Researchers develop AI to help South West Water detect pipeline problems
The University of Exeter is working with South West Water to explore the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to help tackle pipe blockages and pollution. Across the region, around 12,000 smart sensors are sewer level monitors, acting as ‘pairs of eyes’, constantly collecting data…
Business leaders hail degree apprenticeship that will ‘turbocharge careers’
Employers believe a new degree apprenticeship will accelerate career progression and bridge the divide between traditional finance roles and the demands of an evolving sector. Senior business leaders last week visited the University of Exeter for the induction of students…
Coach aims for wider Devon wheelchair basketball team recognition
BBC Jack Davey leads the Exeter Otters, who were founded in 1980 The head coach of a Devon-based wheelchair basketball club says his “big goal” is to see his side become as well-known as other professional rugby and football sides…
Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines | Weather News
Published On 30 Sep 202530 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A typhoon that ripped roofs from homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said, as a…
South West Water AI trial ‘is cutting sewage pollution’
Kirk EnglandSouth West environment and tourism correspondent BBC AI is being used to help identify changes in water levels in the network that could indicate if a blockage is developing in a sewer A trial that uses artificial intelligence (AI)…
Hidden genetic risk could delay diabetes diagnosis for Black and Asian men
A common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the UK – and potentially millions worldwide. The…
YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension | Donald Trump
Video platform settles lawsuit filed in response to Trump’s suspension over the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a lawsuit brought by United States President Donald Trump after the platform…
Trump’s Gaza peace plan welcomed by Arab and Islamic countries, the West | Israel-Palestine conflict News
United States President Donald Trump has proposed a 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza after holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who welcomed the proposal. The new proposal, which calls for the disarmament of Hamas,…
Trump outlines plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump has outlined a plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza that would see an Israeli withdrawal in phases, the return of all captives, and the “decommission” of Hamas’s military capabilities. Published On 29 Sep 202529…
Train operator GWR to be renationalised in about a year
PA GWR will follow West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway and Chiltern Railways in transferring back under public control Train company GWR (Great Western Railways) will be returned to public ownership “in about a year’s time”, one of its bosses…