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Eleanor Layhe, Jemma Woodman and Ella Rule,South WestTrudy PolkinghornLugh Baker died in 2021 and his mother, Trudy Polkinghorn, said she “was so angry” with the regulator, the CQCCare homes that are graded as inadequate or requiring improvement are often not being reinspected for a year or more, a BBC investigation has found.More than 2,100 care homes in England as of October this year were rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – but the BBC found three quarters of those had not been reinspected within a year or more. A fifth of the 123 homes rated as…

Giulio Base began his journey with the Torino Film Festival from the ground up. At just 17, in 1982, he attended the very first edition, then called Cinema Giovani (“Festival of Young Cinema”) and co-founded by Alberto Barbera. From that moment, he was hooked. Over the next four decades, as the festival grew in name, scope, and reputation, Base built a career both in front of and behind the camera, earning acclaim for his directing work and gaining international recognition for his theologically themed films. Forty-one years after that first encounter, he returned to where it all began as the…

Arriving at Sale Sharks as part of a high-profile revamp, Holly Aitchison has made one big move this summer.She is adamant she won’t be making a second.”[England head coach] John Mitchell has made it pretty clear to me that I can cover different positions, but I am a 10,” she told BBC Sport.”And I won’t be seen as anything else.”A year ago, the question wouldn’t have been asked.At WXV in Canada, Aitchison was the Red Roses’ starting fly-half, steering them to title-clinching victories over New Zealand and Canada.Her playmaking and running abilities were a key part of diversifying England’s threat,…

XPENG IRON Robot Cut Open On Stage To Prove It’s Real – YouTube Watch On Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has unveiled a new humanoid robot with such lifelike movements that company representatives felt compelled to slice it open onstage to prove a human wasn’t hiding inside.Fortunately for the audience, there wasn’t. Instead, the robot, named “IRON,” features a flexible, humanlike spine, articulated joints and artificial muscles that allow it to move with a model-like swagger.This is thanks to Xpeng’s custom artificial intelligence (AI) robotics architecture, which enables it to interpret visual inputs and respond physically without needing to…

Bed & bath: 2 beds, 1 bathTop amenities: Hot tub, sound system, books and reading materials, indoor fireplace, private backyardFreshly renovated in 2024, this secluded A-frame sits along the Blue River, five minutes from Breckenridge’s historic downtown and ski resort. The property boasts classic Colorado mountain charm—large windows showcase wildlife and snow-covered peaks, while interiors feature wood accents, a fireplace, and cozy bedrooms. Outdoor amenities include a deck with icy creek views, perfect for winter mornings. Inside, find a family-friendly layout, multiple bedrooms, and cozy living spaces. The location allows quick access to ski lifts, immersion in nature, and access…

This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows UPS plane crash scene on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Louisville, Ky. AP/National Transportation Safety Board hide caption toggle caption AP/National Transportation Safety Board LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky, the companies announced late Friday. The MD-11 aircrafts make up about 9% of of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, according to the companies. “We made this decision proactively…

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCJensen Huang, the head of the world’s most valuable company Nvidia, says King Charles III personally handed him a copy of a speech he delivered in 2023 that included a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence.”He said, there’s something I want to talk to you about. And he handed me a letter,” Huang told the BBC, speaking after receiving the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering in a ceremony at St James’s Palace.The letter was a copy of the speech delivered by the King in 2023 at the world’s first AI Summit, held at Bletchley Park. In…

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days of my life to fighting unexpected random charges…

Sex. Death. Divinity. Violence. Grief. Money. Family. Art. Defiance. Ecstasy. Transfiguration. Dancing. Destruction. Rock ’n’ roll conjoined to singular visions. They were all essential to “Horses,” Patti Smith’s debut album, which was released on Nov. 10, 1975. It was the first full-fledged, major-label album to emerge from the tiny but explosive New York City scene that coalesced at a proudly scuzzy Bowery bar, CBGB. Television, the band led by the guitarist, singer and songwriter Tom Verlaine — Smith’s sometime boyfriend — had discovered the venue and inaugurated the scene with its early gigs; Smith brought her fledgling band there soon…

Lando Norris finished on the pole in sprint qualifying in Sao Paulo. GettySÃO PAULO — Lando Norris took pole position for Brazil’s sprint race in what he hopes will be a weekend he takes a stranglehold on the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.Norris’ lap of 1:09.243 was enough to start Saturday’s sprint at the front of the grid, 0.097 seconds quicker than Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli and 0.185 quicker than McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri.Norris snatched the championship lead from Piastri with a dominant win at the Mexican Grand Prix two weeks ago and appears to be the one…