Template:In the news
- American software engineer Margaret Hamilton (pictured) dies at the age of 90.
- Francis Halzen is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in neutrino astronomy.
- In motorsport, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin win the World Rally Championship.
- A snap election is announced following widespread housing protests in Spain.
- In rugby league, the Super League Grand Final ends with Wakefield Trinity defeating the Warrington Wolves.
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Main page template. "In the news" mentions and links to entries of timely interest – encyclopedia articles that have been updated to reflect an important current event – rather than conventional news items. To prevent vandalism on the Main Page, it is a permanently protected template. See [[Wikipedia:In the news]] for more details.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 'Current events' link | nocurrenteventslink | Removes the link to [[Portal:Current events]]. This is used on the current events page to hide the link there
| Boolean | optional |