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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/94a3/live/a554a6b0-00f2-11f1-900a-0d91b55e4ab5.jpg”] Getty Images The theatre is based in a former warehouse building by the canal in Devizes Theatre staff say they are “heartbroken” after their treasurer took tens of thousands of pounds from the venue. Salisbury Crown Court heard Carol Rendell took £56,441.70 from the accounts of the Wharf Theatre in Devizes, Wiltshire,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6fc5/live/3e3e3370-0119-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Kyiv residents shelter at a train station during Russian air raids Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing “the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/93c9/live/d256eac0-00dd-11f1-86f0-a753a1cb9eea.jpg”] Thistle Brown Forwards Presents will be Lorde’s first-ever performance in Bristol Pop singer Lorde will perform in Bristol for the first time to headline a new outdoor concert this summer, organisers have announced. The singer from New Zealand – who rose to fame with her songs Royals, Green Light and Solar Power…

Getty Images The French offices of Elon Musk’s X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor’s cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography. The prosecutor’s office said the probe began in January 2025 when it started looking into content recommended…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ca2d/live/3fffa0e0-00c9-11f1-8fbb-d70779046d18.jpg”] Iran’s Presidential website/WANA/Reuters President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran is ready to negotiate with the US after requests from “friendly governments in the region” to respond to a proposal for talks. In a statement on X, Pezeshkian said he had told Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to pursue talks “provided that a suitable…

PA Media The government has given its backing to Barnsley as the UK’s first “tech town” Barnsley has been named the UK’s first “Tech Town” by the government, as it seeks to create a “trailblazing” hub for how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve everyday life. The title means AI will be rolled out across public…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/33e0/live/4e5a1520-011a-11f1-a8b8-bdd2c5f9bcad.jpg”] Drone footage shows coastal road washed away by storms A section of coastal road in a beauty spot has washed away after being battered by storms. Part of the A379 between Torcross and Slapton, Devon, broke apart overnight after sea defences protecting the road were damaged in storms last month. The Start…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b14a/live/d8714e10-00b9-11f1-bafa-09e23c2efc9d.jpg”] Getty Images Representative image of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The plane had flown from London to Bengaluru India’s aviation regulator said it found no defect in the fuel control switch of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet grounded by Air India based on a pilot’s report. The issue was reported on Sunday after…

UHNM The Denise Coates Foundation has donated £12m towards robotic surgery capabilities at the Royal Stoke Hospital The Royal Stoke University Hospital is set to become the UK’s largest robotic surgery centre, bosses have said, following a £12m investment from the Denise Coates Foundation. The funding would significantly expand access to advanced robotic surgery across…

Daniel Loveday/Comic Relief Maddie Moate and Kit Brown are helping to raise funds for Red Nose Day A Hertfordshire teacher and TikTok sensation has been revealed as the first School Champion for Comic Relief. Kit Brown, a BBC Bitesize presenter and teacher, has been tasked to bring silliness, creativity and community spirit into classrooms across…