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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/be33/live/99d99970-5297-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] Local Democracy Reporting Service The previous controversial structure, which overlooked neighbours’ gardens, was built without planning permission A plan to erect a cabin in the garden of an Airbnb property has been approved after councillors reversed a previous decision to reject it. It follows a long-standing row about a garden room dubbed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5450/live/4a05dbe0-52cc-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg”] Getty Images Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by students as he spoke about the rise of artificial intelligence during his speech at University of Arizona’s graduation ceremony, underscoring growing anxiety over AI’s impact on jobs. “I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you,” Schmidt…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c876/live/142e48f0-52b2-11f1-9ab8-af14435162fc.jpg”] BBC Judy Young, from Bromyard, creates posthumous portraits for free A Herefordshire artist has pledged to paint people’s loved ones who have passed away for free, following the death of her own granddaughter. Judy Young, from Bromyard, has been creating posthumous portraits since 2017, and only requests a donation to St Michael’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/770a/live/906d97f0-52ac-11f1-9ab8-af14435162fc.jpg”] Ryan Rutherford Alistair Moffat set up the Borders Book Festival in Melrose more than 20 years ago The man who saw his “dream become reality” by setting up a book festival in southern Scotland more than 20 years ago is to step down as its director. Alistair Moffat established the Borders Book…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0ba5/live/0a252770-52a3-11f1-9ab8-af14435162fc.jpg”] EPA/Shutterstock Shakira is known for hits including Hips Don’t Lie, Waka Waka and Whenever, Wherever A Spanish court has ordered the country’s tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes. The national high court has acquitted…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0baa/live/f126f8f0-614b-11f0-a8bf-11b964825fda.jpg”] PA Media The implementation of Operation Brock cost more than £3m in 2025 A traffic-holding system for lorries queuing to cross the English Channel is set to be rolled out again for the busy bank holiday and half-term period. Operation Brock involves setting up a contraflow system on the M20 coastbound, between…

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