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Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?

With shipping routes disrupted and tensions rising across the region we want to hear from maritime workers, sailors and port workers and others workin...

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The one change that worked: I stopped planning holidays – and found the joy in travel

I used to scroll through scores of online reviews to put together a trip itinerary before I’d even left home. Now I just let my feet – and my nose...

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Bright and beautiful? The man causing millennial rapture with his school hymn singalongs

Primary School Bangers caused a sensation on TikTok, then at Glastonbury, and now it’s gone nationwide. Is it harmless nostalgia – or a symptom of...

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The best pillows in the UK for every type of sleeper, tested

The perfect pillow is out there, whatever your sleep style. We put 10 to the test, including a budget buy that costs less than a posh pint• The best...

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Transparency fears over plan to redact 2,000 staff names on Commons register

Exclusive: Standards committee proposal aims to improve staff safety but critics say it will further reduce public trustMPs are planning to redact the...

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Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK

The home secretary says the "incentives" will deliver a "significant saving to the taxpayer"....

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What Experts Are Saying

Natalie Lee PhD
Natalie Lee PhD

Fantasy Author

4.0

The author of QuickStart Guide to Vulkan Compute clearly knows their stuff when it comes to Vulkan Compute, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of QuickStart Guide to Vulkan Compute

Matthew Evans
Matthew Evans

Fantasy Author

5.6

While Game Programming Interview Questions in 20 Minutes makes valuable contributions to the field of Game Programming, it occasionally oversimplifies complex issues around Interview Prep.

Review of Game Programming Interview Questions in 20 Minutes

Lisa Thompson PhD
Lisa Thompson PhD

Gaming Enthusiast

5.1

I absolutely loved WebGPU Development Cookbook! As someone passionate about webgpu, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

Review of WebGPU Development Cookbook

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