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The Weeknd’s “Often” reenters the U.K.’s Official Single Sales chart at No. 46 — a new all-time high — and debuts at No. 3 on the vinyl and physical singles rankings. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 13: Abel Tesfaye attends Lionsgate’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” World Premiere on May 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Getty Images It’s been well over a decade since The Weeknd began promoting his album Beauty Behind the Madness, which would be the project that turned him into a global powerhouse. “Often” served as the lead focus track from that project,…

Microsoft has avoided an EU fine after the US tech group offered concessions on how it packages together its Teams and Office products, ending a long-running antitrust investigation by the bloc’s regulators. The probe, which began after a 2020 complaint from Slack, now part of Salesforce, accused Microsoft of abusing its market dominance by tying its video conferencing tool to its widely used suite of productivity applications. Since the initial complaint, Microsoft has unbundled Teams from Office 365 in the EU, but critics said the changes were too narrow. In May, the $3.7 trillion software giant promised concessions, such as…

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor andJames Melley and Judith BurnsBBCThe cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England has nearly doubled in five years but many children still do not receive appropriate care, says a report from the independent public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) says councils on average spent £318,400 on each child placed in a children’s home in the year ending March 2024. But these huge sums do not represent value for money, the report concludes. “I do not know where the money is being spent,” says Ezra Quinton, now 20, who recalls smashed windows and…

Following last year’s inaugural event, the TUNL Gala returns to New York Fashion Week on Sept. 15. TUNL — named after athletes’ pre-game “tunnel fits” — is a media collective blending media and e-commerce, where fashion, sports, music and art intersect. This year’s gala theme is “Woven Knights,” paying tribute to athletes, creators and visionaries who move culture forward — weaving resilience, intention and style into a shared legacy. NBA star Cade Cunningham will co-host the event at Lavan Midtown, with support from brand partners Rémy Martin and Louis XIII. MBG360 will present this year’s TUNL Halftime, headlined by rapper Gunna.…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. With three hearts, blue blood, and eight arms that seem to have a mind of their own, octopuses are among the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. Their signature limbs and complex nervous system help them explore, communicate, capture prey, and mate in many marine habitats. Now, scientists are unlocking some of the secrets embedded in these arms, namely whether they have some degree of “handedness.” A new study of octopuses in the wild found that all eight arms can do multiple actions, but their front arms are…

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Russia says it downed 221 Ukrainian drones launched on its territory overnight, in one of the largest aerial assaults since May.More than half of the drones were intercepted over the Bryansk and Smolensk regions, south-west of Moscow, where Lukoil facilities were reportedly targeted, the defence ministry said.Authorities in the Leningrad region said 28 drones were brought down and that a fire had broken out on a vessel in the Baltic port of Primorsk, Russia’s largest oil terminal. They added that the blaze was extinguished without casualties or leaks.Meanwhile, officials said two civilians were killed in Ukraine’s Sumy region when a…

Jennifer Clarke & Tom EspinerBBC NewsReutersThe Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out plans for the economy when she delivers the Budget on 26 November.There have been warnings that she will have to put up taxes or cut spending if she wants to stick to her own rules on government borrowing. Before the 2024 general election, Labour promised not to increase income tax, National Insurance or VAT for working people.What is the Budget?In her Budget statement, the chancellor of the exchequer will outline the government’s plans for raising or lowering taxes. It will also include big decisions about spending on health,…

When Deghareg Bekele, an architect in his early 30s, bought an Volkswagen electric car this year, he was a little sceptical. Not only is his home town, the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, prone to persistent power cuts, he also doubted the quality of his new vehicle.Four months on, Deghareg is pleased with his purchase since he no longer has to endure long lines at the petrol pump, caused by Ethiopia’s chronic fuel shortages.“I’d have to wait two to three hours, even if I got there in the early morning, and they often run out of petrol before it’s your turn,”…