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British General Election results in a surprise Conservative majority and the resignation of three opposition leaders –
Summary of the major stories [BBC]:
- David Cameron remains in No 10 as Prime Minister after the Conservatives win an outright majority of 12
- He is in the process of appointing his new, all-Tory cabinet, with George Osborne already named chancellor
- Labour leader Ed Miliband stood down after his party returned 232 MPs, down 26
- Heavy losses left the Liberal Democrats with only eight MPs – down from 57 in 2010 – and saw Nick Clegg resign as leader
- There was a landslide victory for the SNP in Scotland, where it won 56 out of 59 seats
- UKIP’s Nigel Farage resigned after failing to win Thanet South – the party has just one MP
- The Greens held their one seat of Brighton Pavillion
[BBC]
Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions –
Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft development executive, said in a conference speech this week that Windows 10 would be the “last version” of the dominant desktop software. His comments were echoed by Microsoft which said it would update Windows in future in an “ongoing manner”. Instead of new stand-alone versions, Windows 10 would be improved in regular instalments, the firm said. [BBC]
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