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New female red panda Zaya joins Charu at Lake District Wildlife Park
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (533+ words) A rare female red panda has arrived at the Lake District Wildlife Park. Zaya travelled from Parc Animalier De Sainte Croix in France under the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) to join resident, male red panda Charu, as part of…...
Microsoft ends support for Office on select devices as apps stop working
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (595+ words) Microsoft has ended support for Office, leaving users unable to use apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. As of Monday (July 13), Microsoft 365, Office 2021, and Office 2019 no longer function on Apple devices. This leaves users unable to edit or create documents…...
High temperature warning issued for most of Ireland
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (337+ words) A high temperature warning is in place for most of Ireland, with a hosepipe ban to come into effect later in the week as the hot spell continues. There is a Status Yellow high temperature warning in place for six…...
Scorching temperatures to start the weekend in Barrow - today's forecast
1+ week, 2+ day ago (103+ words) Residents in Furness will still be enjoying scorching temperatures as the weekend rolls by. This is your weather forecast for Barrow-in-Furness for Saturday, July 11. 12 noon: 24 degrees, sunny intervals, light winds, no chance of rain. 1pm: 25 degrees, sunny, light winds, no chance…...
Hospital trust cuts carbon footprint and saves £300k with green initiatives
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (461+ words) A hospital trust has cut its carbon footprint while saving hundreds of thousands of pounds through a targeted energy reduction programme. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), which operates Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital, said…...
Cooper: World cannot wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ before acting on safety concerns
2+ week, 1+ day ago (457+ words) Artificial intelligence needs to be globally regulated before a potentially devasting display of its power, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned. She said international agreement on AI security was needed to safely exploit its potential. Ms Cooper argued that international…...
Decision on solar farm 'size of 115 football pitches' pushed back
2+ week, 1+ day ago (405+ words) A decision on whether a solar farm the ‘size of 115 football pitches’ will be built has been pushed back. The solar farm, which would be built in Gleaston, was set to be decided upon next Wednesday at Westmorland and Furness…...
What will the weather be like in Barrow this weekend?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (196+ words) The Met Office has forecast a cool and settled weekend for Barrow, with a chance of rain throughout. Saturday, July 4, will be mostly cloudy, with temperatures starting at 16C around sunrise, peaking at 19C in the afternoon, and dropping to 17C in the…...
The time Barrow kids grew space seeds for Tim Peake and caught science fever
3+ week, 1+ day ago (385+ words) It was June 2016, and excitement was building across the UK as British astronaut Tim Peake prepared to return to earth after his historic mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). But in two classrooms in Barrow, space didn’t feel quite…...
Hottest June day record broken again as heatwave peaks at 37.3C
3+ week, 3+ day ago (736+ words) The UK’s highest June temperature was surpassed for the third day in a row as the record-breaking heatwave peaked at 37.3C. Friday was confirmed by the Met Office as the UK’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of…...