‘Not much can prepare you’
Erin Blackin Ottery St Mary Nigel Fowler The origins of the event have been lost to history A rural town hosts one of the most “exhilarating” annual events in the country where local people run through crowd-lined streets with flaming…
BBC Devon presenters finish Children in Need challenge
BBC BBC Radio Devon presenter Caroline Densley walked around Plymouth and Devonport on day two of the challenge BBC Radio Devon presenters have completed their part of a 1,000-mile (1,609km) three-legged charity challenge for Children in Need (CIN). Caroline Densley…
At least 11 killed in India train crash as rescuers recover bodies | Infrastructure
NewsFeed At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train slammed into a cargo train near Bilaspur in India’s central Chhattisgarh state. Rescue teams worked through the night to pull victims from the wreckage before train…
Solar radiation modification could reduce global temperatures but is no substitute for reducing emissions, says Royal Society
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, according to a Royal Society briefing….
Dick Cheney and the sanitising of a war criminal | Opinions
And so another member of the old “war on terror” team has left the world. Dick Cheney, who served as the most powerful vice president in the history of the United States during the two-term administration of George W Bush…
Bonfire night challenging for pets, Devon vet says
BBC Ralph, a Romanian rescue dog, is “extremely scared” of fireworks Pet owners are being encouraged to keep their animals indoors on Guy Fawkes Night. Many events are planned across Devon on 5 November, including plenty of colour and sounds…
Plymouth anti-child exploitation operation has ‘haunting’ results
Police have described the results of an operation to target child exploitation in Plymouth as “haunting”. On 30 October, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police’s city centre neighbourhood team conducted a day of action around the exploitation of children. Police…
Israeli army, settlers strike 2,350 times in West Bank last month: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News
‘Cycle of terror’ spikes as Higher Planning Council set to advance plans to build 1,985 new settlement units in occupied West Bank. Israeli forces and settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks across the occupied West Bank last month in an…
Theatre and Performance scholar wins international awards for experimental new film
A drama scholar has won a pair of European awards for his directorial work on his debut film. Professor Konstantinos Thomaidis picked up the Best Director Award at the Berlin Indie Shorts Festival last month, for his short documentary, Mother…
Graduate innovation to detect water contamination up for national award
An innovation designed by a University of Exeter graduate to detect contaminated water and save lives has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The FluoroGlow device is designed to detect Cryptosporidium in water – a parasite that can…