Uncovering the men who hid a note in a Scottish lighthouse 132 years ago

Experts poring over censuses and newspaper archives have built up a rich picture of their lives.

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New top story on Hacker News: Things I wish I knew the day I started Berklee

Things I wish I knew the day I started Berklee
11 by tosh | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros

Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
21 by signa11 | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Calculating the largest known prime in Ruby

Calculating the largest known prime in Ruby
8 by thunderbong | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The Trump Trials... Cases Closed?

Is Donald now above the law?

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New top story on Hacker News: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend
7 by ZeljkoS | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Bananas: Cross-Platform screen sharing made simple

Bananas: Cross-Platform screen sharing made simple
10 by thunderbong | 0 comments on Hacker News.

'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media

The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.

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Tartan and hysteria: Musical tells story of Scotland's biggest boyband

Shang-a-lang - Hits of the Bay City Rollers get the Mamma Mia treatment in a new theatre show.

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A Lions XV from the autumn - according to the data

Bundee Aki or Sione Tuipulotu? Jac Morgan or Tom Curry? The analysts at Opta have crunched the numbers to produce a Lions XV based on autumn performances.

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New top story on Hacker News: GitHub removes 42 "basic functionality" features from their roadmap

GitHub removes 42 "basic functionality" features from their roadmap
23 by preya2k | 8 comments on Hacker News.

'I'm more out than in' - Salah disappointed by lack of Liverpool offer

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah says his future at Liverpool is 'out of his hands' because he is yet to be offered a new deal.

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'In eight years we never lived like this' - what is wrong at Man City?

After Man City's 4-0 humbling to Tottenham made it five defeats in a row, BBC Sport looks at what is going wrong for the Premier League champions.

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What being coached by Murray could do for Djokovic

BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller assesses what Novak Djokovic's shock appointment of Andy Murray as coach could mean for both men.

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Pigeon-infested house up for auction at £12k

The property's condition is so poor the auctioneer said it could not offer viewings.

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'Chaos for Australia!' - Bumrah removes Cummins for three

Jasprit Bumrah takes his fourth wicket of the Test between India and Australia, removing Pat Cummins for three in the evening session in Perth.

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'Brilliant stuff!' - Bumrah removes Khawaja & Smith with back-to-back balls

India captain Jasprit Bumrah strikes twice in two balls removing Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith to reduce Australia to 3-19 in during the first Test between Australia and India in Perth.

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Zubimendi? Ederson? Ricci? Who might Man City target to replace Rodri?

After four successive defeats in all competitions for Manchester City, a replacement for Rodri has been mentioned again, but who are the contenders?

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'Ambulance delays made me a widow at 28'

Aaron Morris, 31, died following a crash in County Durham in 2022, but could have been saved.

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Student's wrong results suicide prompts support call

A family calls for better support for students following their daughter's death.

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Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles

But why now? And what could this mean?

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Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy's foreign migrant centres

There is increasing tension between Italy's ruling coalition and the judiciary over migrant centres.

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New top story on Hacker News: Constraints in Go

Constraints in Go
12 by gus_leonel | 4 comments on Hacker News.

Trump, Musk and new cabinet nominees celebrate at UFC

The President-elect was joined by Robert F Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Shock as man told 'there's a cow in your pool'

Ian Blackburn said he is over the moon after the bovine was returned safe and well.

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Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told

Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".

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Does Kane's criticism expose England cracks?

Harry Kane's thinly veiled criticism of England absentees increases current sense of drift, writes Phil McNulty.

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'We scrum to dominate' - behind the eight-man Boks machine

What is the secret behind South Africa’s eight-man machine – arguably the most formidable and feared scrum in rugby?

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Man charged with murder after stabbings at market

One man was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing in Walworth on Sunday morning.

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'Traitors' poster put up at Michelle O'Neill's office

O'Neill was the first senior Sinn Féin figure to take part in an official Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

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New top story on Hacker News: Java-Based No-Code and Low-Code Application Bootstrapping Tools Review

Java-Based No-Code and Low-Code Application Bootstrapping Tools Review
2 by mgl | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Two dead after electric bike catches fire in house, firefighters say

A pedal bike was converted into an electric bike and stored in the hallway, the fire service said.

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Why luxury cheese is being targeted by organised crime gangs

How cheese has become so valuable that it's being stolen to order

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New top story on Hacker News: A Random Walk Through Ada (2014)

A Random Walk Through Ada (2014)
15 by okl | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A disabled South Park character from 24 years ago is getting me harassed today

I have felt the shadow of Timmy since childhood - but never imagined the name would be hurled at me by strangers in my 30s.

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Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save huge native bird

The birth of a great Indian bustard chick through artificial insemination has given hope to conservationists.

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New top story on Hacker News: LoRA vs. Full Fine-Tuning: An Illusion of Equivalence

LoRA vs. Full Fine-Tuning: An Illusion of Equivalence
4 by timbilt | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Why Trump won (and why Harris lost)

We assess the campaigns

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New top story on Hacker News: Optery (YC W22) Is Hiring Product Managers and Full Stack Developer (Node.js)

Optery (YC W22) Is Hiring Product Managers and Full Stack Developer (Node.js)
1 by beyondd | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: I'm Not Mutable, I'm Partially Instantiated (Prolog)

I'm Not Mutable, I'm Partially Instantiated (Prolog)
6 by tlack | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Watch: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash

New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.

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House prices at record high, says Halifax

Despite the increase, the lender warns mortgage costs could remain "higher for longer" following the Budget.

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New top story on Hacker News: Perhaps Rust Needs "Defer"

Perhaps Rust Needs "Defer"
19 by broken_broken_ | 7 comments on Hacker News.

How Kuhn is 'showing Celtic what he's got'

Nicolas Kuhn is described as the outstanding player in Scottish football this season after his two-goal display in Celtic's 3-1 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: IMDb SQL Best Movie Finder

Show HN: IMDb SQL Best Movie Finder
20 by afiodorov | 8 comments on Hacker News.
I've built a static web app called IMDb SQL Best Movie Finder that lets you query a database of 1.5 million IMDb titles using SQL directly in your browser. It’s entirely client-side, so all the data processing happens locally on your machine — no server involved.

Primark owner profits jump despite summer washout

It said clothes sales in the UK and Ireland grew despite dampened demand for beach and swimwear.

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New top story on Hacker News: The history of Unix's ioctl and signal about window sizes

The history of Unix's ioctl and signal about window sizes
16 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Cheap Thrills, an album cover by Robert Crumb (2020)

Cheap Thrills, an album cover by Robert Crumb (2020)
5 by stareatgoats | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Sat-nav companies make changes after fatal crash

Google, Apple and TomTom say changes will be made to audio prompts after two women died.

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New top story on Hacker News: Venvstacks: Virtual Environment Stacks for Python

Venvstacks: Virtual Environment Stacks for Python
5 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Unite union may bring legal action over winter fuel payments

Unite has called on the government to reverse the cut for millions of pensioners.

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New top story on Hacker News: Rust's Most Subtle Syntax

Rust's Most Subtle Syntax
21 by todsacerdoti | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Strictly's Tasha Ghouri in tears over online hate

Ghouri, who was born deaf, said she received an onslaught of hate after appearing on Love Island in 2022.

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Disabled man who gave up hope of finding work lands first job - as a model

Elliot Caswell, who has cerebral palsy, booked a modelling job after a BBC documentary explored his difficulties finding work.

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New top story on Hacker News: Cppfront v0.8.0

Cppfront v0.8.0
7 by ahamez | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Instagram-famous squirrel euthanised by authorities

New York authorities say Peanut the Squirrel bit a person while it was being confiscated this week.

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New top story on Hacker News: Oasis: A Universe in a Transformer

Oasis: A Universe in a Transformer
3 by ChadNauseam | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Who is ahead in the polls?

An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.

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