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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9074/live/83100400-c7bc-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] Reuters/DOJ A recording device (R) was wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into a TV (L) A Saudi national who worked for OpenAI appeared in court this week for allegedly planting a secret recording device behind a TV in one of the tech giant’s meeting rooms. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer, was…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c537/live/e0dcac50-c7c1-11f1-8e8f-d76f9678b296.jpg”] Getty Images The AI Andi tool screens calls made to Newbury Street Practice in Wantage Patients have described their “frustration” in dealing with a new AI receptionist tool at their GP surgery, which some said was a “wall” to receiving care. Newbury Street Practice, in Wantage, Oxfordshire, began using the AI Andi…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c19c/live/3a4a3080-c7d8-11f1-9671-5b70c6e774ea.jpg”] Press Association Organised crime gangs are behind the rise in vehicle thefts say police Vehicle thefts in Devon and Cornwall have risen to their highest level in at least a decade, with police linking the increase to organised criminal gangs and increasingly sophisticated theft techniques. Devon and Cornwall Police recorded 1,550 vehicle…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/95a5/live/6ec3c040-c7d5-11f1-9671-5b70c6e774ea.jpg”] Getty Images Waiting times for driving tests have dropped below 20 weeks for the first time since November 2024, according to official figures. But learner drivers in September still had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8969/live/87055b10-c7b1-11f1-b41f-d7a6cb474575.jpg”] @ayanavisuals. Elle Botterill, Carolina Diaz and Tyrece Lewis make up girl group Deja Vu A girl group that toured Europe with The Pussycat Dolls said it was ‘surreal’ to join their childhood heroes on stage. Deja Vu, formed of Elle Botterill and Tyrece Lewis from Buckinghamshire alongside Venezuelan-born Carolina Diaz, performed their…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8ece/live/b0d12ad0-c821-11f1-9464-85dab4665525.jpg”] Supplied: Magill Estate Restaurant Magill Estate Restaurant in Adelaide, whose menu is pictured here, received two Michelin stars Australia has been awarded its first Michelin stars, with 11 restaurants in the state of South Australia receiving the distinction. Magill Estate Restaurant in Adelaide was the only venue to receive two stars, while…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f59f/live/aa17af80-c7d0-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] EPA Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Burnham said he will set out decisions “shortly” Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a decision on whether to give the go-ahead to two oil and gas fields will be made “shortly”. Burnham has been deliberating over plans for Rosebank, an oil field off Shetland, and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2437/live/04805c60-c7c2-11f1-993a-152cbb068da1.jpg”] PA Media Kashim Chowdhury allegedly juggled five government jobs A civil servant is accused of earning almost £350,000 by juggling five full-time public sector roles – using sick notes and working from home to cope with the workload. Kashim Chowdhury allegedly held multiple government jobs between February 2020 and September 2023, earning…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6df2/live/284604e0-c729-11f1-b881-4391ac746e04.jpg”] BBC Charisse Beaumont, chief executive of Black Lives in Music, said the disparities in licensing affected entrepreneurs and artists at the beginning of their careers Black-led music events in London face disproportionate restrictions and cancellations because of “racial bias” in licensing and policing, a report has concluded. The Race Equality in Music…