China’s Xi defends multilateralism at APEC after striking deal with Trump | News

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Beijing is positioning itself as the defender of free trade as Washington’s tariff hikes disrupt the global economy and Trump skips the economic summit.Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to promote economic globalisation and multilateralism at an annual economic regional forum pointedly snubbed by United States President Donald Trump.Xi took centre stage at the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that began Friday in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, as Trump left the country a…

Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for first Exeter start

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That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter boss Steve Salvin when he recruited Rule before this year's World Cup.The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way. "The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from someone of a professional mindset,"…

Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for Exeter debut

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That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter boss Steve Salvin when he recruited Rule before this year's World Cup.The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way. "The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from someone of a professional mindset,"…

FA Cup: Jack Wilshere & Robbie Savage’s FA Cup goals

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Watch the three FA Cup goals scored by Jack Wilshere (for Arsenal and Bournemouth) and Robbie Savage (for Leicester).Forest Green Rovers, managed by Savage, face Luton Town, managed by Wilshere, in the FA Cup first round on Friday evening.WATCH MORE: Eze and Alexander-Arnold star in best goals from last season's FA CupAvailable to UK users only. Source link

Travel disruption warning as Frome railway bridge work continues

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Rail passengers are advised to allow more time for their journeys as work to refurbish a railway bridge continues.Portway Overbridge in Frome, Somerset, has been undergoing work since 19 September.As a result, trains will not call at Frome station on Saturday or Sunday, with trains from London Paddington heading towards Taunton and from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth using an alternative route.Vaheesan Maheswaran, Network Rail's lead portfolio manager, said: "This weekend of work is a crucial time in…

A council’s new plans commit to keeping libraries

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Katie WapleSouth of EnglandBCP CouncilThe council says libraries will remain at the heart of the communityA council says its new library strategy ensures they remains at the heart of the community.Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said access to libraries is so important to so many people.Last year, more than 800,000 items were borrowed across the council's 24 libraries, which is about one every 39 seconds and highlights the demand for the service.Councillor Andy Martin said: "Libraries are…

Views sought as council considers future of Barnstaple’s quays

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Boat owners and water users have been asked to give their views on whether three quays should remain in use.North Devon Council has said it would need to find £500,000 to ensure all marine facilities at Castle Quay and Rolle Quay in Barnstaple and Fremington Quay comply with the new port and marine facility safety code.The council said decommissioning the sites would cost less than a fifth of the cost of removing boating-related equipment but it would mean…

Prison ghost and Lofty the lifeguard

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Leigh Boobyer,Bristol and Luke Knight,SomersetBBCShepton Mallet Prison dates back to 1625 and has some spooky stories throughout its historyFrom a haunted prison, to the ghost of the UK's oldest lido, Somerset has its fair share of paranormal tales. To time in with Halloween, fascinating and spooky stories from across the county are being explored in a BBC Sounds series produced by BBC Radio Somerset, called The Other Side.Scar 'bleeding quite badly'Shepton Mallet Prison is among the world's oldest,…

Real Housewives of London star on growing up in the south

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Real Housewives of LondonAmanda Cronin is a former model and now skincare founder."Having a wholesome childhood in the countryside is a world apart from the Real Housewives of London."Amanda Cronin, a former model who founded her own skincare business, grew up in a country home in Hampshire and says she had an "idyllic" childhood in Hamble and Dorset.The 57-year-old, who now lives in Belgravia, is one of the breakout stars of the new Real Housewives television franchise in…

Auction of bird studies for charity founded by artist

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A collection of avian art is being auctioned to benefit the wildlife charity that the artist helped to create.Lay's Auctioneers in Penzance is selling 80 scientific studies of birds by Valentine Paton with proceeds going to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) of which he and his botanist wife, Jean, were founding members.The auction house's art cataloguer Mark Pollard said the studies were "an important documentation of Cornwall's avian history from a man who has quietly done much to…

Could desalination be the answer in the South West?

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Charlotte Cox and Robert Hall,Channel Islands InvestigationsBBCThe desalination plant in La Rosière, Corbière, Jersey, which cost £180,000 to run this summer, is due a major upgrade to increase capacity by 50%Our demand for water is on course to outstrip supply within 25 years, according to government forecasts. So is turning seawater into drinking water a solution for the South West?While some countries rely on the process known as desalination, the British Isles' only fully operational plants are in…

Radio Free Asia says halting news operations due to Trump admin cuts | Donald Trump News

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Announcing the move, staff at the outlet said ‘authoritarian regimes are already celebrating’ its potential demise.Radio Free Asia (RFA) will shut down its news operations on Friday, citing the government-funded news outlet’s dire financial situation caused by funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration and the ongoing US government shutdown.Bay Fang, RFA’s president and CEO, said in a statement that “uncertainty about our budgetary future” means that the outlet has been “forced to suspend all remaining news content…