Endangered dormice habitats could be restored by charity appeal

Post published:November 20, 2025
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A charity set up to promote sustainable farming has launched a fundraising campaign to protect one of the UK's most endangered mammals.The Countryside Regeneration Trust, which owns three farms in Surrey, wants to raise £6,000 for equipment to monitor populations of dormice in the county.Conservationists believe dormouse populations have crashed by 70% in the last 25 years, becoming extinct in 14 counties, due to habitat loss.The trust wants to use 250 footprint monitoring tunnels to track their movements…

Meta sets date to remove Australians under 16 from Instagram, Facebook | Social Media News

Post published:November 20, 2025
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‘Soon, you’ll no longer be able to use Facebook’, Meta said in messages it sent to young people ahead of the social media ban.Meta will prevent Australians younger than 16 from accessing Facebook and Instagram from December 4, as Canberra prepares to enforce a sweeping new social media law that has sparked concerns from young people and advocates.The US tech giant said it would start removing teenagers and children from its platforms ahead of the new Australian social…

Syria condemns Israeli PM Netanyahu’s ‘illegal visit’ to seized territory | Syria’s War News

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Israel has kept troops in a UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights since December’s ouster of Bashar al-Assad.Syria has denounced a trip by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials to the country’s south, where they visited troops deployed to Syrian territory they’ve occupied for months.Israel expanded its occupation of southern Syrian territory as the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad was overrun by rebel forces in December.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“My…

Russian strikes on western Ukraine kill and wound dozens | Russia-Ukraine war

Post published:November 19, 2025
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NewsFeedAt least 25 people were killed and dozens wounded in overnight Russian missile and drone attacks across western Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure.Published On 19 Nov 202519 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Seven arrests at pro-Palestine Action protest in Truro

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Seven people were arrested in relation to a protest in Cornwall in support of lifting a ban on Palestine Action.The protest, organised by the UK-based group Defend Our Juries, took place outside Truro Cathedral on Tuesday - Devon and Cornwall Police said about 50 protesters attended.Palestine Action was made a proscribed organisation by the government under the Terrorism Act 2000 on 5 July, which meant it would be an offence to support it.Police said seven people were arrested…

Animal Farm Adventure Park fire deaths leave owners ‘devastated’

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Dan Ayers,Somerset and Dawn Limbu,West of EnglandBBCAnimal Farm Adventure Park is a family-owned business which has been open since 2009Owners of a family farm attraction say the loss of some of their animals in a fire has left them feeling "shocked and devastated". The blaze broke out at the Animal Farm Adventure Park in Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, at 15:37 GMT on Tuesday.Firefighters worked to tackle the blaze until 20:00 on Tuesday evening, but the fire destroyed…

Hundreds of jobs at risk amid Swallowfield closure

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Sarah Turnnidge,West of England and Dan Ayers,BBC Radio SomersetBBCMore than 250 people work at the cosmetics factory A cosmetics factory in Somerset is set to close, putting more than 250 jobs at risk. KDC/One, one of Wellington's biggest employers, announced a proposal to close its Swallowfield site in the town earlier.A spokesperson for the company said it had made the "difficult decision" to move work carried out at the factory to another site in Irvine, Scotland. The firm…

Micro shin pads: Non-league club bans smaller shin pads after ‘unbearable’ injury to forward

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Non-league Ilfracombe Town have banned 'micro' shin pads after forward Riley Martin suffered an "unbearable" double-leg break in a South West Peninsula League match at the weekend. While there are currently no plans to ban the use of the pads, the Football Association says the use of 'mini' shin pads has the potential to "increase the risk of injury".Ilfracombe Town's fixture at Bridport on Saturday was abandoned after Martin broke his fibula and tibia during a 50-50 challenge…

Gritter overturns as icy weather set to arrive in South West

Post published:November 19, 2025
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A gritting lorry has blocked a road after overturning while heading out ahead of expected wintry weather conditions.The crash happened on the A382 near Moretonhampstead and Lustleigh on Dartmoor at about 15:20 GMT with a road closure set up while emergency services deal with the incident.Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver of the lorry is believed to have sustained minor injuries and motorists have been asked to avoid the area.Councils across Devon and Cornwall have sent gritters…

Taunton Brewhouse gets five-ear funding deal to secure future

Post published:November 19, 2025
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A theatre which is almost 50 years old has secured more than half a million pounds in new funding. Taunton Town Council has said it will pay £105,000 a year for the next five years to the Taunton Brewhouse to secure its future and help with ongoing maintenance and repairs.The council stepped in after Somerset Council, the building's owner, said "it was no longer financially sustainable" to continue funding the venue's repairs.Vickie Robbins, executive director of the theatre…

Bournemouth ice rink plans set for refusal due to ‘strange quirk’

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Chris Downer / GeographIce skating has been a festive feature in Lower Gardens for more than a decadeCouncillors are being asked to refuse planning permission for a temporary ice rink that has been open for almost a week.SKATE Bournemouth opened the rink in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens on Friday as part of the town's festive offering, developed with Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council.But the planning application, submitted in June by Bournemouth Christmas Events, has been recommended for refusal,…

What is Europe’s role in Sudan’s refugee crisis? | Sudan war News

Post published:November 19, 2025
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Last week, 42 migrants were presumed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their dinghy set sail off the Libyan coast.At least 29 of them were Sudanese refugees who fled the catastrophic civil war in their country between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the regular army known as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSince erupting in April 2023, the Sudan war has caused the largest displacement crisis in the…