Homes ‘left to rot’ on cancelled road route

Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations BBC Martin Beal’s former home, which he lost to the now cancelled A1 road scheme, has been empty since 2022 In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, years after its National Highways agency had spent…

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European textile and clothing imports accelerate

While remaining stable in 2024, at a slightly lower level than in 2019, European clothing and textile imports accelerated by 21% and 16% respectively in the first quarter, on the eve of the Sino-American trade war, according to data from the French Fashion Institute (IFM). Shutterstock In the three months preceding the announcement of Donald…

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Automate customer support with Amazon Bedrock, LangGraph, and Mistral models

AI agents are transforming the landscape of customer support by bridging the gap between large language models (LLMs) and real-world applications. These intelligent, autonomous systems are poised to revolutionize customer service across industries, ushering in a new era of human-AI collaboration and problem-solving. By harnessing the power of LLMs and integrating them with specialized tools…

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Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off

A Delta flight travelling from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin was delayed after two pigeons ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew. Video shows one of birds flying through the cabin as a passenger attempts to catch it with a jacket. According to local media, baggage handlers were called on board and safely…

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