Monthly Archives: October 2025

Manoj Chinthathira appears in court over Taunton rape allegation

Manoj Chinthathira appears in court over Taunton rape allegation

Chloe HarcombeWest of EnglandGoogleThe woman was found in Victoria Park in a distressed state on Saturday, police saidA 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman in a park. Manoj Chinthathira appeared at North Somerset Courthouse earlier charged with two counts of rape and one count of strangulation after the woman was allegedly raped in Victoria Park, Taunton, on Saturday.Avon and Somerset Police said members of the public found the woman in the park in…

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Appeal after glass smashed in woman’s face at Devon pub

An investigation has been launched after a woman had a glass smashed in her face during an altercation at a pub in Devon, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were appealing for witnesses after a fight broke out at the York Inn on Imperial Road, Exmouth, in the early hours of 12 October. The woman suffered cuts to the face and nose which required seven stitches, police added."During the altercation, a woman had a glass smashed…

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‘Wonderful’ new NHS practice opens in ‘dental desert’ Wellington

‘Wonderful’ new NHS practice opens in ‘dental desert’ Wellington

Cheryl DennisSomerset, Wellington andChris LockyerSomersetBBCHeather Bubb said having a new NHS service was "wonderful"A woman whose long-term dentist went private said it is "wonderful" that a new NHS surgery has opened in her town.Heather Bubb, 77, had been with her dentist in Wellington in Somerset for more than 25 years before it suddenly went private, leaving her facing a £5,500 bill she could not afford in 2023.The new dental surgery on an industrial estate is the first NHS…

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Exeter researcher named among 2025 Women of Discovery

A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery. Dr Divya Karnad, who works on marine conservation and social science, is part of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall. The Women of Discovery list is published by WINGS, whose mission is to “elevate and build community around visionary women pushing the boundaries of science, exploration and conservation”. An awards gala was held in New York on 9…

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Plymouth Argyle name Mike Stowell as goalkeeper coach

Plymouth Argyle name Mike Stowell as goalkeeper coach

Plymouth Argyle have added Mike Stowell to Tom Cleverley's coaching staff.The former Leicester City caretaker manager has joined the Pilgrims as goalkeeper coach.Stowell, 60, coached the Foxes' goalkeepers during their historic Premier League title-winning campaign in 2015-16 under Claudio Ranieri. He also spent time at Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel and was most recently with Bristol City Women.Plymouth are 18th in League One with 13 points from their opening 11 games."Mike impressed us all greatly with his knowledge…

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‘Eyesore’ Torquay hotel closed for three months by police

‘Eyesore’ Torquay hotel closed for three months by police

A seaside hotel which had become an "anti-social behaviour magnet" has been closed for three months.Devon and Cornwall Police said a partial closure order for the Sherwood Hotel in Belgrave Road, Torquay, had been granted by Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Thursday.The order - the first to be used on a hotel in the region - meant only authorised people such as the landlord, utility companies and the emergency services could enter the property.Police said officers had received several…

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Car fire cuts off internet to Beaminster homes and businesses

Car fire cuts off internet to Beaminster homes and businesses

Hundreds of homes and businesses in part of Dorset are without broadband for a second day after a car crashed into a telegraph pole and burst into flames.The road between Beaminster and the A356 was closed due to the fire in White Sheet Hill at about 22:45 BST on Sunday. Police said they were trying to locate the driver.Openreach said about 1,000 customers had been affected by the outage.In an update on Tuesday afternoon, it said Dorset Council…

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Gaza journalist buried as brother is freed from Israeli prison | Newsfeed

NewsFeedThe brother of killed Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi was freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal, only to be told of his brother’s death just days earlier.Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Avon Fire and Rescue service is helping more obese people

Avon Fire and Rescue service is helping more obese people

Adam PostansLocal Democracy reporterAvon Fire and Rescue ServiceAvon Fire and Rescue said it is often using specialist equipment to help ambulance crews move patientsThe number of obese people being rescued by one fire service has increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last three years, according to new figures.Avon Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, is now carrying out an average of nine "bariatric rescues" a month compared to six…

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Devon and Cornwall Police digital device investigations rise

Devon and Cornwall Police digital device investigations rise

More than 3,000 digital devices containing the equivalent of two million movies' worth of data were investigated by a police force last year.Devon and Cornwall Police's specialist Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) said the devices had more than two petabytes - 2,000 terabytes - of data involved in offences which included drugs, child abuse, murder and terrorism.The force said the number of mobile phones investigated had risen by 200% over the past two years and the volume of data…

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