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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0d81/live/e303dfe0-c702-11f1-9783-ed95709f9dec.jpg”] Wirestock/Getty Images File photo of a British Airways plane A British Airways flight en route to Portugal was forced to return to Gatwick Airport on Tuesday due to a minor technical issue, reported to be a cracked window. Flight BA2660 was heading to Faro in the Algarve but diverted over north-western France…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/22a2/live/82c3a8e0-c6e4-11f1-bf38-57dc5cd42af2.jpg”] Kate Fox The ringed owls will be tracked to see how well nature-friendly farming is helping their numbers Barn owl chicks have been ringed in Purbeck for the first time to help track their movements and if the area’s conservation-focused farming is working. The 15 chicks and one adult were ringed at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4415/live/d40ba720-1c9e-11f1-bcb6-d5b9a36c13b4.png”] Epic Games The move comes six months after Epic Games confirmed it was laying off more than 1,000 employees Fortnite-maker Epic Games is making a “huge pivot” towards using artificial intelligence (AI) in its video game development, according to boss Tim Sweeney. The US firm’s CEO made the announcement on social media,…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9a08/live/000a1cc0-c6e1-11f1-bf38-57dc5cd42af2.jpg”] Getty Images Raye made history when she won six Brit Awards in 2024 Raye has hit back at ticket touts who she says “overwhelmed” the sign-up process for an upcoming live show by using artificial intelligence (AI) bots to create “hundreds of thousands of fake registrations”. The Where Is My Husband! singer…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a0f0/live/f671aef0-c643-11f1-b47f-e3f9cf703bc3.jpg”] BBC Tim Mitchell runs the wildlife-friendly kitchen garden at Asthall Manor Watermelons and aubergines are not crops you might traditionally spot being grown in the UK, but an experiment this summer found them to be performing well in the unusually persistent warm weather. The exotic fruits were successfully grown at Asthall Manor,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f64c/live/4e58ab20-c552-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] BBC Americans head to the polls on 3 November to decide how the rest of Donald Trump’s presidency will play out. Thousands of races are taking place across the US, at different levels of government. But the main event for voters will be electing members of the House of Representatives and the…