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Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterBoston MetalMaking steel using electricity is less carbon intensive than traditional methodsA day care centre for children, a gym, a tax advisor – and a mini experimental steel plant. These businesses are among those that make up a small retail and industrial estate in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts.”People are dropping off their kids. That kind of shows you an extreme example of what the future of steel looks like,” says Adam Rauwerdink, vice president of business development at US-based green steel start-up, Boston Metal. “You can be making steel and sharing a parking lot with a daycare.”Boston…

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A programme providing school holiday clubs for thousands of children in Cornwall has been extended.The Time2Move holiday programme supports families with activities and healthy food for children aged between five and 16, and is fully funded for those eligible for benefits-related free school meals, the government has confirmed.The government announced a three-year extension for the scheme, as part of a £600m investment nationally.The programme is run by Active Cornwall, which brings together providers across the county, and said £8m had been invested in it since 2021.Tim Marrion, partnership manager at Active Cornwall said: “We know that school holidays can bring…

Italian designer Donatella Versace carried a bouquet of white flowers as she arrived to pay tribute to the late fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Armani’s coffin is on public view this weekend in Milan, Italy, before a private funeral on Monday. The designer’s casket was surrounded by candles at the Armani/Teatro as mourners queued to say goodbye. Giorgio Armani died at the age of 91 on Thursday.

Google has been fined €2.95bn (£2.5bn) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power in the ad tech sector – the technology which determines which adverts should be placed online and where.The European Commission said on Friday the tech giant had breached competition laws by favouring its own products for displaying online ads, to the detriment of rivals.It comes amid increased scrutiny by regulators worldwide over the tech giant’s empire in online search and advertising.Google told the BBC the Commission’s decision was “wrong” and it would appeal.”It imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European…

Jonathan MorrisBBC News, South West andTamsin MelvilleBBC News, CornwallBBCNeil Hopper was motivated by sexual interest in amputation, the court heardAn NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possessing extreme pornography.Neil Hopper, 49, of Truro, Cornwall, carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed in 2019.Truro Crown Court heard he lied to insurers by claiming that injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and not self-inflicted.It heard that in May 2019 Hopper had below knee amputations after a “mysterious illness”.…

Almost 500 people have been arrested at a Hyundai factory in the US state of Georgia by immigration authorities in the largest workplace raid of President Donald Trump’s second term.A majority of those detained at the 3,000-acre site, which was built by the Korean company to manufacture electric vehicles and has been operational for a year, are Korean nationals.South Korea expressed “concern and regret” over the operation and urged the US government to respect the rights of its citizens.The Department of Homeland Security told the BBC that agents executed a search warrant due to allegations of “unlawful employment practices and…

Ian YoungsCulture reporter andSam Harrison & Helena WilkinsonBBC NewsPA MediaGraham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to harassment and criminal damageGraham Linehan has told a court his life has been “made hell” by transgender activists, including one who he is accused of harassing.Giving evidence on the second day of his trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, Mr Linehan said: “Trans activists have spent the last 10 years demonising anyone who stands up to them.”The prosecution alleges Mr Linehan “relentlessly” posted abusive comments about Sophia Brooks, 18, on social media last October, before throwing her phone in a road.The Father Ted…

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterTeam CherryThe biggest online video game stores crashed on Thursday as they struggled to deal with high demand for Hollow Knight: Silksong – one of the most-anticipated games of the year.Thousands of users reported they were unable to buy the game on PC store Steam after its release at 15:00 BST, with errors persisting until around 17:30.Social media users also shared their difficulties trying to purchase Silksong on other platforms, including the Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox game stores.Fans of Hollow Knight have been eagerly awaiting the sequel after the first game’s release in 2017, which has sold more…

Nat WrightHealth Producer andJudith BurnsBBC NewsGetty ImagesErrors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered.Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected, say NHS England.NHSE has confirmed 16 hospital trusts use the machines, made by Trinity Biotech, which have produced inaccurate test results.In a statement, Trinity Biotech says it is working closely with the UK health regulator and has contacted all hospitals which use the machines. The BBC…