Month: October 2025

BBC DEVON

Two new public woods in South West to provide sustainable timber

Forestry England has unveiled plans for two new woodlands in Devon and Somerset, adding more than 247 acres (100 hectares) of forest to the counties. Okement Wood, covering 205 acres (83 hectares), will be located between Abbeyford Wood and Berrydown…

Al Jazeera

China slams Trump’s 100 percent tariff threat, defends rare earth curbs | Trade War News

Beijing says it will not back down in the face of threats, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations. Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China has called United…

BBC DEVON

‘Daredevil decorators’ protecting Tamar Bridge from corrosion

Watch: How the Tamar Bridge gets painted “You’re kind of just swinging there, like a conker in the wind.” That is how “daredevil decorator” Tom Harold described what it is like to be suspended in the air – sometimes at…

Al Jazeera

Haaland scores three as Norway crush Israel amid pro-Palestinian protest | Football News

Erling Haaland’s Norway close in on World Cup qualification in a match where a pro-Palestine demonstration was held. Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to…

Al Jazeera

Taliban, Pakistani forces trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border | Border Disputes News

Clashes come as tensions escalate over an air strike on Kabul that the Taliban blames on Islamabad. Taliban and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, prompting calls for restraint from Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as tensions…

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Portugal beat Ireland in injury-time in World Cup qualifier | Football News

Portugal maintain winning record in qualifying despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half penalty miss against Ireland. Published On 11 Oct 202511 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Portugal’s Ruben Neves scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a…

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Activists renew calls for football ban on Israel despite Gaza ceasefire | Football News

Activists campaign to suspend Israel from European football, calling for accountability for genocide. Calls for Israel’s suspension from European football have been renewed a day after the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect and as the Israeli team has resumed…

BBC DEVON

The Prem: Bristol 18-14 Exeter – gritty Bears claim derby spoils

Bristol: Elizalde, Carrington, Bates, van Rensburg, Ravouvou, Jordan, Marmion; Genge, Oghre, Kloska, Rubiolo, Batley, Grondona, Harding (c), Mata. Replacements: Thacker, Woolmore, Chawatama, Dun, Owen, Lennon, Worsley, Pepper. Red card: Jordan (32). Sin-bin: Pepper (60). Exeter: John, Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Hammersley, Brown-Bampoe,…

BBC DEVON

Barnstaple writer of message in a bottle found in Denmark sought

A couple from Germany are looking for a child in Devon who wrote a message in a bottle, which they found washed up on a beach in Denmark. Barnstaple Town Council said the bottle had been found in Fjaltring, Denmark,…

Al Jazeera

Global Warning: Our future in a warmer world | Climate Crisis

A three-part series on the realities of climate change – but with innovative solutions to safeguard our future. This decisive decade demands unprecedented action to address humanity’s greatest challenge. With global access, this three-part series examines the real consequences of…