As soon as thought of an unfilmable, sprawling epic that may by no means work on display, Denis Villeneuve’s movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune collection has been a world field workplace smash and a important hit.

Now, a month after Villeneuve confirmed that the script for Dune: Half 3 was within the works, Max has launched the primary teaser trailer for the Dune: Prophecy TV collection.

Initially titled Dune: The Sisterhood, the prequel is predicated on Sisterhood of Dune, which was written by Brian Herbert, the eldest son of Frank Herbert, and Kevin J Anderson. Introduced approach again in 2019, Dune: Prophecy is ready 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of Dune, and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams as two Harkonnen sisters.

Primarily based round a secret organisation of ladies, which evolves into the Bene Gesserit order, Prophecy will see the Dune universe increase into the small display. Right here’s every little thing we all know in regards to the Dune prequel, together with the discharge date, trailer, forged and pot.

Dune: Prophecy launch date

Unveiled in a teaser trailer through the Warner Bros’ Discovery upfront presentation on 15 Might 2024, Dune: Prophecy is a six-episode collection, made for streaming service Max. The prequel hasn’t acquired an actual launch date but, however it is going to be launched this autumn.

Dune: Prophecy is a Max unique present. A subscription to Max begins from $9.99 monthly or $99.99 for an annual plan. Should you’re not already a Max subscriber, you may add a Max subscription to your Amazon Prime account.

In 2019, Sky and HBO struck a five-year deal, giving the UK broadcaster the unique first rights to air HBO and Max reveals within the UK. Because of this Dune: Prophecy will most probably air on Sky Atlantic when it begins streaming within the autumn.

Should you’re not at the moment a Sky Q, Sky Glass or Sky Stream buyer, the Sky Stream field is the most cost effective strategy to get Sky, and it’s at the moment on sale (was £31 monthly, now free for a month, Sky.com).

Dune: Prophecy director and forged 

The Dune prequel has gone by means of quite a few casting, writing and directing modifications by means of the pandemic years. Alison Schapker, who has labored on quite a few sci-fi reveals, together with Alias, Fringe and Netflix Altered Carbon will act because the showrunner for Dune: Prophecy, and Diane Ademu-John co-developed the collection.

In contrast to the Dune movies. Dune: Prophecy is not going to be directed by Villeneuve. Whereas he was initially connected to direct the pilot episode, he pulled out at a later date. German director and cinematographer Anna Foerster has directed quite a few the episodes, together with the pilot.

As talked about above, it stars Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen and Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen, two sisters trying to mould a sisterhood into eventual Bene Gesserit. Shirley Henderson was initially forged as Tula Harkonnen.

Jodhi Might stars as Emperor’s consort Natalya, whereas Mark Robust performs Emperor Javicco Corrino, the ruler of the Imperium and patriarch of the Home. Sarah-Sofia Boussina stars as Corrino’s daughter Princess Ynez.

Sisterhood members embody Sister Jen (Faoileann Cunningham), Sister Emeline (Aoife Hinds), Lila (Chloa Lea) and Sister Theodosia (Jade Anouka). Different forged members embody Shalom-Brune Franklin, Josh Heuston, Travis Fimmel, Chris Mason and Edward Davis.

Dune: Prophecy plot

Set 10,000 years earlier than the ascension of Paul Atreides in Dune, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they fight forces that threaten the way forward for humankind, establishing the fabled sect referred to as the Bene Gesserit.

Dune: Prophecy ebook

Whereas we’ve bought a short while to attend earlier than the Dune prequel involves the small display. Dune: Prophecy is impressed by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, so for those who can’t wait to look at the collection, you would possibly wish to learn the ebook.

Sisterhood of Dune is the primary ebook in a Dune prequel trilogy. It explores the origins and early historical past of the highly effective secret organisation referred to as the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, who lead genetic breeding programmes and wields energy within the realm of politics. 

Launched in 2012, the Sisterhood of Dune ebook is now not in circulation, however you should purchase it in a Kindle digital format and an audiobook from Amazon and as an eBook and an audiobook from Apple Books.   

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The primary trailer for the much-anticipated TV prequel to the latest Dune motion pictures guarantees a female-fronted have a look at life 10,000 years earlier than.

Dune: Prophecy will observe the roots of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood led by the Harkonnen siblings, performed by Emily Watson and Olivia Williams. Later members of the sect are performed by Rebecca Ferguson and Charlotte Rampling on the large display screen.

It’s impressed by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert, the elder son of Frank Herbert, who wrote the unique Dune novels.

It comes on the heels of the second movie in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed Dune franchise which has made greater than $710m globally since its launch earlier this yr. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw known as it “an epic sci-fi hallucination”.

“The Bene Gesserit have all the time been fascinating to me,” Villeneuve has stated of the present. “Focusing a sequence round that highly effective order of girls appeared not solely related and galvanizing however a dynamic setting for the tv sequence.”

Initially developed again in 2019, the present went via varied iterations, together with different names, and that includes totally different writers and actors, earlier than turning into Dune: Prophecy, set to premiere later this yr on Max. The forged additionally consists of Mark Sturdy, Jodhi Might and Jessica Barden.

Villeneuve was initially set to direct the pilot however later dropped out. The sequence now counts Anna Foerster as one of many key administrators. Her credit embrace episodes of Outlander and the motion sequel Underworld: Blood Wars.

After the success of the second Dune movie this yr, it was revealed {that a} third movie was formally in improvement. Villeneuve has revealed that he desires to make one thing else earlier than, which can be an adaptation of Annie Jacobsen’s ticking-clock thriller Nuclear Conflict: A State of affairs.

THE MODERATOR: Tiger Woods is becoming a member of us, again on the 106th PGA Championship.

Q. Tiger, it appeared such as you have been shifting fairly effectively bodily. Do you are feeling like — I do know day-after-day is totally different for you, however do you are feeling like zooming out you are getting stronger?

TIGER WOODS: I get stronger for certain. It is simply that I simply do not play a complete lot of aggressive rounds. I have never performed for the reason that Masters. So it is somewhat bit totally different than being at residence and enjoying a flat Florida course.

Q. You spoke about what occurred Saturday at Augusta. Is {that a} factor you understand how your physique — are you able to inform the evening earlier than? Do you not know till the morning of or once you begin swinging the membership?

TIGER WOODS: Every day is somewhat bit totally different. Some days, it is higher than others. It is simply the way in which it’s. My physique is simply that method. Some days, it feels nice, and different days, a little bit of a battle.

Q. Do you may have a goal ball velocity in thoughts or a quantity the place you’ll be able to say, I am quick or gradual at present?

TIGER WOODS: No, I do not even know what my ball velocity is. I could not let you know. I do at residence on the vary, however once I’m out right here at a event, I do not take a look at any of that. I am simply making an attempt to hit photographs and hit the ball on my numbers greater than the rest.

Q. How a lot of the primary inexperienced might you see on your second shot on the primary?

TIGER WOODS: I might see the entire inexperienced. I might see it beneath the bushes. I simply needed to go round just a few bushes. Hit a pleasant little draw 8-iron in there. I used to be anticipating to hit it simply left of the inexperienced and chip again up, but it surely dug in and landed tender and dug in and had a 25-footer.

Q. How would you price that shot when it comes to issue?

TIGER WOODS: (Laughing). You have seen me play. I’ve hit just a few photographs out of the bushes.

Q. You mentioned the opposite day you would like you have been somewhat sharper. Wherein areas did you assume you have been higher than you thought you is likely to be or perhaps have been you not — have been you kind of the place you thought you have been at present?

TIGER WOODS: It is simply the aggressive circulation. It took me most likely three holes to get again into aggressive circulation once more and get a really feel for hitting the ball on the market in competitors, adrenaline, temperatures, inexperienced speeds. These are all issues that usually I modify to in a short time, and it simply took me just a few holes to get into it.

Made that putt on 12 and acquired me going and made one other putt on 13.

Q. Prior to now few years, even when you’ve needed to withdraw from majors, you’ve got nonetheless made the minimize. You have nonetheless succeeded in doing so. I am questioning when you assume there’s an artwork to enjoying a sure method and grinding out a made minimize that you simply appear to know higher than others?

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, you’ll be able to’t win a event until you make the minimize. That is the entire concept is get to the weekend as a way to take part and have an opportunity to win.

I have been on the minimize quantity and have received tournaments, or I have been forward and main tournaments and I’ve received tournaments. However it’s a must to get to the weekend so as to win a golf event.

Q. I assumed the tough was tougher than what I used to be anticipating after watching apply rounds. May you speak about that? And I do know the three-putt on 9 was irritating, however I assumed you —

TIGER WOODS: And eight.

Q. You had greater than 90 ft in putts at present. May you tackle these two.

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, I three-whipped the final two holes. Wasn’t excellent. Unhealthy velocity on 8; whipped it previous the outlet.

And 9, hit it brief. Hit it off the heel of the putt and blocked the second. So wasn’t excellent on the final two holes.

However what was the primary a part of the query?

Q. The tough.

TIGER WOODS: Yeah, the tough is dense. It is simply very dense. With the rain we acquired and simply the moisture on it, I do know they’ve topped it off, but it surely’s simply actually lush.

You may get lies the place it sits up. You may get a 3-wood on it. And there are different lies — a pair instances I needed to pitch out sideways. I laid up at 13 and 14 — sorry, 15.

Is determined by the lie, and you do not have to fret about that when you drive it within the fairway, and I simply must do a greater job of that.

Q. Clearly most of you guys, you do not win most weeks. You need to be very resilient. What is the second in your profession or the stretch of golf that you have had in your profession the place you are proudest of the resilience that you simply confirmed?

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, I feel that I’ve made just a few cuts in a row, what was it, 140-some odd.

So it’s a must to simply grind it out. It is a marathon. Main championships are a protracted grind. It is simply plotting alongside. It is not a dash. It is only a grind.

I had just a few years the place I used to be capable of take part for a really very long time.

South West Water has issued a Boil Water Discover to round 16,000 households and companies within the Brixham space, advising them to not use their faucet water for consuming with out boiling and cooling it first.

This step has been taken after the UK Well being Safety Company (UKHSA) confirmed it’s investigating instances of cryptosporidium. Clients within the Alston and Hillhead areas of the community are affected, which provides clients in Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and North West Paignton.

Rolling updates from South West Water embrace info on bottled water assortment factors for the general public. The corporate has confirmed that family clients who’ve been issued with the Boil Water Discover will obtain an computerized fee of £115 by 21 Might. The corporate can be endeavor deliveries to weak clients, care properties, colleges and hospitals.

South West Water consider they’ve situated the supply of the difficulty however are persevering with their investigations. The boil water discover subsequently stays in place.

Recommendation to clients is to not drink your faucet water with out first boiling it and permitting it to chill. This is applicable to water used for consuming, cooking, getting ready meals or brushing enamel. Boiled water may be saved in a coated container within the fridge for as much as 24 hours. You might use regular faucet water for laundry, bathing and bathroom flushing.

Ministers are receiving common updates on the scenario and assembly with senior representatives from South West Water and the native authority to make sure each step is taken to resolve the scenario and return clear water provides as quickly as doable.

Water Minister Robbie Moore mentioned:

“I’m receiving common updates South West Water, who’re working with the Ingesting Water Inspectorate and UK Well being Safety Company, to determine the supply of the contamination. We want South West Water to resolve this concern and guarantee clear water returns to the Brixham space as quickly as doable.

“I may even be working with the native authority, MPs and different companions regionally to make sure the local people is supported throughout this time.

“I can guarantee residents that boiled water is secure and I ask them to proceed to comply with the boiling measures as suggested.”

A spokesperson for the Ingesting Water Inspectorate mentioned:

“The Ingesting Water Inspectorate has been knowledgeable of experiences of sickness affecting provides within the Brixham, Devon space. South West Water are investigating these experiences and are working with the related well being authorities. The Inspectorate has been notified of the potential contamination of consuming water and is investigating the trigger, extent, and actions of the corporate. 

“Shoppers ought to comply with the corporate’s recommendation if they’re throughout the affected space and may contact South West Water in the event that they require additional info.

An Surroundings Company spokesperson mentioned:

“The Surroundings Company is engaged regionally with UK Well being Safety Company and South West Water who’re responding to instances of cryptosporidium which have been reported in Brixham, Devon. We urge residents to comply with any recommendation given.”

Additional info

• The newest updates and recommendation may be discovered on South West Water’s web site.
• Public well being recommendation on what’s cryptosporidium and the way can or not it’s handled.
• South West Water has introduced it will likely be rising its compensation to £115 for patrons in Brixham in recognition of the influence to them following the detection of cryptosporidium within the space.
• Additional info and recommendation on diarrhoea and vomiting.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mavericks’ capacity to regulate on the fly and their refusal to let one disappointing recreation grow to be two or extra is changing into greater than only a development.

It’s who they’re.

Coach Jason Kidd’s group continues to be as resilient as anyone within the NBA as they bounced again from Monday’s heart-wrenching loss to publish a dominant 104-92 victory over the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder Wednesday on the Paycom Middle.

Luka Dončić, displaying a really targeted aspect that included a powerful resistance to chattering with the officiating crew, was the catalyst as he had maybe his finest recreation of this playoff run with a 31-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist triple-double.

“Our mentality, we all know the final recreation we performed in opposition to them at house, we let it go,” Dončić mentioned. “It was our errors they usually hit pictures. Within the playoffs, it’s the primary to 4, you bought to win earlier than they do. So you bought to go recreation by recreation.

“The entire workforce stepped up. I couldn’t do it with out my teammates. All people that got here on the ground gave one hundred pc vitality. We play as a workforce. We win as a workforce. We lose as a workforce. I’ve been having a number of enjoyable with this workforce.”

The Mavericks took a 3-2 lead within the best-of-seven Western Convention semifinals that they’ll shut out Saturday night time at American Airways Middle. Yet another win will ship them to the Western Convention finals for the second time in three seasons. Their opponent would both be Denver or Minnesota. The Nuggets lead that sequence 3-2.

Groups that lead a best-of-seven sequence 3-2 go on to win the sequence 84 % of the time, so each the Mavericks and Nuggets are in a commanding place.

The Mavericks owe it to a sensational night time from Dončić, a protection that stifled the Thunder and a resolve that by no means allowed OKC to make any kind of stress-inducing run on the Mavericks within the fourth quarter.

Dončić’s efficiency got here after he scored simply 18 within the 100-96 Recreation 4 loss in Dallas. He recovered by main the Mavericks, who have been determined to get their second win in OKC this sequence.

It was a peaceful, diplomatic Dončić, too. He not often had any phrases or arm gestures for the refs.

“The playoffs are laborious, mentally and bodily,” coach Jason Kidd mentioned. “And also you perceive that you simply’re not going to get any calls on the street. You bought to play via it.”

Mentioned Luka: “I simply tried to concentrate on basketball. We performed nice protection. A number of the little stuff we didn’t do final recreation, we did at this time. I don’t know what number of offensive rebounds that they had however that they had, like, 4 within the first 4 minutes and we cleaned that up.”

And as for the referees?

“Simply targeted on basketball,” he mentioned. “Keep in mind the factor I like to do and simply play basketball.”

He additionally didn’t enable the followers to rattle him. Many have been hurling insults his approach and some wore T-shirts with Luka and a photoshopped pacifier in his mouth.

“I adore it,” he mentioned. “In the event that they need to chant “Luka sucks.” It will get me going.”

Dončić had loads of assist. Derrick Jones Jr. stepped up with a scorching offensive night time, hitting seven-of-nine pictures for 19 factors. He performed his common serving to protection on the different finish, too, because the Mavericks restricted OKC to simply 25 % taking pictures from three-point vary (10-of-40) and outrebounded the Thunder 46-33.

Apart from the 2 throwaway video games on the finish of the common season, the Mavericks haven’t misplaced consecutive video games since they misplaced three in a row from March 1 via 5.

“I attribute that to our workforce atmosphere we’ve created from the highest of our hierarchy, our president, our governors, all the best way all the way down to the tradition we’re creating as gamers,” Irving mentioned. “The teaching employees with J-Kidd main his guys, all people has a particular function and we do our greatest to collaborate.

“We’re simply feeling like we’re within the trenches collectively, within the foxhole collectively. And after we reply that approach and are sincere with one another, these issues go a great distance.”

So does being sincere about what went incorrect in Recreation 4, when the Mavericks had a wholesome lead solely to lose it down the stretch.

“(It’s essential) realizing the distinction after we’re very a lot well-connected and likewise after we’re form of splintered and the sport is flowing in a special path and we’re not being there for one another,” Irving mentioned. “We all know the distinction. And we confirmed one another tonight how to answer powerful losses.”

Kidd and his employees made some changes, however Dereck Full of life II mentioned it was extra a case of the Mavericks merely doing what they’re purported to do, and doing it higher than they did in Recreation 4.

“After all there are going to be little tweaks right here and there, however on the finish, it comes all the way down to us being the aggressor, us going out and ensuring we cease the offensive rebounds and play collectively, have enjoyable and attempt to transfer on,” he mentioned.

When the Thunder lower an 18-point lead down and bought inside 90-83 on a Chet Holmgren slam with 5:15 to go, the Mavericks had their solely check of the fourth quarter. P.J. Washington’s nook three-pointer on the following Mavericks’ possession pushed the margin again to 10 and the Thunder bought no nearer than eight the remainder of the best way.

Washington had fought foul bother early on earlier than arising with 10 factors within the second half and likewise ending with 10 rebounds.

Throughout these closing minutes, the Mavericks appeared just like the poised veteran workforce and the Thunder hoisted a number of ill-advised three-pointers that weren’t at risk of discovering the web. In brief, they appeared extra just like the youngest workforce within the playoffs, which they’re.

However in addition they have performed each bit as laborious because the Mavericks on this sequence.

“If you miss of a tricky atmosphere like OKC with a win, you bought to have fun that,” Irving mentioned. “We’re going in opposition to the No. 1 workforce within the West they usually’re taking part in prefer it. They’re going to deliver it Recreation 6 and we’ll be ready.

“This is among the hardest sequence I’ve ever performed, so simply the main focus stage needs to be at a stage that displays that. Now we have what it takes to win. But additionally, we perceive we’re not going to get there with out guys feeling like their finest selves.”

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The trailer for “Depraved,” the film based mostly on the beloved musical that bears the identical title, has been launched. 

Common Photos debuted the official trailer Thursday, greater than six months earlier than the primary a part of “Depraved” is about to open in theaters. 

“Depraved,” based mostly on Gregory Maguire’s cult novel, tells the story of two younger witches-to-be in Oz, one a inexperienced brooder who would be the Depraved Witch of the West and the opposite blond and bubbly, who will probably be Glinda the Good Witch. It was written as a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz.” 

It’s directed by filmmaker Jon M. Chu (“Loopy Wealthy Asians,” “Within the Heights”) and produced by Marc Platt (“La La Land,” “The Little Mermaid”).

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‘Depraved’ film forged

The “Depraved” film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba (the Depraved Witch of the West); Ariana Grande as Glinda (the great witch); Michelle Yeoh because the headmistress at their faculty,  Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister, and Jeff Goldblum because the Wizard of Oz. 

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“This entire expertise is totally unattainable to place into phrases,” Grande mentioned at an April occasion hosted by Common Photos. 

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“I’ve been chased by dinosaurs, I flew into the stomach of a humongous spaceship … I tuned right into a fly,” Goldblum mentioned. “However I’ve by no means been a part of the actual taste or magic that’s this film. … The entire expertise has been dreamy.”

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‘Depraved’ film launch date

The primary a part of “Depraved” opens in theaters on Nov. 27. Half two is coming in 2025, additionally over Thanksgiving.

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‘Depraved’ the musical

“Depraved” the musical opened on Broadway in 2003, led by Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Joel Gray because the Wizard. In 2023, it turned the fourth-longest operating present in Broadway historical past, in response to the New York Theatre Information. 

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The Division for Work and Pensions has admitted a number of Common Credit score failures earlier than a disabled girl’s demise. The DWP has admitted lacking a number of alternatives to document the “vulnerability” of a disabled girl whose demise was later linked to failings of the advantages system.

Nazerine (generally known as Naz) Anderson, from Melton Mowbray, died in June final yr and the DWP missed six alternatives to document her “vulnerability” on its IT system whereas it was reviewing her declare, an inquest heard. A coroner additionally heard the DWP “repeatedly didn’t act on requests to direct its phone calls and letters to her daughter”, the Incapacity Information Service warned.

Six days after receiving the ultimate piece of correspondence from DWP, she tried to take her personal life, dying from the results a month later in hospital. On the inquest, the DWP admitted some workers have “totally different entry ranges on departmental techniques”.

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It means “some colleagues can’t pin data to claims or use the extra assist perform on the UC system”, the DWP added. The division vowed to rollout a marketing campaign “to advertise consciousness and understanding of the extra assist tab amongst UC colleagues” after the tragedy. The advantages division didn’t act “regardless of Naz being tearful and distressed on the phone on a couple of event and advising the DWP of data surrounding her psychological well being and her incapability to manage”, the inquest heard.

A DWP spokesperson stated: “Our condolences stay with Ms Anderson’s household. We’ve got responded to the coroner’s report in full, setting out assist for susceptible claimants, obligatory psychological well being coaching for frontline workers, and adjustments we’re making in response to the report.”

The coroner stated: “Regardless of the DWP case staff and name handlers having the provision of a further assist tab on a profile of a buyer on the DWP pc system, there have been 6 missed alternatives to make use of this facility to document important details about Naz’s vulnerability, regardless of Naz being tearful and distressed on the phone on a couple of event and advising the DWP of data surrounding her psychological well being and her incapability to manage.

“This meant there was no alert to DWP workers of Naz’s vulnerability and consequently no adjustment to how communication was made with Naz. The set off for psychological well being decline and Adjustment Dysfunction continued.”

(AP) – EA Sports activities revealed a launch date of the School Soccer 25 online game on Thursday and a canopy picture that options Michigan working again Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way participant Travis Hunter.

The sport will launch July 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence Xs.

The video-game developer unveiled the usual cowl of the sport after a photograph of its deluxe version was leaked final week.

All three cowl athletes are lively gamers for the primary time within the sport franchise’s historical past. They stated identify, picture and likeness cash performed no position of their choice to just accept the quilt supply.

“It’s going to be such a giant sport,” Ewers stated on a video name with reporters. “Simply being on the quilt itself is loads sufficient for me and I’m not even fearful in regards to the NIL facet.”

EA Sports activities School Soccer 25 might be EA’s first faculty soccer sport in over a decade.

Edwards stated a few of the finest moments of his childhood concerned taking part in EA Sports activities faculty soccer video games along with his finest good friend.

“Only for it to be again, in addition to to be on the quilt of it, it’s an superior feeling,” he stated.

Edwards broke onto the scene in 2022 when he rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Ohio State. He had 104 yards dashing and two touchdowns on simply six carries in Michigan’s nationwide championship win over Washington final season.

Ewers led Texas to a victory over Alabama originally of the season final 12 months and a School Soccer Playoff look within the faculty’s closing season within the Large 12. The Longhorns misplaced to Washington within the semifinals. Ewers and Texas will compete within the Southeastern Convention this season together with rival Oklahoma.

Hunter, who performs cornerback and huge receiver, was a high recruit out of highschool who shocked the panorama when he determined to enroll at Jackson State in 2021 to be coached by Deion Sanders. He adopted Sanders to Colorado by means of the switch portal in 2022.

Hunter stated he’s honored to be a canopy athlete representing Colorado.

“I imply, I obtained plenty of little youngsters trying as much as me,” he stated. “Keep humble, keep centered. … Let the children know you bought to proceed to work. So long as you’re humble and chase your desires you’ll be capable to fulfill every thing you wish to fulfill.”

The sport will function all 134 Soccer Bowl Subdivision faculties.

EA Sports activities provided FBS gamers a minimal of $600 and a replica of the sport to have their likeness included in it. It additionally provided some gamers NIL offers to advertise the sport by means of an envoy program.

Greater than 11,000 gamers have accepted a proposal to be within the sport.

School Soccer 25 would be the first model of EA Sports activities’ faculty soccer franchise to be launched since 2013, when the sport stopped being made amid lawsuits accusing it of utilizing gamers’ likeness with out paying them. The NCAA’s approval in 2021 of gamers with the ability to revenue from their model opened the door for the sport to be made once more.

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The Division for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted lacking a number of alternatives to report the “vulnerability” of a disabled girl whose demise was later linked by a coroner to failings on the coronary heart of its common credit score advantages system.

DWP has admitted that employees made key errors in coping with the declare of Nazerine (referred to as Naz) Anderson, from Melton Mowbray, who died in June final yr.

But it surely additionally seems to have admitted a major ongoing safeguarding flaw within the system that might proceed to place many different disabled claimants in danger, simply because it prepares to roll out its compelled “migration” to common credit score that can have an effect on lots of of hundreds of present claimants of employment and help allowance.

The division was responding to a prevention of future deaths (PFD) report despatched to the division by coroner Fiona Butler.

In her report, written on the finish of an inquest in February, she highlighted how DWP missed six alternatives to report Anderson’s “vulnerability” on its IT system whereas it was reviewing her common credit score declare, and had didn’t act on the psychological misery she confirmed in telephone calls about her declare.

It additionally repeatedly didn’t act on requests to direct its phone calls and letters to her daughter.

The assessment of her common credit score declare “continued to preoccupy her ideas” and 6 days after receiving the ultimate piece of correspondence from DWP, she took an overdose.

Though Anderson didn’t intend to take her personal life, the overdose brought about irreversible harm to her liver, and he or she died a month later, on 19 June 2023, whereas receiving palliative care at Melton Mowbray Hospital.

Now, in its response to the PFD report, despatched to the coroner final month, DWP admits there have been “missed” alternatives to share details about her common credit score (UC) declare, and to contemplate whether or not an appointee ought to act on her behalf.

But it surely additionally seems to spotlight a severe ongoing flaw within the UC system, which is attributable to teams of common credit score employees having “totally different entry ranges on departmental programs”.

On account of this, DWP admits, “some colleagues can’t pin data to claims or use the extra help perform on the UC system”.

The IT system permits as much as three items of key data to be “pinned” to a UC declare, so they’re instantly apparent to any employees member viewing that declare, whereas the extra help tab permits a claimant’s “complicated wants” to be displayed “prominently” on their account.

The PFD response says coaching is happening that can spotlight the significance of sharing details about a claimant’s vulnerabilities with UC colleagues, however it’s not clear if DWP has resolved the intense flaw meaning some employees engaged on UC are unable to share key details about a claimant’s help wants.

DWP refused to say yesterday (Wednesday) whether or not some employees engaged on UC had been nonetheless unable to make use of these safeguarding instruments, what number of employees this affected, and whether or not it will now repair this flaw.

It mentioned solely that it opinions entry to its IT system and can grant “enhanced entry” to the system for a person or a workforce if there’s a “enterprise want” for it.

In its response to the coroner, DWP additionally admits repeated failings to make use of the extra help tab that ought to have alerted these coping with Naz Anderson’s declare to her help wants.

It says it’s redesigning the extra help tab and will probably be finishing up a marketing campaign “to advertise consciousness and understanding of the extra help tab amongst UC colleagues” later this yr.

The response additionally reveals that – as a consequence of “studying from severe instances” – DWP is reviewing the way it handles instances the place a common credit score claimant can’t handle their very own affairs and wishes an “appointee” to behave on their behalf.

And it admits in its response that there have been “missed alternatives” throughout Anderson’s declare to “contemplate the appropriateness of gaining her express consent to talk to a 3rd get together about her UC declare”.

It says it has up to date how the UC system offers with instances the place a claimant provides a consultant “express consent” to hunt details about their case, and it has carried out consciousness and coaching workout routines with employees on “what express consent is and methods to report this consent on the UC system”.

Naz Anderson had been admitted to Leicester’s Bradgate Psychological Well being Unit in December 2022 after a decline in her psychological well being {that a} advisor psychiatrist advised the coroner was triggered by a assessment of her common credit score declare by DWP’s efficiency assessment workforce.

DWP had steered she had been overpaid and would wish to pay again the debt.

Through the six months it took DWP to finish the assessment, it missed no less than six alternatives to spotlight her want for extra help on the common credit score system.

It didn’t take this motion “regardless of Naz being tearful and distressed on the phone on a couple of event and advising the DWP of knowledge surrounding her psychological well being and her incapacity to manage”, the PFD had revealed.

DWP additionally repeatedly didn’t go data between its efficiency assessment and common credit score case dealing with groups about the necessity to correspond along with her daughter, a request made as a result of “corresponding with Naz was of serous detriment to her psychological well being”.

Her daughter’s written request had sat in one other DWP laptop system for 4 months, and even when uploaded to the primary DWP laptop system it was not acted upon.

The request had been renewed by Naz Anderson throughout phone calls to DWP and in entries on her common credit score on-line journal.

Within the 4 weeks earlier than her overdose, she acquired two phone calls from DWP asking for detailed data, a common credit score message by means of her on-line journal that she didn’t perceive, and three letters warning her that the quantity she owed was rising.

A DWP spokesperson mentioned: “Our condolences stay with Ms Anderson’s household.

“We now have responded to the coroner’s report in full, setting out help for weak claimants, obligatory psychological well being coaching for frontline employees, and adjustments we’re making in response to the report.”

In the meantime, DWP has introduced that the rollout of common credit score to the remaining lots of of hundreds of disabled folks nonetheless receiving income-related employment and help allowance is prone to start in September.

The federal government had beforehand delayed the beginning of the rollout till 2028, however prime minister Rishi Sunak introduced in a widely-condemned speech final month that the federal government would speed up that course of.

In a daily replace to native authority housing profit employees, DWP says its “present planning assumption is that we might start notifying this group in September 2024, with the goal of notifying everybody to make the transfer by December 2025”.

It says that it hopes its new Transfer to UC communications marketing campaign will “deal with claimant concern and anxiousness about transferring to Common Credit score”.

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