Monthly Archives: October 2025

Axe Valley Wildlife Park in Devon to close gates after 17 years

A zoo has announced it will permanently close after 17 years, blaming "difficult" times for businesses.Axe Valley Wildlife Park, near Axminster in Devon, said in a statement that the "sad" decision to close on Friday had been made "with a heavy heart"."As many of you may have heard in the news, we are not the only business facing these difficult times," it said, adding: "Unfortunately, it has become financially unviable for us to continue operating."The zoo, which is…

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UNESCO board backs Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany as its next chief | United Nations News

The Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities will be the first Arab to lead the UN’s cultural organisation.The board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has nominated Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany, an academic and former minister of tourism and antiquities, as its next head, ahead of the organisation’s general conference next month.If confirmed, el-Enany, a professor of Egyptology at Cairo’s Helwan University, would become the first Arab director-general of the organisation, which oversees the UN’s…

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Help researchers track the fascinating history of seaweed eating in Cornwall

Researchers need the help of communities in Cornwall to help trace the fascinating history of seaweed eating. There has been a seaweed culinary revival in recent years, but people have eaten it for thousands of years. Seaweed’s historical use as a food seems to be less well remembered in Cornwall compared to Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where there are still living memories of foraging for and cooking with laver, dulse and carrageen. Now a research team are putting…

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Experts to embark on radical new approach to understand the challenges of academic writing

Experts will launch a radical approach to understanding the challenges of writing well at school and university. A team working on a major new study will create a ‘map’ of writing task types, and their key linguistic features, across different subject areas and educational levels. This will lead to an online resource and guidance to help educational professionals and researchers better understand the different linguistic and academic challenges posed by different text types and the ways in which…

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Deaf community takes centre stage at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre

Deaf community takes centre stage at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre

BBCMark Stocks from the Deaf Academy teaches British Sign Language (BSL) to staff at the Northcott Theatre A Devon theatre has joined forces with Exmouth's the Deaf Academy to make the venue and its productions more accessible to people with hearing loss.The collaboration grew out of a letter one of the teachers sent to the theatre about about the impeded view of the British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter on stage. Mark Stocks, of the school, was invited to…

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Day one of Gaza peace talks ends on ‘positive’ note in Egypt | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Sources familiar with the mediated talks between Israel and Hamas say that progress was made on Monday, with negotiations to continue.The first day of resumed indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt ended on a positive note, amid hopes of a potential deal to implement US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, multiple sources told Al Jazeera and other media outlets.Negotiators are set to return for more discussions on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list…

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Immersion : ‘WTF’ : Album Review

Immersion : ‘WTF’ : Album Review

Immersion : ‘WTF (Swim) LP | CD | DL Out now   BUY HERE     What the f*ck?? What the f*cking f*ck?? It’s the only realistic response to these dark, divisive and dangerous times. How do you react? How do you feel? How do you soundtrack? Immersion, the project of post punk musical architects Colin Newman (Wire) and Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact) and Matt Schulz (Holy F*ck, Savak & Lake Ruth), have reacted with a startling album…

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US sends another ‘third-country’ deportation flight to Eswatini | Migration News

Trump administration continues to send individuals to countries where they have no ties amid mass deportation push.The United States has sent a second so-called “third-country” deportation flight to the tiny southern African nation of Eswatini, shrugging off human rights concerns.Eswatini’s government confirmed on Monday it had received ten deportees from the US who were not nationals of the kingdom. That came after five other deportees from the US were sent to Eswatini in July.Recommended Stories list of 3…

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Lula asks Trump to lift 40 percent tariff from Brazilian goods | Donald Trump News

Trump had imposed a 40 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods in July on top of a 10 percent one earlier even though the United States has a trade surplus with Brazil.Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has asked United States President Donald Trump to lift the 40 percent tariff imposed by the US government on Brazilian imports.The leaders spoke for 30 minutes by phone…

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The Weather Book – Exeter Observer

The Weather Book – Exeter Observer

ON OUR RADAR Exeter Philharmonic Choir performs a new weather-inspired work plus pieces by Brahms, Poulenc and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Leigh Curtis   Exeter Philharmonic Choir will launch its 2025-26 season with a premiere of a new choral work which explores the history of weather and meteorology, The Weather Book, on Saturday 8 November at Exeter Cathedral. Its composer Cecilia McDowall will give a pre-concert talk about the piece at the nearby Devon and Exeter Institution. The programme…

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Three flee police after attempt to stop car in Paignton

Police are searching for three people who fled from officers who attempted to stop them for dangerous driving.Devon and Cornwall Police said attempts were made to stop a vehicle at about 14:15 BST in Paignton.The car then travelled from Paignton to Stoke Gabriel, where it was abandoned and three people fled the scene, the force said.Police said the vehicle was seized and searches were continuing in the area. Anyone with information was asked to contact police. Source link

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