Muslims around the world have begun celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr - which means "festival of the breaking of the fast" - is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting for many adults, as well as spiritual reflection and prayer.ReutersHere in Moscow, worshippers are seen preparing for prayer.ReutersHundreds took part in prayers at Tononoka grounds, in Mombasa, KenyaGetty ImagesPrayers were also observed at a stadium in Port Sudan in the east of the countryGetty ImagesLittle children joined adults at the Moskee Essalam in Rotterdam, NetherlandsGetty ImagesGifts are handed out to Muslim children in Lviv, Ukraine, as Russia's war on the country continuesReuters Palestinians in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip pray amidst the rubble of a mosque destroyed in the current war between Israel and HamasGetty ImagesFamilies gather at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem - the third holiest site in IslamReutersA boy yawns during prayers at a stadium in QatarEPAMuslims greet each-other at Martim Moniz Square in Lisbon, PortugalGetty ImagesWomen worshippers gather in Burgess Park, London, for an outdoor prayerEPAThere were also worshippers gathered outside Plebiscito Square in Naples, ItalyReutersSome women took pictures after attending prayers at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, TurkeyGetty ImagesAfghan refugees pray at a mosque on the outskirts of Peshawar, PakistanMiddle EastEuropeEid al-FitrReligionIslamRelated'I was afraid for my life': At the scene of the attack on Palestinian Oscar winner 5 days agoMiddle EastMore8 hrs ago'In Bradford, families spend thousands on new clothes for Eid' Muslims spend large amounts in Bradford's supermarkets, clothes shops and other services before Eid.8 hrs agoEngland1 day ago The tourist has received an award from the city's mayor after restraining a man during a stabbing.1 day agoEurope1 day ago Another 21 people are injured, as a restaurant and several buildings are set ablaze in the city, local officials say.1 day agoWorld1 day ago Town's successful Ramadan lights project expanded A Scunthorpe community group says it has seen an "amazing" response to its lights display.1 day agoLincolnshire1 day ago Bishop says school that changed Easter events'valued' The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

The generative retrieval model depends solely on the information encoded in its model parameters without external memory, its information capacity is limited and fixed. To overcome the limitation, we propose Nonparametric Decoding (Np Decoding) which can be applied to existing generative retrieval models. Np Decoding uses nonparametric contextualized vocab embeddings (external memory) rather than vanilla vocab embeddings as decoder vocab embeddings. By leveraging the contextualized vocab embeddings, the generative retrieval model is able to utilize both the parametric and nonparametric space. Evaluation over 9 datasets (8 single-hop and 1 multi-hop) in the document retrieval task shows that applying Np Decoding to generative retrieval models significantly improves the performance. We also show that Np Decoding is data- and parameter-efficient, and shows high performance in the zero-shot setting.

Community nurses could soon be turning up to appointments wearing a pair of rather impressive hi-tech glasses. Their patients may be a little daunted, but it is hoped the glasses will deal with much of the admin associated with each visit. This would allow the nurses – who typically spend more than half of their day filling out forms and manually inputting data – to spend more time caring for and talking to the patients. The glasses will help them create a record of the visit, book further appointments, consult live with colleagues such as doctors, plan their day and even determine how well a wound is healing. The technology, funded by NHS England, will be tried out in Northern Lincolnshire and Goole from next week.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a Lincolnshire, IL-based provider of performance edge solutions, is to acquire antuit.ai, The amount of the deal – subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and expected to close in 2021 – was not disclosed. AI-powered demand forecasting solution into Zebra's SaaS portfolio will enable retailers and consumer products companies to combine planning and execution to optimize margins and drive revenue growth. The system enables retailers to deliver on their omnichannel strategy by increasing margins with effective prices and promotions, as well as optimizing inventory allocations and order fulfillment. With the platform, consumer products companies can maximize forecast accuracy; anticipate consumer demand to meet retailers' service level, shelf-level, store-level, and e-commerce orders; optimize pricing and trade promotions; and unify sales, trade and demand planning.

U.S. Department of Defense and United Airlines conduct study and find the risk of exposure to coronavirus on commercial airlines is'virtually nonexistent'; Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports. We're not sure this pilot should be flying with such an incurable case of Pac-Man fever. A pilot flying over the Lincolnshire, England, paid homage to one of their favorite arcade games on Sunday by drawing Pac-Man -- complete with one of Pac-Man's nemesis ghosts -- with their flight path. The flight, which took off from Retford Gamston Airport (EGNE) in Nottingham at 11:35 a.m., lasted about an hour and a half. The flight, which took off from Retford Gamston Airport (EGNE) in Nottingham at 11:35 a.m., lasted about an hour and a half, according to FlightRadar24.

The UK Government has invested $28 million in several high-tech farming projects, which are aimed at cutting down pollution, minimizing waste and producing more food. The investment is part of the Government's modern Industrial Strategy, for which the UK has committed to boost R&D spending to 2.4 percent of GDP by 2027. The projects include Warwickshire-based Rootwave, which will use a $875,000 grant to use electricity instead of chemicals to kill weeds from the roots, avoiding damage to crops. Tuberscan, in Lincolnshire, will use $496,000 to develop ground penetrating radar, underground scans and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor potato crops and identify when they are ready to harvest. The government hopes the technology will increase the usable crop by an estimated 5 to 10%, as well as reducing food waste with minimal additional costs.

A man who crashed his car in freezing night-time temperatures was saved from hypothermia when he was found by a police thermal-imaging drone.

A warning went out to millions of parents today that schoolchildren could be sending nude selfies after being groomed by paedophiles through a teenage dating app. The children are being lured into sending sexual, 'inappropriate' images of themselves through the Mylol website and mobile dating app. It's feared'pervert' adults are tricking teenagers into sending naked images of themselves. A warning went out to millions of parents today that schoolchildren could be sending nude selfies after being groomed by paedophiles through teenage dating app Mylol. The dating app and site has been labelled as'Tinder for teens' by concerned parents Mylol is a site described as the'number one teen dating site in the US, Australia, UK and Canada.'

Nigel Farage, the former leader of the Ukip party, is offering his support in local elections this week -- but was mercilessly mocked for standing in front of a party sign mis-spelling the constituency. Speaking to Sky News in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Farage could be spotted standing in front of a Ukip poster which added the letter'n' to the word Hykeham. Farage was visiting the constituency in support of UKIP candidate Victoria Ayling. Typical out of touch elitist Euro-politician fails to check name of constituency he's campaigning in. Apparently I live in North Hykenham, not North Hykeham!!! Is it near North Hykeham?

Neville Marriner, the first music director of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra and the founder of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra in London, died Sunday night, the academy said. Millions of moviegoers who may not recognize Marriner's name have nonetheless been touched by his work: He served as music supervisor for the film version of "Amadeus" and conducted the soundtrack, which went on to be one of the bestselling classical recordings of all time. Born April 15,1924, in Lincoln, England, Marriner studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He began his career as a violinist, eventually playing in the London Symphony Orchestra. Later, what started as a group of friends gathering to rehearse in Marriner's living room became the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, a premier chamber ensemble that gave its first performance in its namesake London church in 1959.