US warship in Red Sea shoots down two Houthi missiles from Yemen

Two destroyers responded to a distress call from a Danish ship hit by a missile from Yemen, US says.

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Ukraine war: Missile and drone attack launched against Russia

Moscow says it destroyed dozens of projectiles a day after massive Russian attack on Ukrainian cities.

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House prices end the year 1.8% lower, says Nationwide

The housing market is set to be subdued in 2024 despite hopes of an interest rate cut.

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Beachgoers swept away as huge wave crashes over wall in California

Eight people were injured as a rogue wave swamped people and vehicles in the city of Ventura.

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Thursday, 28 December 2023

Metallics, polka dots, short shorts - trends that will rule 2024

The colours, fabrics and designs which are likely to define our looks for the next 12 months.

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Ellie Goulding: Music industry changed after MeToo

The singer says there are stronger protections in place for young artists starting out today.

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Wednesday, 27 December 2023

Volunteers build Isle of Man's first community rowing boat

A team of volunteers spend 11 months building a Skiff in Laxey for a new community rowing scheme.

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Broadmoor: Silent twin on being locked up with Ronnie Kray

A film and hit song have been made about the "Silent Sisters" - now the surviving twin speaks.

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Christmas cards: Welsh Bethlehem tries to save tradition

A Welsh village still welcomes visitors who want Christmas cards stamped "from Bethlehem".

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British Home Children: Antique box tells heart-breaking history

The pictures found inside an antique box tell the heart-breaking history of the British Home Children.

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Two teenagers killed in three-vehicle crash in Cramlington

An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old died and three other people were seriously injured, police say.

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Watch: Rhinos 'scared' by Christmas pudding present

A giant, decorated enrichment ball left rhinos at the Cotswold Wildlife Park unimpressed.

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Friday, 22 December 2023

PDC World Championship 2024: Luke Littler says he has been 'non-stop' since 18 months old

Luke Littler, the 16-year-old who has taken the PDC World Championship by storm this year, says he's been playing "non-stop" since he was 18 months old.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Local fine tuning for Mistral and SDXL, GPU mem/latency optimization

Show HN: Local fine tuning for Mistral and SDXL, GPU mem/latency optimization
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100% bootstrapped new startup. It lets you fine tune Mistral-7B and SDXL. In particular, for the LLM fine tuning we implemented a dataprep pipeline that turns websites/pdfs/doc files into question-answer pairs for training the small LLM using an big LLM. It includes a GPU scheduler that can do finegrained GPU memory scheduling (Kubernetes can only do whole-GPU, we do it per-GB of GPU memory to pack both inference and fine tuning jobs into the same fleet) to fit model instances into GPU memory to optimally trade off user facing latency with GPU memory utilization It's a pretty simple stack of control plane and a fat container that runs anywhere you can get hold of a GPU (e.g. runpod). Architecture: https://ift.tt/6GwSjgL Demo walkthrough showing runner dashboard: https://ift.tt/7PZ5lVh Run it yourself: https://ift.tt/yV0lKTC Discord: https://ift.tt/RikFTso Please roast me!

Hackney: Woman charged with murder of her four-year-old son

Kobi Dooley-Macharia was found with knife injuries and was taken to hospital, where he died.

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Thursday, 21 December 2023

Sir Keir Starmer supports assisted dying law change

The Labour leader says MPs should be allowed to vote with their conscience on assisted dying.

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Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages went missing

MP Penny Mordaunt tells the Covid inquiry messages to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove went missing.

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European Super League: Uefa and Fifa rules banning breakaway league unlawful, says court

Uefa and Fifa rules banning clubs joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League are unlawful, the European Court of Justice rules.

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Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Mary Earps wants 'to change the world'

England and Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps wants "to change the world" after being named Sports Personality of the Year 2023.

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Rimmel London ad banned for implying girls need make-up

The Facebook advert featured a Love Islander and read "get ready to slay this back-to-school season".

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'I don't work here!' - BBC reporter Ben Boulos interrupted on air

The BBC's Ben Boulos was mistaken for a greengrocer while reporting from a market hall in Birmingham.

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Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Stormont talks: What issues are affecting people in Northern Ireland?

As hopes of a pre-Christmas Stormont deal fade, four people explain how the limbo affects them.

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4,000 XL Bully owners apply for exemption from ban

The UK's chief veterinary officer says there could still be many unregistered dogs out there.

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Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper in 'very serious condition' in hospital

Former political adviser Derek Draper, 56, has been living with extreme complications from Covid.

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Biden ushered to safety after car crashes into motorcade

US Secret Service staff rush the president into his car after the accident in Delaware.

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Queensland sees flooding after near record rainfall

Thousands of people in the north of the state have been urged to move to higher ground.

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Ian Wright: Match of the Day pundit to step down at end of season

Arsenal legend Ian Wright is to step down as a pundit from Match of the Day at the end of the season.

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Friday, 15 December 2023

Watch: Chaos after Beijing subway carriages detach

Eyewitness videos show passengers stranded in wintry conditions after two of the carriages separated.

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Australian woman charged with stealing van carrying 10,000 doughnuts

It is unclear if the 28-year-old knew the van she is alleged to have stolen contained 10,000 doughnuts.

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Baby formula prices: Soaring costs devastating family finances - survey

Two-thirds of new mothers have been forced into "tough choices" due to 25% price rise, a survey says.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Bourne: Murder arrests after death of eight-week-old baby

A 23-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police say

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Zara pulls advert accused of resembling Gaza images

The fashion firm says it regrets any misunderstanding about its advertising campaign.

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Monday, 11 December 2023

US Catholic priest dies after attack in Nebraska church

A suspect was arrested at the scene of the crime in a small Nebraska community.

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Paris Ritz: Missing €750k ring found in hotel vacuum bag

The owner has said she left the ring on a table in her hotel room but when she returned it was gone.

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Saturday, 9 December 2023

Chris Evert: 18-time Grand Slam singles champion says cancer has returned

Tennis legend Chris Evert says her cancer has returned, two years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

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Whamageddon: DJ sorry for playing Last Christmas by Wham!

Matt Facer apologises for potentially eliminating 7,000 from a game in which players avoid the song.

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Friday, 8 December 2023

Coil fitting wait leaves woman in excruciating pain

Patients in one health board area are waiting up to nine months for a coil fitting.

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Israel Gaza war: UPenn loses $100m donation after House testimony

A major University of Pennsylvania donor withdraws grant after Congress hearing about antisemitism on campus.

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Thursday, 7 December 2023

Unesco: Italian opera singing gets cultural heritage status

The four-centuries-old art mixing costume, drama and music joins other global customs and traditions.

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Folkestone hit-and-run: Manhunt after boy, 7, killed

A vehicle drove off after a crash in Folkestone which left a boy dead, Kent Police says.

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Cancer: Woman's condition incurable after IBS misdiagnosis

Claire O'Shea was told she had IBS but a masseuse on a Turkish holiday spotted a more sinister cause.

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Flood warnings in place across England after heavy rain

A total of 69 flood warnings are in place across England after snow gave way to heavy rain.

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Nigeria airstrike 'mistakenly' kills worshippers at religious festival

The army was targeting "terrorists" when civilians were hit by accident, the state governor says.

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Watch: Maori MP performs haka before swearing oath to King

Rawiri Waititim, an advocate for Maori rights, broke protocol as he was inducted into New Zealand's parliament.

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Learner driver fails 59 theory tests before pass

A hopeful from Redditch is praised for "amazing" commitment after spending £1,380 and 60 hours to pass.

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Sunday, 3 December 2023

UFC Fight Night: Dana White criticises 'bad stoppage' at Austin event

UFC president Dana White criticises a referee for failing to end a bout earlier, with the official's delayed decision angering fighters.

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Saturday, 2 December 2023

Mount Etna eruption lights up the night sky

Europe's most active volcano has been in a constant state of activity since 2013.

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House prices edge higher as signs mortgage rates will fall

The Nationwide says there are "encouraging signs" that mortgage rates are starting to come down.

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'Airspace' above Battersea house to be auctioned

Vacant space above a building is offered with a guide price of £10,000, and no planning permission.

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