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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1f94/live/00ee7910-c34e-11f1-a323-895aa67440d0.jpg”] Matt Judge/BBC Skybus said some services to and from Alderney would be impacted An airline has warned it is unable to operate several of its upcoming flights due to “an unprecedented level of crew sickness”. Guernsey States-owned airline Aurigny said on Thursday that it had been advised of the issue by Skybus,…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ce46/live/d82773a0-c173-11f1-b328-ff5d39da8090.jpg”] Future Fashion Works A new initiative will involve year-round clothing swaps, repair cafes and upcycling workshops A four-year project aimed at inspiring climate action through sustainable fashion has secured funding of almost £850k. It will fund high street hubs across the country offering repair workshops, clothing swaps and skill-sharing opportunities as well…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3aa0/live/efacbc40-c260-11f1-a202-b3a903690ffe.jpg”] University of Bradford Professor Sherif El-Khamisy said the hub is an exciting development for the university A West Yorkshire university has received funding for a multimillion-pound robotics project to help companies use the technology to expand their businesses. The £3.67m Yorkshire Robotics Hub in Bradford is hoping to bridge the “automation gap”,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5769/live/8b18a8e0-c35d-11f1-9b27-99a8a0976ecc.jpg”] Jason Kempin/Getty Dolly’s niece Jada Star and Welsh singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis say the country star was “proud” to sing in Welsh A Welsh language collaboration between Dolly Parton, her niece Jada Star and singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis might not have been on your bingo card for this year. But their cover of smash-hit…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e13d/live/bbf4bcd0-c329-11f1-9981-cf94ea240e40.jpg”] BBC Robots can be used to pick strawberries Eight new Robotics Adoption Hubs are to be rolled out across the UK, the government has announced. The hubs will get £40m to offer advice and support to businesses and public services looking to use the latest technologies and switch to automation. One, in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/cdc3/live/945b6820-c3a3-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] Getty Images/BBC/Rachel Price The Hoads Wood site before and after it was cleared of nearly 40,000 tonnes of waste The clearance of a notorious illegal waste “supersite” in Kent has been completed after 15 months at a cost of £15m to the taxpayer. The dump at Hoads Wood, near Ashford, which is…