Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we've grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us.

Hate Jared from Subway.

Ratings giant Moody's has warned of more pain ahead for the US banking system after a run on deposits led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Moody's cut its outlook for the sector to "negative" from stable, warning of "a rapid deterioration in the operating environment".

The downgrade came as banking shares in the US and Europe rebounded following earlier losses.

But Moody's said some other banks faced risks of customer withdrawals.

It said rising interest rates also pose a challenge, exposing banks that bought assets such as government bonds when interest rates were low, to potential losses.

"Banks with substantial unrealized securities losses and with non-retail and uninsured US depositors may still be more sensitive to depositor competition or ultimate flight," Moody's said in the report.

"We expect pressures to persist and be exacerbated by ongoing monetary policy tightening, with interest rates likely to remain higher for longer until inflation returns to within the Fed's target range."

Joris Pibke is a New Caledonian former international footballer who played as a forward. He is one of his country's top scorers, and in 2002 was one of the top international goalscorers worldwide.

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All three SNP leadership candidates have predicted that Scotland can be an independent country within five years if they win the contest.

Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes were speaking as they faced each other in a BBC Scotland TV debate.

Mr Yousaf said he believed the country "can and will be" independent by 2028 in response to a question from an audience member.

Ms Regan and Ms Forbes both said they believed the same.

The leadership contest was sparked by Nicola Sturgeon's surprise announcement that she was quitting as both SNP leader and Scotland's first minister after eight years in the roles.

Recent polls have put support for independence at broadly the same level as it was when Ms Sturgeon succeeded Alex Salmond after the referendum in 2014, which saw Scottish voters reject independence by 55% to 45%.

OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

The new model can respond to images - providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions.

It can also process up to 25,000 words, about eight times as many as ChatGPT.

Millions of people have used ChatGPT since it launched in November 2022.

Popular requests for it include writing songs, poems, marketing copy, computer code, and helping with homework - although teachers say students shouldn't use it.

ChatGPT answers questions using natural human-like language, and it can also mimic other writing styles such as songwriters and authors, using the internet as it was in 2021 as its knowledge database.

There are concerns that it could one day take over many jobs currently done by humans.

Grey squirrels have long been regarded as a pest in Britain, largely due to the threat they pose to the native red squirrel.

But now insurers and pest control experts are warning of another danger grey squirrels bring... thousands of pounds worth of damage to homes.

One pest control expert says this winter has been the busiest he has seen for grey squirrel infestations. Previously a much smaller problem, his team are now attending call-outs nearly every day.

Wales boss Rob Page says Aaron Ramsey's desire to join Wales' 100-cap club has influenced his decision to continue his international career.

Ramsey has replaced the retired Gareth Bale as Wales captain, and is the most-capped outfield player in the squad after Chris Gunter retired along with Joe Allen and Jonny Williams.

Page says Ramsey, 32, never considered following his team-mates in retiring.

"It's the right thing to give him the armband, he deserves it," Page said.

"He's been through a lot for Wales over the years, the important goals he's scored for us.

"Aaron is going to lead us now, he's been part of this group since day one."

In a social media post Ramsey said he was "really honoured to be chosen to be captain of Wales".

He added: "It's an incredibly proud day for me and my family. Really excited with that the future holds and can't wait for the new campaign to start."

Aaron Rodgers wants to play for the New York Jets, he told the Green Bay Packers, who responded by telling the four-time MVP that they want him to move on from the only club he's ever played for.

Not only are Packers fans called cheeseheads, but they also wear them on their heads. The term cheesehead comes from Wisconsin’s large production of cheese. The state of Wisconsin produces 26% of the country’s cheese.

Prospective Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to be at Old Trafford on Friday to receive a presentation on the potential sale process.

United staff have been outlining the workings of the club to various parties over the past week.

Representatives of Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are due at the club on Thursday.

The Glazer family said in November they were considering selling United.

Officials attending the presentations tend to be on the legal and financial side but it is normal practice for Ratcliffe to be present - as part of an Ineos delegation - and BBC Sport understands that is his intention.

The one unknown is that the British billionaire is also due to be at Nice's Europa Conference League last-16 tie with Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday night.

The French side, which he owns, hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg and are looking to reach the quarter-finals of a European competition for the first time since 1960.

Masabumi Hosono survived the Titanic, but not the public's scorn.

In the play – and in reality – Julius Caesar was indeed assassinated on the Ides of March, or March 15, in the year 44 BCE. So, while Julius Caesar should have been wary about the Ides of March, the rest of us don’t need to worry.

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Hopefully you do enjoy when it you get round to playing it, seven years was a long time to wait for that disappointment.
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thing is, if you didn't like it, I probably won't either, as we had similar feelings about the first game.

I will play it at some point. Will probably put some real time commentary on here if you don't mind?
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No problem at all, look forward to it!
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£28 in cex I'm sure they've put the prices up because they know dopes like me will be buying it

might just borrow it off a friend

Yeah the TV series was always going to renew interest in the game.

https://youtu.be/Pzn1R93ANrY

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Laing O'Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, England. It was founded in 1978 by Ray O'Rourke. It is the largest privately owned construction company in the United Kingdom.

One of the greatest years in the history of Barnsley Football Club will forever by synonymous with one of the most famous tragedies in Britain’s rich tapestry.

For 1912 is the year of the Titanic, the great ocean liner that was sunk on its tragic maiden voyage.

It was also the year of Barnsley’s one and only FA Cup triumph

Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge

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The French government has been forced to push through unpopular pension reforms, to avoid a knife-edge vote in the National Assembly.

Although the plan to raise the pension age from 62 to 64 passed the upper house on Thursday, ministers realised they might not win the support of MPs.

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne was jeered as she invoked article 49:3 of the constitution.

That enables the government to avoid a vote in the Assembly.

"We cannot bet on the future of our pensions and this reform is necessary," the prime minister told a rowdy session of the lower house.

As she took the stand, left-wing MPs sang the national anthem La Marseillaise while holding placards that read "No to 64". Her speech was interrupted with cries of "Resign, Resign!"

Forcing the bill through may be the least bad option for the government, but it's also fraught with risk. It exposes the government to a censure motion and risks enflaming the country.

The far-right National Rally immediately called a confidence vote, while Marine Le Pen, who challenged Mr Macron for the presidency, said the government's move was a recognition of his personal failure.

"It's his reform, he's the one who proposed it and defended it during his campaign," she added.

A 5% pay rise from April has been offered to NHS staff in England, including nurses and ambulance workers.

In addition, staff have been offered a one-off payment of at least £1,655 to top up the past year's pay award.

Unions are recommending members back the deal after nearly two weeks of talks with ministers, raising hopes the bitter dispute may be coming to an end.

The offer covers all NHS staff except doctors, who are on a different contract.

Fourteen unions were represented at the talks covering nurses, ambulance staff, physios, midwives and support staff, including cleaners and porters.

The biggest three - the Royal College of Nursing, Unison and the GMB - have all said they are backing the deal.

Unite has said it cannot recommend it to members, but it will put it out to vote.

It comes after a winter of industrial action which has seen nurses, ambulance staff and physios all go on strike.

The unions put further action on hold after the two sides agreed to enter discussions last month.