Tag: bbc.com
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Meet the Manx Bard ‘mixing poetry with pop culture’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/735a/live/00536000-b765-11f1-8e7f-6f99c81f3136.png”] Manx Bard Declan says he “speak-sings” his poetry The Isle of Man’s new Manx Bard, Declan, has said his poetry “focuses on the quirks of pop culture” as well as drawing from Manx folk culture and history. Declan told the BBC his work was “generally written to be performed rather than read”,…
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York Uni students’ fears over Turnitin essay-checker AI plan
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1e1d/live/2170b130-b692-11f1-99b0-21d40bed432b.jpg”] Getty Images Turnitin is used to submit essays and the software checks university students’ work for plagiarism and use of AI University students have raised concerns over the software used to submit assignments and check them for plagiarism, amid fears their work could be used to train tools which use artificial intelligence.…
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‘Special’ to write book with Adolescence actor Stephen Graham
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0fcf/live/4e2d1a20-b763-11f1-8e7f-6f99c81f3136.jpg”] Dominic Soar Letters to Our Sons, inspired by the Netflix hit series Adolescence, comes out on Thursday A Brighton-based lecturer who worked with Adolescence creator and star Stephen Graham on a book exploring manhood says there is “something really special” about how it has come together. Emmy-winning actor Graham invited people to…
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Why is the hosepipe ban still in place in the West?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/799c/live/7c8838a0-9a1c-11f1-9a44-e568b7279c37.png”] PA Wessex Water said demand has gone down since the ban Water companies say that while households are using less water now, the hosepipe ban is staying in place. Wessex Water and Bristol Water introduced a hosepipe ban last month, the first since the famous summer of 1976, after seeing exceptionally high…
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Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a429/live/49107af0-b78b-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] Getty Images Lidl must stop selling copycat versions of Birkenstock’s famous sandals in the Netherlands, a Dutch court has ruled. The discount supermarket chain faces a fine of €5,000 (£4,200) per day if it fails to comply and must also hand over sales data to Birkenstock, according to the ruling. Lidl must…
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FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6dff/live/04222c60-b793-11f1-a7dc-51a9fb487fda.jpg”] Anadolu via Getty Images The FBI is investigating a claim by a cyber-crime group that it has stolen sensitive information on all bureau staff – around 38,000 people. The hackers, Shiny Hunters, says it has every agent’s name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.…
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UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8549/live/b7449770-b792-11f1-a7dc-51a9fb487fda.jpg”] Peel Regional Police / PA Wire Law, a former chef, sold about 1,200 packages of toxic substances to recipients whom he met in online suicide forums A British woman, one of the survivors of Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law, faced him in court on Wednesday to describe how he had exploited her…
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Bentley’s first electric car, the Torcal, to be built in Crewe
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5d28/live/4a744720-b77f-11f1-82bf-a7fbaca3dc9e.jpg”] Bentley The Torcal will be built on a brand-new production line in Cheshire Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Cheshire. The Torcal SUV will be built on a brand-new production line at the site, which has been the luxury carmaker’s headquarters since…
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Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e68a/live/b1d1e440-b752-11f1-97a1-31b436cb8908.jpg”] Getty A stock picture of three women stretching after a barre class The fitness company behind high-end exercise classes Barrecore, Boom Cycle, and Kobox has suddenly shut all its studios. Common Bond emailed customers announcing its locations, all of which are currently in London, were closed “until further notice”. The firm describes…
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Shrewsbury will change how it manages parks amid climate change
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ad83/live/66bf9640-b74e-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Shrewsbury Town Council Shrewsbury Town Council says rising temperatures are affecting how it manages parks and green spaces Increasingly unpredictable seasons caused by climate change are reshaping how parks and green spaces should be cared for, a council has said. Shrewsbury Town Council said it had seen recent rapid grass growth due…