Thurrock Council debt expected to rise to £1.1bn

Thurrock Council’s debt position is expected to rise to £1.1bn over the next year, according to a new report. Local government minister Jim McMahon wrote to the council leader saying “improvements to date remain fragile” and that there were still “substantial areas in which Thurrock Council still needs to improve”. The government plans to extend…

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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis set to relinquish world titles, move up to super welterweight

Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ days at welterweight are over. The WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine 147-pound champion will move up to the super welterweight division for his next fight, Ennis’ promoter, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, revealed to multiple outlets on Thursday afternoon. Advertisement Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) was upgraded to IBF welterweight champion following Terence Crawford’s…

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Help Israel Fight Iran And Sufficiently Arm Ukraine

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: The Iranian army launches retaliatory strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 13, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images While the world is riveted on Israel’s heroic, necessary war against the evil Iranian regime, the U.S. must not undermine Ukraine. The next few weeks will profoundly…

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Photonic quantum chips are making AI smarter and greener

One of the current hot research topics is the combination of two of the most recent technological breakthroughs: machine learning and quantum computing. An experimental study shows that already small-scale quantum computers can boost the performance of machine learning algorithms. This was demonstrated on a photonic quantum processor by an international team of researchers of…

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