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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/391d/live/b4091b10-ce05-11f1-8991-296181d7e3de.jpg”] TfL TfL says a typical minicab travels around 30,500 km a year, so can play an “important role” in reducing road transport emissions Transport for London (TfL) has set out new plans which aim to make all minicabs in London fully electric by 2030. TfL says that currently 70% of all private-hire vehicles (PHVs) in…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/03c7/live/61652b80-ce03-11f1-8991-296181d7e3de.jpg”] Getty Images Warning – this report contains graphic content The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand told a jury the complainant had told her after the alleged attack that it had “really, really hurt”. The witness who spoke via video link at his trial said she…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/71b5/live/6f991250-ce0f-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] How did AI discover the internet’s massive cyber-security risk? I once worked opposite a site where a shopping centre was being built. We were warned there might be unexploded bombs from World War Two unearthed during the construction. In the end, there were none, but procedures were put in place as a…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d9a5/live/89f9b100-cdf5-11f1-97f7-a7674fb562de.png”] Swindon Borough Council Swindon Borough Council said the town will try again in its bid to become City of Culture A town will “have another go” at being crowned UK City of Culture after missing out on being shortlisted for the title in 2029. Swindon was not selected for the next stage,…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8549/live/51056ff0-ce37-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] Bloomberg via Getty Images Barclays is cutting around 5,000 staff as it introduces more artificial intelligence (AI) into its work processes. The banking group said 1,000 posts had already been closed and it expects a further reduction of 4,000 to be complete by the end of this year, amounting to around 5%…