Bath and North East Somerset Council used Microsoft Copilot to read and summarise thousands of public comments on Bath Rugby’s proposed 18,000‑seat stadium at the Recreation Ground, folding an AI‑assisted thematic analysis into the officer’s 121‑page planning report that went to councillors...
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At precisely 10:30 am this morning, a critical meeting convened at the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation headquarters, drawing together an eclectic mix of municipal officials, heritage experts, urban planners, and government administrators. The occasion: the scheduled session of...
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A Festival of Unity and Aspiration: Holi, Viksit Bharat, and the Spirit of Modern India
In the heart of Jodhpur, a city often shimmering under the Rajasthan sun, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s Holi gathering became more than a festive ritual. While the burst of...
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Peugeot is merging heritage with innovation in a bold new move aimed at electrifying its performance credentials. In an announcement that has already stirred excitement among car enthusiasts and tech aficionados alike, the lion brand will reintroduce the iconic GTI badge on the Peugeot 208—but...
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Battlefield, scene of the death of King Richard III. Unearthed in a garden in nearby Earl Shilton, it was dated as possibly 15th-century and judged to be of a type made for a person of high rank. It now has pride of place in the courtyard of the prestigious Battlefield Visitors Centre. Not bad...
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Manuel Segovia, 75, and Isidro Velazquez, 69, live just 500 metres apart in the Mexican village of Ayapa, but have not spoken in years. It is unknown whether an argument is at the root of their issues, or if they simply don't have anything to say to one another.
Speaking to The Guardian...
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Dish voted by Italians as one that helps sum up nation could be placed on cultural heritage list
On a roll after securing Unesco status for the Mediterranean diet, Italy is mulling over an attempt to place the Neapolitan pizza in the pantheon of cultural icons drawn up by the United...
Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge.
Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the famous circular complex on the Salisbury Plain of southern England.
Stonehenge in High...
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Plans to erect a sculpture in a London park using girders salvaged from New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed in attacks on September 11, 2001, have been put on hold after victims' families complained.
The memorial, designed by Japanese-Russian...
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LONDON — A 350-year-old notebook which documents the trials of women convicted of witchcraft in England during the 17th century has been published online.
The notebook written by Nehemiah Wallington, an English Puritan, recounts the fate of women accused of having relationships with the...
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A former Indiana mayor who won four terms in the 1930s and 1950s is proving less popular with modern-day city leaders, who say they probably won't name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire.
Harry Baals is the runaway favorite in online voting to name...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian authorities have confiscated three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a criminal gang which tried to smuggle them out of the country.
The court office of the northern city of St. Petersburg said on Thursday that it had...