diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+name: Run Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ Development ]  # or whatever your main branch is
+  push:
+    branches: [ Development ]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt 
+        pip install pytest
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        pytest
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/ingest/bbc_rss.py b/src/ingest/bbc_rss.py
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+++ b/src/ingest/bbc_rss.py
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+print("Hello World!")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_trivial.py b/tests/test_trivial.py
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+++ b/tests/test_trivial.py
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+#this is a dummy test for checking unit test system
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, 'src')
+
+def test_add():
+    assert 1 + 1 == 2