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Cambridges To Move Family Into Adelaide Cottage In Windsor

Prince William and Kate Middleton will move their family into a fourbedroomed home on the Windsor estate this summer. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are reportedly set to uproot their family from Kensington, west London, to Adelaide Cottage in Berkshire in order to be closer to the Queen. Re-erected in 1831, the Cambridge’s new Grade II-listed retreat is just a short walk from St George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle and sits proudly on the 655-acre royal estate in Berkshire. Sources close to the family suggest the Cambridges were keen to be closer to the Queen, 96, who has suffered episodic mobility issues in recent months, and also secure a good school for their three children.

Microsoft Retires Internet Explorer After 27 Years

Microsoft is finally retiring the consumer version of Internet Explorer. It announced the plan last year, making Internet Explorer 11 its final version. Internet Explorer debuted on Windows desktop computers in 1995 and by 2004, had cornered 95% of the market. But now, Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari, and Mozilla Firefox are dominant. Users wanting to stick with Microsoft are being directed to Microsoft Edge, launched in 2015, alongside Windows 10. Internet Explorer’s popularity was dented by the launch of faster browsers such as Chrome and Firefox, as users seized on new applications to navigate platforms including Google Search, Facebook, and YouTube.

Netflix Planning Reality Show With $4.56 Million Cash Prize

The streaming platform has approved a reality TV series called “Squid Game: The Challenge,” which will pit 456 contestants against each other in a series of games inspired by the hit show. Up for grabs is a $4.56 million reward — which Netflix says is the largest cash prize in reality TV history. “The stakes are high, but in this game, the worst fate is going home empty-handed,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. Netflix has opened casting for the show to English-language speakers around the world. Filming will take place in the U.K. The series is being co-produced by production firms Studio Lambert and The Garden, which is part of British broadcaster ITV.

More Than 4 Million People In The UK ‘Hacked’ Neighbour’s WiFi

A whopping 4.3 million people in the UK have ‘hacked’ a neighbour’s WiFi, a new report reveals. Paris-based satellite broadband provider Konnect has surveyed 2,000 UK residents about how far they’ve gone in the bid to stay connected. The average time perpetrators spent using a neighbour’s internet without permission was 52 days, although one in 20 people remained logged on for over a year. Brits use someone else’s WiFi connection without permission – commonly known as ‘piggybacking’ – when their own internet has gone down, or sometimes even when their internet is still working in an effort to avoid fees. Among the 4.3 million total who had hacked a neighbour’s WiFi, 1.6 million had held onto passwords after getting permission on a previous occasion.

Bulldogs Could Be Banned

The breeding of bulldogs could be banned unless their shape is altered to prevent a host of debilitating conditions — after a study found they are the unhealthiest dog in Britain. Vets are urging people not to buy one, despite their soaring popularity over the past decade, and animal lovers have also been told not to boast about the dog on social media by posting and liking pictures. Royal Veterinary College experts said urgent action was needed to reshape the breed back to how it looked in the 1800s and stop the UK joining the list of countries where the dog is banned. They also want people to stop buying French bulldogs and pugs until the breeding issues in those dogs are addressed. The English bulldog was originally developed as a muscular and athletic dog.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Booed At The Show He Produced

A video has emerged of Andrew Lloyd Webber being booed while a letter was read out on his behalf during the final performance of Cinderella. The theatre impresario, 74, did not attend the closing show at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End. Instead, director Laurence Connor appeared on stage alongside the cast to deliver a message from the composer about its premature end - and was roundly booed. After a backlash at the letter’s content, specifically where he referred to a ‘costly mistake’, Lloyd Webber said he was ‘devastated’ at a perceived misinterpretation. It comes after he was criticized when the show’s cast and crew were gathered for a meeting at which they were told that the show was going to close after racking up ‘unsustainable’ losses. Now, he has issued a statement saying: ‘I am devastated to have been reported to have said that my beloved production of Cinderella was a “costly mistake”.