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that feels under threat. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. detectives investigating a fatal flat fire have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. two children died and a woman was left critically injured following the blaze in nottingham. the children, aged three and one, died in hospital early this morning. as the uk's cost of living crisis deepens, libraries say more and more people are coming through their doors. some are now hosting food banks and clothing donation points. but the group that represents libraries across england, wales and northern ireland says that despite increased demand, many will see their budgets reduced, forcing them to make painful cuts, or even shutting branches. here's our business correspondent, caroline davies. warm, free and sociable. it does get a bit rowdy sometimes in here. the knitters of nantwich meet

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The Big Cases

i never had much to do with it. i sort of... didn't speak to many people. i only spoke to people that my husband spoke to. i didn't mind the kids playing out. i didn't mind that i had the door left open. i didn't mind that at all until it started getting like, rikki getting picked on and stuff like that that i had to keep wary of. and i tried so hard to keep him in, but he just wanted to go out. he was such a lovely little boy. while the boy's killer remains free, fear pervades the estate. police are convinced someone on the estate knows who the killer is. it was not unusual for him to be away from school and spend time with friends. neighbours say the six—year—old was streetwise and sociable.

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The Big Cases

it was not unusual for him to be away from school and spend time with friends. neighbours say the six—year—old was streetwise and sociable. the unnatural death of any child - causes shock waves over a vast area. and this was no different. there was national, - international press coverage. the added dimension in this case| is the suspicion that rikki's death is inextricably linked with where he lived. j it's hard to apply for a job for insurance or credit rating with a welland dress. in the days that we're talking, 25% of the tenants on the welland wanted to move. john hilditch was a county councillor at the time. the council not let the properties on the welland, which didn't do anything for the quality of the community. i was involved with it then in terms of the city council, in terms of the housing situation,

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The Big Cases

that my husband spoke to. i didn't mind the kids playing out. that i had the door left open. i didn't mind that at all until it started getting like, rikki getting picked on and stuff like that that i had to keep wary of. and i tried so hard to keep him in, but he just wanted to go out. he was such a lovely little boy. while the boy's killer remains free, fear pervades the estate. police are convinced someone on the estate knows who the killer is. it was not unusual for him to be away from school and spend time with friends. neighbours say the six—year—old was streetwise and sociable. the unnatural death- of any child causes shock

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hertfordshire asked volunteers to play with a simple reactive robot. the same robot was then programmed with an algorithm to make it playful and curious. and they compared what people thought. so yes, this is the starting idea, but it's the first of its kind. so we put it on a simple robot. we know now with comparing it with humans who interact with the reactive robot and with the curious robot, we know now that they find this robot more sociable, right, and from here we know, ok, if we have this element in a robot people mightjust be more likeable towards this robot and more receptive, more happy that it was around them. something we don't quite know now how we can do that, how is the acceptance of robots? so, daniel, basically you are making a football team full of robots to win an international competition, is that it? indeed. it's a first step, but the team says it could still be decades before you've got a robot sharing your home. it's probably the hardest environment you can imagine because it is so unstructured, unpredictable.

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Breakfast

here's the experiment in action. first, scientists at the university of hertfordshire asked volunteers to play with a simple, reactive robot. the same robot was then programmed with an algorithm to make it playful and curious, and they compared what people thought. so yes, this is a starting idea, but it's the first of its kind, right? so we put it on a simple robot. we know now, with comparing it with humans, who interact with the reactive robot and there's a curious robot, we know now that they find this robot more sociable, right? and from here, we know, ok, if you have this element in a robot, people might be just more likable towards this robot. more receptive, more happy that it is around them, something we don't quite know now how we can do it. how is the acceptance of robots? so, dan, you're basically making a football team of full of robots to win an international competition, is that it? indeed. it's a first step, but the team says it could still be decades before you got a robot sharing your home. it's probably the hardest environment you can imagine

People , Robot , Scientists , Action , First , Experiment , Simple , Volunteers , Curious , Algorithm , University-of-hertfordshire , Idea

BBC News-20211219-04:23:00

more than left his mark. the richard rogers vision was of a city that was open, sociable, welcoming. the british architect richard rogers who's died at the age of 88. paul goldberger is a pulitzer prize winning architecture critic, here's what he had to say about richard rogers' legacy. i think his legacy is really one of trying to make modernism exuberant. he really, he did not see technology and the modern style as dry and cerebral. he wanted people to connect with it emotionally. even if you go back to something like the pompidou centre paris, i mean, it's fun. it's fun to look at, it's crazy and wild but it's also fun. and everything that he did had a quality of great discipline

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BBC News-20211219-05:19:00

trying to create a world which is influenced for the better, through public space, through private space and so on. the welsh zenith, terminal 5 at heathrow. he was bold, colourful and has more than left his mark. the richard rogers vision was of a city that was open, sociable, welcoming. the british architect richard rogers who's died at the age of 88. paul goldberger is a pulitzer prize winning architecture critic. here he assesses richard rogers�* legacy. i think his legacy is really one of trying to make modernism exuberant. he really, he did not see technology and the modern style as dry and cerebral. he wanted people to connect with it emotionally.

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BBC News-20211219-13:10:00

seeking his advice on reshaping cities. there is a very major part of my outfit which is about trying to create a world which is influenced for the better, through public space, through private space and so on. the welsh zenith. terminal five at heathrow. he was bold, colourful and has more than left his mark. the richard rogers vision was of a city that was open, sociable, welcoming. the architect richard rogers, who's died at the age of 88. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is at ii.20pm. bye for now.

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BBC News-20211219-22:20:00

and outgoing and, in a way, colourful, then his buildings reflected that personality. of course, not everyone shared his taste. the lloyds building provoked a variety of reactions. but the welsh senedd... ..terminal 5 at heathrow... ..the millennium dome. he leaves a huge visible legacy. but perhaps more important was his role in changing attitudes. from �*70s decay to the urban renaissance, the richard rogers vision — a city that was open, sociable, welcoming. the influential british architect richard rogers, who's died at the age of 88. in the last hour, emma raducanu has been named bbc sports personality of the year. the 19—year—old won the us open in september, making her the first female british tennis player to win a grand slam title in 44 years. the boxer tyson fury, diver tom daley, swimmer adam peaty,

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