the irrigation agency here is using the ponds to effectively swallow gulps of river water, getting it to seep into the soil and recharge the groundwater. “That sandy ground, when you put the water on it, it percolates into the groundwater and it recharges,” said Jeevan Muhar, chief executive officer of Arvin-Edison Water Storage District. “So it’s underneath us. We can see that water come up.” The irrigation district tracks groundwater levels. In dry times, when it needs to tap into stored water, it uses dozens of wells to pump it out and send it flowing to farms. The Tejon Spreading Works is part of a network the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District uses to recharge groundwater. A …

Trump Threatens to Do Something Horrible in Africa Unless He Gets a Deal on Precious Minerals

Trump Threatens to Do Something Horrible in Africa Unless He Gets a Deal on Precious Minerals

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Donald Trump has been busy in Africa. Look no further than airstrikes in Nigeria, travel bans on 29 countries, and chummy alliances with military juntas. But dig deep enough into the muck of second-term headlines, however, and you might find another story: the administration’s medical extortion campaign. That might sound dramatic. But according to the New York Times, a memo drafted by the State Department outlines a plan to hold lifesaving HIV medication hostage if the south African country of Zambia refuses to meet its geopolitical terms. Though the exact demands haven’t been made public, the plan involves withholding some $115 million in support for vital HIV treatment programs, unless the Zambian government gives US companies more access to its vast mineral wealth. The language of the Zambia memo, prepared for Marco Rubio and viewed by the NYT, makes the Trump administration’s intentions clear: “we will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away …

Aston Villa turn into route-one Wimbledon to earn precious first-leg lead against Lille

Aston Villa turn into route-one Wimbledon to earn precious first-leg lead against Lille

Published by Sam Flores

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7 Best Hair Growth Products of 2026 to Keep Your Precious Locks

7 Best Hair Growth Products of 2026 to Keep Your Precious Locks

Published by Jenni Sidey

Is your hair parting like the Red Sea? A few extra chunks of hair blocking the tub drain lately? Nobody wants to look for the best hair growth products, but you’ve come to the right place to finally address those few extra millimeters of forehead you’ve been seeing of late. Do these things actually work, though, or is Big Hair just looking for a way to sell you snake oil? “The efficacy of hair growth products depends on the active ingredients and the underlying cause of hair loss,” Dr. Daniel Gould, a board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, says. “I advise patients to be wary of exaggerated marketing claims and to consult with a qualified physician to determine the best evidence-based treatment plan.” That’s not to say that a bunch of hair growth products don’t work, because, well, we’ve tried them—and many of them can seriously help your hair loss efforts. From serums to sprays to supplements, these hair growth products will (hopefully) help you sprout some new strands rather than going full George Costanza. The …