At the same time, AI has revolutionised healthcare in many ways, including helping to screen, diagnose and triage patients. There is a huge spectrum of chatbots, and about 30 local NHS services now use one called Wysa.
Another avenue is continued pressure on Russia's "" of tankers involved in dodging the sanctions.
"That is a complex surgery operation. You need to periodically release batches of new sanctioned vessels, shell companies, traders, insurers etc. every several weeks," Mr Milov says. According to him, this is an area where Western governments have been much more effective, particularly withby Joe Biden's outgoing administration in January 2025.Mai says that banning Russian LNG exports to Europe and closing the refining loophole in Western jurisdictions would be "important steps in finishing the decoupling of the West from Russian hydrocarbons".
According to Mr Raghunandan from CREA, it would be relatively easy for the EU to give up Russian LNG imports."Fifty percent of their LNG exports are directed towards the European Union, and only 5% of the EU's total [LNG] gas consumption in 2024 was from Russia. So if the EU decides to completely cut off Russian gas, it's going to hurt Russia way more then it's going to hurt consumers in the European Union," he told the BBC.
Experts interviewed by the BBC have dismissed
that the war with Ukraine will end if Opec brings oil prices down.Ms Squirrell said: "I just got this idea in my head, because they are right outside the post office, and I thought, 'what if that was a little writing space?'
"There's room for somebody to stand up in there so we'd make a little desk and there would be pens and pencils."We're going to focus on having postcards in there for people to just write a quick message, but it's for any kind of writing.
"So far, everyone I've spoken to has an idea of their own for it - it's really sparked people's imaginations."Further Writing Box sessions will be held on 30 May, 13 June and 20 June, from 10:00 to 16:00 BST.