Tag: bbc.com
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Dorset Bake Off contestant Danni applied for show ‘on a whim’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/daf5/live/c231f890-b65b-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.png”] Love Productions/Channel 4/Love Productions/PA Danni’s baking repertoire includes everything from “sausage rolls to croquembouche” A contestant of the new series of the Great British Bake Off has said they applied to take part “on a whim” after getting “sick” of people urging them to apply. Twelve new bakers will be introduced when…
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Path to Scotland’s first Center Parcs near Hawick secures funding support
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6d8e/live/f7209e40-b5c9-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.png”] Scottish Borders Council The path is one of a number of projects to receive support A proposed £12m path linking two towns in the Borders to Scotland’s first Center Parcs has secured funding support. The aim is to cut car journeys and increase active travel, with daily commuting trips between Hawick and…
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Women’s Super League: Does WSL have a homegrown problem?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/2678/live/6caf7300-b34c-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.png”] ‘Alarming’ – does WSL have a homegrown problem? Image caption, Hannah Hampton and Lauren James are two players that have established themselves in the England starting XI under Sarina Wiegman (centre) ByJoe Bradshaw, BBC Sport senior journalist and Alex Brotherton, BBC Sport journalist Published 41 minutes ago When London City Lionesses beat Manchester United on the…
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F1 Q&A: Monaco sprint, VSc, Russell Spain strategy and having to let multiple drivers past
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ae8f/live/a407a4c0-b5d2-11f1-8c16-65d8f060d73f.jpg”] Why is Monaco staging a sprint race? F1 Q&A Image source, ReutersImage caption, Overtaking is almost impossible at Monaco in normal racing circumstances Published 1 hour ago Formula 1 has a rare Saturday race this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli goes into round 15 of the season with an…
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Aston Villa: Is Alejandro Garnacho already at crossroads at club?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/e55d/live/32849ca0-b5d1-11f1-8c16-65d8f060d73f.jpg”] Is Garnacho already at a crossroads at Villa? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Alejandro Garnacho cost Chelsea £40m from Manchester United last year By Nick Mashiter Football reporter Published 1 hour ago Just like last season, questions are being asked about Alejandro Garnacho. Two months after joining from Chelsea on an initial…
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Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea Power Station
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8010/live/5ba83f90-b5bf-11f1-abb5-85e9be42cb76.jpg”] Getty Images The venue will inhabit the north side of the former power station, with views overlooking the Thames The US tech giant Apple is to open a new, state-of-the-art concert hall in London, situated underneath its UK headquarters at Battersea Power Station. The 600-capacity venue will host one-off shows by major…
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Artists paint skateboards to raise money for new Frome skate park
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/af25/live/b6118ee0-b593-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.png”] Frome Skatepark Project The boards were painted by local artists to raise money for a new skate park Artists have painted skateboard decks to be exhibited and then auctioned to fund a new skate park. More than 40 skateboard decks are on display at the Station Gallery in Frome until 27 September,…
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Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/be84/live/b73dbac0-b5ff-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] Reuters A Canadian province is suing OpenAI over its alleged failure to notify authorities about concerning user interactions on ChatGPT prior to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The company has previously apologised for not flagging Jessie Van Rootselaar’s account to law enforcement before the 18-year-old killed eight people, including six children, in…
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Lithuania has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM says
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/db7a/live/4b4ac290-b622-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] ‘We will fight back’ if Russia attacks, Lithuanian PM says Lithuania’s prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they “will not surrender” if attacked. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told Newsnight that Lithuanians feel “constantly threatened” by Russia, in…
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Scientists discover why Kent meningitis outbreak was so severe
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8901/live/48fac930-b650-11f1-b1d1-571ed4d7ff2c.jpg”] Reuters Scientists say they have discovered why the bacteria responsible for the UK’s worst outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year proved so dangerous. More than 20 young people, mostly students, were infected in the March outbreak, linked to a Canterbury nightclub. All needed hospital treatment, while nine ended up…