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South Africa anti-immigration protests: The stories of a Nigerian and Ghanaian who left
BBC News Despite the diplomatic efforts, South Africa’s reputation has been severely damaged. Not least because of images and videos circulating on social media. Not all of them were what they were purported to be, but one, involving a Ghanaian, was genuine and it sparked huge concern once it started being shared in April. When […]
Trump fumes as allies back down on battles on Reflecting Pool, anti-weaponization fund
BBC News It’s been a humbling few days for Donald Trump, even if the American president is reluctant to acknowledge it. In a series of setbacks, Trump has faced adversity in matters both large and small; two of which he cares about dearly and one that could determine his and his party’s political fate for […]
Newspaper headlines: ‘Cop killers will go free’ and ‘Farage’s sinking ship’
BBC News Many of Tuesday’s papers lead with the latest on the early prisoner release scheme. “Cop killers will go free”, headlines The Sun. The paper says police officer Andrew Harper’s widow has called the plans, which will not exclude prisoners such as Harper’s killers, “disgusting”. #Newspaper #headlines #Cop #killers #free #Farages #sinking #ship, Source […]
What heatwaves mean for summer weddings – and how to plan for one
BBC News Sourcing some additional fans might feel like a relatively minor cost overall, but for those hosting, catering and supplying weddings, the financial impact of coping with this summer’s heatwaves have spiralled. “It has affected the industry massively. You are talking into the thousands [of pounds] for businesses,” says Michelle Miles, board adviser to […]
Artificial intelligence: Why firms are struggling to set prices
BBC News Will Venters, Associate Professor of Digital Innovation and Information Systems at the London School of Economics, said companies can be caught out as they experiment with or implement AI internally, as staff burn through tokens. “People are finding it really hard to manage that cost… it’s a non-deterministic output, so it’s a non-deterministic […]
Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but ‘scrutiny’ will linger
BBC News Grande began singing at the age of eight and made her name as a teenage actress in Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off, Sam & Cat. Since releasing her debut single in 2011, she has scored 10 US number one hits and earned 20 Grammy Award nominations, winning three times. She has also […]
Half price rail travel extended to 18-year-olds
BBC News Eighteen-year-olds will be able to buy half price train tickets for most services when railcard rules are changed later this month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. It’s an extension of the 16-17 Saver railcard which currently expires when the holder turns 18. From 17 August, they will be valid for a […]
Rape threats part of misogyny Tyneside schoolgirls face
BBC News Marchant said her charity saw generations of women using its services, with breaking the cycle of abuse having to begin by educating young people. “We’re almost having 13-year-old girls being raped by 13-year-old boys,” she said. “But nobody’s told the girls that boys shouldn’t do that to them, and in some cases nobody’s […]
