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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wolves stadium sleepout targets record numbers
A charity is calling on a record number of people to sleep overnight in a Premier League football stadium. The Molineux Sleepout is organised by the Wolves Foundation and homeless charity Good Shepherd, and people are invited to camp out in the Stan Cullis stand at the Wolverhampton Wanderers' football ground. The event will be held on Friday 14 November, but early-bird tickets are available now. The foundation's target is to attract more than 200 participants for the first time. It is the sleepout's seventh year, and more than £250,000 has been raised since it began. The money goes to both the foundation, which provides outreach to the local community, often through sport, and Good Shepherd, which helps the homeless and vulnerable. "It is always so heartening to be part of that atmosphere of people wanting to support others, and this year we are aiming to make it the biggest event yet so that the two charities can deliver an even bigger impact," said Tom Warren, general manager of the Wolves Foundation. Vicky Mosedale, a trainee keyworker at the Good Shepherd, understands how valuable the money would be for the charity. She gained employment there after completing its Lived Experience into Action Project programme (LEAP), which is open to volunteers who have experienced homelessness, addiction and mental health struggles. "I've been in my trainee role at the Good Shepherd for just over a year now, and I'm absolutely loving it and going from strength to strength," she said. "I'm proof that recovery is possible, and I am so grateful and appreciative of this opportunity to grow and make my family proud. "As someone with lived experience of addiction and mental health issues, I know the difference the funds raised from the sleepout will make to people's lives." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Charity sleep-out hopes to meet £250k target Thousands raised for homeless at Molineux sleepout Wolves Foundation Good Shepherd Wolverhampton
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wolves stadium sleepout targets record numbers
A charity is calling on a record number of people to sleep overnight in a Premier League football stadium. The Molineux Sleepout is organised by the Wolves Foundation and homeless charity Good Shepherd, and people are invited to camp out in the Stan Cullis stand at the Wolverhampton Wanderers' football ground. The event will be held on Friday 14 November, but early-bird tickets are available now. The foundation's target is to attract more than 200 participants for the first time. It is the sleepout's seventh year, and more than £250,000 has been raised since it began. The money goes to both the foundation, which provides outreach to the local community, often through sport, and Good Shepherd, which helps the homeless and vulnerable. "It is always so heartening to be part of that atmosphere of people wanting to support others, and this year we are aiming to make it the biggest event yet so that the two charities can deliver an even bigger impact," said Tom Warren, general manager of the Wolves Foundation. Vicky Mosedale, a trainee keyworker at the Good Shepherd, understands how valuable the money would be for the charity. She gained employment there after completing its Lived Experience into Action Project programme (LEAP), which is open to volunteers who have experienced homelessness, addiction and mental health struggles. "I've been in my trainee role at the Good Shepherd for just over a year now, and I'm absolutely loving it and going from strength to strength," she said. "I'm proof that recovery is possible, and I am so grateful and appreciative of this opportunity to grow and make my family proud. "As someone with lived experience of addiction and mental health issues, I know the difference the funds raised from the sleepout will make to people's lives." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Charity sleep-out hopes to meet £250k target Thousands raised for homeless at Molineux sleepout Wolves Foundation Good Shepherd Wolverhampton
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wolves stadium sleepout targets record numbers
A charity is calling on a record number of people to sleep overnight in a Premier League football Molineux Sleepout is organised by the Wolves Foundation and homeless charity Good Shepherd, and people are invited to camp out in the Stan Cullis stand at the Wolverhampton Wanderers' football event will be held on Friday 14 November, but early-bird tickets are available foundation's target is to attract more than 200 participants for the first time. It is the sleepout's seventh year, and more than £250,000 has been raised since it money goes to both the foundation, which provides outreach to the local community, often through sport, and Good Shepherd, which helps the homeless and vulnerable."It is always so heartening to be part of that atmosphere of people wanting to support others, and this year we are aiming to make it the biggest event yet so that the two charities can deliver an even bigger impact," said Tom Warren, general manager of the Wolves Foundation. Vicky Mosedale, a trainee keyworker at the Good Shepherd, understands how valuable the money would be for the gained employment there after completing its Lived Experience into Action Project programme (LEAP), which is open to volunteers who have experienced homelessness, addiction and mental health struggles."I've been in my trainee role at the Good Shepherd for just over a year now, and I'm absolutely loving it and going from strength to strength," she said."I'm proof that recovery is possible, and I am so grateful and appreciative of this opportunity to grow and make my family proud."As someone with lived experience of addiction and mental health issues, I know the difference the funds raised from the sleepout will make to people's lives." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Express Tribune
22-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Microsoft reportedly blocking emails with 'Palestine' or 'Gaza' as keywords
Microsoft employees have reported that emails containing the terms 'Palestine,' 'Gaza' and 'genocide' are being temporarily blocked from reaching recipients both inside and outside the company. The No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) protest group, representing concerned Microsoft workers, said dozens of employees have faced restrictions when sending emails with these words in the subject line or body. NOAA organisers noted that variations such as 'Israel' or altered spellings like 'P4lestine' do not trigger the block, raising concerns that Microsoft leadership is censoring speech and discriminating against Palestinian workers and their allies. Microsoft confirmed to The Verge, who first reported the story, that it has introduced measures aimed at reducing the volume of 'politically focused emails' sent within the company. Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms 'Palestine' or 'Gaza' are getting temporarily blocked from being sent. Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that it has implemented some form of email changes. Details 👇 — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) May 22, 2025 Spokesperson Frank Shaw said: 'Emailing large numbers of employees about any topic not related to work is not appropriate. We have an established forum for employees who have opted in to political issues. Over the past couple of days, a number of politically focused emails have been sent to tens of thousands of employees across the company and we have taken measures to try and reduce those emails to those that have not opted in.' The email blocks come amid a week of protests by current and former Microsoft employees against the company's contracts with the Israeli government during the Build developer conference. On Monday, employee Joe Lopez disrupted CEO Satya Nadella's keynote address, accusing Microsoft of enabling 'Israeli war crimes' through its Azure cloud services. After sending a mass email to thousands of employees, Lopez was dismissed. Microsoft Employee Calls Out CEO for Supporting Israel — Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) May 20, 2025 Protests continued on Tuesday when a Palestinian tech worker interrupted a CoreAI presentation, and on Wednesday two former employees disrupted a Build session. During the disruptions, a Microsoft executive inadvertently revealed internal messages about Walmart's use of AI. These protests follow Microsoft's recent statement defending its cloud and AI contracts with Israel, saying internal and external reviews found 'no evidence' that its tools were used to 'target or harm people' in Gaza.
Daily Mirror
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Microsoft fuels Xbox handheld speculation with official UI changes after leaks
ASUS and Xbox are getting cosy if recent leaks are to be believed, and it seems that Microsoft is making some changes to its UI to accomodate for a potential collaboration between the two companies. A new plunge into the world of handheld gaming looks to be on the way courtesy of Xbox, as leaks indicate that the company has potentially collaborated with ASUS to bring its UI and library to players on the go. If there's one thing that Xbox has tried to make incredibly clear recently, it's that this is an Xbox. Whatever device you're using to read this right now, it can play Xbox titles and games on Xbox Game Pass via its own hardware or through the cloud (providing you're not watching this on a Smart Fridge – if you are, more power to you). It's a concept that works nicely for casual players, but in the long run, there are concerns that it will devalue Xbox consoles at large. Right now, the Xbox Series X stands as the most powerful non-pro console of the generation (even after the major Xbox price hikes made it a lot harder to justify), and with a few demanding games like Doom: The Dark Ages on the way, it's though that it'll need it, but as you'll be able to play it on mobile via the cloud, it seems a little redundant to invest in the real hardware. That doesn't mean that the company will stop plugging away at its own devices, though, and after years of rumours that Microsoft 's gaming division would step into the world of handhelds, it looks like we're receiving our first leaked evidence that it's actually happening. That is an Xbox (but this is more Xbox) A new leak has revealed a fresh look at what is claimed to be a new handheld, standing as a collaboration between ASUS and Xbox in a bid to get the gaming company on the handheld market. The United States FCC has shared a listing (via Videocardz) that reportedly reveals a new look at a model of the ASUS ROG Ally 2, one white and one black, with the black version of the console seeming to have a lot more high-end parts than its sibling – but what's most curious is that the left-most button on top of the face of the handheld appears to bear an Xbox logo. It's unclear if this is just a promotional push for ASUS or a real, integrated collaboration between the companies, but a new update to Xbox software could tell us more. Journalist Tom Warren has revealed in a Tweet that the Xbox app on Windows has added new features to its home screen – a battery level, a WiFi indicator and a clock. It seems too much of a coincidence for this to happen at the same time as the leak of a new handheld for the two not to be connected – after all, it'd be a little strange for players to have the Xbox app open full-screen on a desktop with no access to this information from Windows' UI. This does seem to indicate that Xbox is cooking something for its Windows access. None of this is for certain until Xbox makes a big announcement about the future of its handhelds, but in the meantime, this is a pretty exciting tease of what could be to come. The massive success of the Steam Deck and the systems chasing its hype have clearly made an impact on the big dogs, and Xbox seems prepared to make the leap. Perhaps a new era of gaming is on the way.
