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Dell has unveiled the 14S, a new student-focused laptop designed to offer a more affordable alternative to the company’s recently introduced XPS 13. Announced at IFA 2026, the Dell 14S will be available in four colours: linen, dusty rose, washed denim and velvet green. It is expected to go on sale later this autumn, although Dell has not yet confirmed its final pricing. The entry-level model will have 8GB of RAM and a 256GB solid-state drive. Buyers will also be able to configure the laptop with 16GB of memory and storage options of 512GB or 1TB. Dell representatives said during…

Manchester United ended the summer transfer window without signing a new left-back after refusing to commit to a deal they regarded as poor value, leaving manager Michael Carrick with Luke Shaw as his only senior specialist in the position. The decision followed a late attempt to find a temporary solution, with United making an enquiry about Manchester City defender Rayan Aït-Nouri on Tuesday, September 1. The approach came after the Algeria international’s representatives had raised the possibility of a move earlier in the week. However, City were only prepared to sanction a season-long loan if it included an obligation for…

The Western Australian Government is providing a further $58.6 million to help Collie move away from coal, taking public support for the mining town’s transition beyond $700 million. The latest funding forms part of a wider plan to support workers, attract new industries and diversify the economy as state-owned coal-fired power generation is phased out by 2030. A Plan for the Collie Basin, released on Wednesday, sets out measures focused on energy security, workforce transition and the creation of future jobs. The plan follows a review by the Collie Basin Consolidation Taskforce, which examined the future of coal assets in…

Police in South Africa are investigating the alleged forced circumcision of an 11-year-old boy by four older pupils in a toilet at Sinqobile Primary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. The Grade 5 pupil was reportedly attacked during a break by Grade 7 boys, who are alleged to have restrained him before cutting away his foreskin. He was then warned not to tell teachers or his family. His mother, who has not been named to protect her son’s identity, said she became suspicious several days later after noticing that he was walking unusually. When asked what was wrong, the boy…

ONEOK is to buy Brazos Midstream’s natural gas gathering and processing assets in the Permian Basin for $4.425 billion, in the latest move by a major US pipeline operator to consolidate infrastructure expected to serve artificial intelligence data centres and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The Tulsa-based company said the acquisition of Brazos’s Midland Basin operations would be financed partly through a $9 billion non-voting minority investment from funds managed by Apollo Global Management. ONEOK plans to use a further $5 billion of the proceeds to reduce its debt. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of…

Céline Dion appeared in high spirits as she returned to her Paris hotel on Tuesday evening, just days before beginning her long-awaited stage comeback in the French capital. The Canadian singer is preparing for her Celine Dion Paris 2026 residency at the Plenitude Arena, formerly known as Paris La Défense Arena. The opening concert is scheduled for Saturday, September 12. Dion will perform 16 shows in Paris between September 12 and October 17, with a further ten dates planned for May 2027, according to the official concert website. The residency will feature songs from across her career in both English…

Martin O’Neill and Stephen Robinson face fresh scrutiny when Celtic host Aberdeen at Celtic Park on Wednesday, despite both managers guiding their sides to strong starts in the Scottish Premiership. O’Neill appeared to have removed any doubt over his position after steering Celtic to a league and Scottish Cup double during his second spell as interim manager. But a minor medical procedure kept the veteran Northern Irishman out of last month’s victory over Kilmarnock, before a 5-1 defeat by LASK in Austria ended Celtic’s hopes of reaching the Champions League. The European collapse has revived concerns among some supporters about…

A man has been shot dead at a home in Merrylands West, in western Sydney, with homicide detectives assisting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. Emergency services were called to Bruce Street at about 3.15pm on Wednesday, 2 September, following reports of a shooting. Officers from Cumberland Police Area Command found a man, believed to be in his 30s, suffering from a gunshot wound. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the victim at the scene, but he died there. Police said he had not yet been formally identified. A crime scene has been established while investigators work to establish what…

Vladimir Putin has refused to say whether British military-industrial facilities could become targets for Russian strikes, telling an RT reporter that the answer was a “military secret”. The Russian president was asked whether defence sites in the UK could be targeted if British-made weapons supplied to Ukraine were used against Russia. He gave no indication that an attack was being planned, but his response was delivered amid mounting tensions over Britain’s military support for Kyiv. Putin was speaking to journalists in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The exchange was reported by RT, which identified its correspondent as…

Gen Z workers are struggling to interpret the language and communication habits of older colleagues, according to a new US survey that has prompted the launch of an online workplace “translator”. Four in five Gen Z respondents said differences in workplace language and communication style had created challenges, compared with 30 per cent of baby boomers, in research commissioned by Sunny Workplace and conducted by Censuswide. The survey questioned 2,004 workers on 25 and 26 May, split evenly between the two generations. ([gosunny.org](https://gosunny.org/press/list-in-translation/)) Sunny Workplace, a non-profit employee engagement platform, has launched WorkGen Translate, a light-hearted tool designed to decode…