France bans alcohol consumption at music festival events under red headwave alert3 hours agoToby MannBBC News digitalGetty ImagesFrance has banned alcohol at some events at massive national music festival as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels.The annual Fête de la Musique celebrations draw millions to the streets but with the most serious heatwave warnings being issued for 35...

The US refinery now processing Venezuelan oil10 hours agoSamira Hussain,Business correspondentandNathalie Jimenez,Pascagoula, MississippiWatch: Venezuelan oil is flowing to the US again. But will it lower petrol prices?The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.The ship, 820ft (250m) long, painted navy and...

Saleh Mamman: Former Nigerian power minister sentenced to 75 years for corruption16 minutes agoMakuochi OkaforBBC Africa, LagosNigeria's power ministryJust weeks before he was sentenced, Mamman announced he intended to run for state governorSaleh Mamman, a former Nigerian power minister, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8bn naira ($24.7m; £18.5m), a rare conviction...

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The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itselfOver the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detection methods being implemented are questionable, and any fanfic writer could be caught in the crossfire.Broad distaste around the use of Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools has long been a thing in creative...