BBC Technology | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:11:37 GMT
AI polls rise fast, Voices of voters captured— Accuracy in doubt.
It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?
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Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
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‘There were letters I didn’t want to open’: Rise in unpaid debt court cases
BBC Business | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:07:00 GMT
Rising claims in court, Seventeen percent increase— Letters left unopened.
The number of county court judgements rose by 17.5% in the first quarter of this year compared to last, data suggests.
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Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks
The Guardian World | Fri, 01 May 2026 02:34:06 GMT
Hiker lost in woods, Denise calls from Cape Breton— Two weeks without word.
Denise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 April, when she told her family she was travelling to the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Canada’s eastA search is underway in Canada for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on…
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Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl’s murder
BBC World | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:46:34 GMT
In Alice Springs' night, Crowds clash, anger erupts strong— Murder's shadow looms.
There has been violence outside hospital in Alice Springs, where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated.
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Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Era of Redistricting Wars
NYT Home | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:56:03 +0000
Supreme Court permits, New maps drawn in shifting lines— Voters lose their say.
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
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‘Disgusting’ clinical waste dumped on Sheppey beaches
BBC Science | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:04:10 GMT
Vials on Sheppey, Illegally cast aside, Waste blankets the shore.
"Hundreds" of clinical waste vials are among thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped waste.
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Twitch streamer hit by car live on camera – ‘It felt like slow motion’
BBC Technology | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:24:25 GMT
Twitch streamer's bold walk, Hit by a car in that flash— Viewers watch in shock.
Isaiah Thomas, known as hmblzayy, was walking a 3,000-mile challenge when he was hit
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Bank of England says rates could rise as Iran war fuels inflation
BBC Business | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:02:26 GMT
Rates held at three seven five, War in Iran stirs inflation, BoE on watch now.
The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates at 3.75% as it monitors the knock-on effects of the Middle East conflict.
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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
The Guardian World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:48 GMT
In Hormuz's strait, Aid waits as prices soar high, NGOs plead for peace.
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable…
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Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, after Merz criticises war
BBC World | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:25:51 GMT
Trump weighs troop cuts, Germany's Merz critiques stance, Iran war stirs talks.
His remarks come after the German chancellor criticised the US approach to the war in Iran.