内容摘要：Previously announcements were pre-recorded by a Scottish voice artist, but Iona is a synthetic voice which uses an AI model to deliver typed messages in a "Scottish accent".

Previously announcements were pre-recorded by a Scottish voice artist, but Iona is a synthetic voice which uses an AI model to deliver typed messages in a "Scottish accent".

The AI tool will help support writing the first draft of education, health and care plans, known as EHCPs, for vulnerable children.Shearer said: "We will be using this with consideration and care.

"We need to ensure our work is always excellent quality and done in a timely manner, so we can spend more time helping parents and children."Staff make decisions and people make decisions but if AI can help do the background tasks for these reports, it could be beneficial."Ruth Hobbs, chief executive of Somerset Parent Carer Forum, said: "Lots of local areas are doing this with AI to help draft EHCP reports for children.

"There's benefits but also concerns with dealing with data with vulnerable children."A lot of a case workers' time is writing reports, so if it means spending more time face-to-face with children and parents then that has to be a good thing."

Somerset Council said it was keen to hear feedback from people involved.

Three strong knocks from the police battering ram and the front door bursts open. There's a lot of shouting.The shooting in Spain comes amid a

across Glasgow and Edinburgh since March which have resulted in more than 30 arrests.Saturday night's gun murders followed the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda, a 15-minute drive from Monaghans.

He was shot dead around 20:00 on 21 April in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after playing in a football match with friends.The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched.