Monthly Archives: October 2025

One person unaccounted for after Bideford house fire

One person unaccounted for after Bideford house fire

Ryan McDonaldDevon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the terraced property was "well alight" when crews arrived at the sceneOne person remains unaccounted for and an arson investigation has been launched following a fire at a terraced home, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said five people had been arrested in connection to the fire and all were being held in police custody.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to Honestone Street in…

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Jenson Button: Driver says he will end his professional racing career next weekend

Jenson Button: Driver says he will end his professional racing career next weekend

The British driver said his decision was not difficult as he did not have the time to commit to another season in WEC, especially with a young family. "I've really enjoyed my time with Jota in WEC but my life has got way too busy and it's not fair on the team or on myself to go into 2026 and think that I'm going to have enough time for it," Button said."My kids are four and six and…

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Myanmar rebels to withdraw from two towns under new China-brokered truce | Conflict News

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik.Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn armed rebel group in Myanmar says it has reached a truce with the military-run government to stop months of heavy clashes in the country’s north.The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) announced on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Myanmar’s government following several days of China-mediated…

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Two sets of roadworks causing ‘absolute nightmare’

Two sets of roadworks causing ‘absolute nightmare’

BBCResidents say HGVs have been performing U-turns down narrow roads after following diversion signsResidents have spoken out after two sets of roadworks along the same route have been causing an "absolute nightmare".Furnham Road, the main road into Chard, has two sets of works as gas repairs and water upgrade works take place.Steve Gibbs, who lives near the diversion, said the roadworks have been an "absolute nightmare", with HGVs performing U-turns down narrow roads.Leaders at Somerset Council said they…

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Devon group calls for more tests to screen for prostate cancer

Devon group calls for more tests to screen for prostate cancer

Getty ImagesTorbay Prostate Support Association is providing prostate antigen testsA charity providing free prostate cancer tests has called for more NHS screening to reduce the number of men who go undiagnosed. The Torbay Prostate Support Association (TPSA) said men who had the cancer often showed no symptoms so it had offered Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests to men over 50.It said the test was not 100% accurate in detecting cancer but the group argued some indication was better…

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Pedestrian dies after motorbike collision

Pedestrian dies after motorbike collision

A man in his 60s who was taken to the hospital after a crash with a motorcycle has died 16 days later.The collision, involving a blue Yamaha motorcycle and a pedestrian, took place on the A36 Rossiter Road in Bath at about 19:40 BST on 11 October.Avon and Somerset Police confirmed the man died in hospital on Monday. His family are receiving support from a specially trained officer.The motorcyclist was also taken to hospital but has since been…

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Dorset Council proposes emergency repairs to harbour wall

Dorset Council proposes emergency repairs to harbour wall

Trevor BevinsLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCDorset Council has requested the repairs to the Grade I-listed structureA council has applied to repair holes in a historic harbour wall that could be at risk of collapse.The Cobb at Lyme Regis is a sea defence thought to have been built in the 13th Century.Dorset Council has requested the repairs to the Grade I listed structure, which could cost about £350,000 and would see Cobb Roadway closed to allow deliveries for the repairs.Due…

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Sudanese activist sees his executed uncles in RSF videos from el-Fasher | Sudan war News

Mohammed Zakaria had not slept in two days when the news came that el-Fasher, his hometown, had fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The Sudanese video journalist and human rights activist had been monitoring the deteriorating situation from Kampala, Uganda, watching as the paramilitary seized the North Darfur governor’s office in the city on Friday, edging closer to taking control of all of it.He feared the worst.For Zakaria, the “nightmare” scenario is intensely personal. Searching through social media…

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth head coach ‘right person’ for job – Argyle chief

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth head coach ‘right person’ for job – Argyle chief

Tom Cleverley is the "right person" to lead Plymouth Argyle, says the club's chief executive Paul Berne. The Pilgrims dropped into the League One relegation zone on Tuesday after a 2-0 defeat to Mansfield, their third consecutive loss. The former Manchester United and Everton midfielder was appointed in June on a three-year deal after the team were relegated from the Championship to the third tier."We are a quarter of the way into Tom's first season with us. Whilst…

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England v Australia: Why Guy Pepper has been on Steve Borthwick’s radar since 2022

England v Australia: Why Guy Pepper has been on Steve Borthwick’s radar since 2022

When Steve Borthwick was named England head coach in December 2022 - nine months before the World Cup - he had a lengthy to-do list.On it was having a look at a promising flanker in Newcastle who had been recommended to him by a World Cup-winning former team-mate."As soon as I took this job, Richard Hill spoke to me about Guy Pepper," Borthwick told BBC Sport."I went up to Newcastle to meet him in 2023 and watched him…

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