Monthly Archives: November 2025

Mac DeMarco brings his amiable slacker ballads to Birmingham

Mac DeMarco brings his amiable slacker ballads to Birmingham

Mac DeMarcoBirmingham O2 AcademySaturday 8th November 2025 Amiable slacker brings his sleepy but superb balladry to a heaving Birmingham. Caps, fags, moustaches and mullets abound. Sam DeLambeth reviews.  Jesus, the queue is long. It’s almost like Covid times when people were standing in line for hours to get a loaf of bread and some Andrex. Only this time, this crowd all look the same. Head to toe in Carhartt. Vintage clothes that probably cost more than pre-owned stuff.…

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Why does the UK want to copy Denmark’s stringent immigration policies? | Explainer News

Why does the UK want to copy Denmark’s stringent immigration policies? | Explainer News

The United Kingdom’s government is considering an amendment to immigration rules modelled on Denmark’s controversial policy amid pressure from the far-right groups, who have attacked the Labour government over the rising number of refugees and migrants crossing into the country.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last month dispatched officials to study the workings of the Danish immigration and asylum system, widely considered the toughest in Europe. The officials are reportedly looking to review the British immigration rules on family reunion and…

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Ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday in the south of England

Ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday in the south of England

Services and parades have been marking the closest Sunday to Armistice Day across the country.Across the south of England, residents who had gathered in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight fell silent to remember those who died while serving in the armed forces.Richard Creech, who served in the Royal Navy for 33 years, was among hundreds of people who attended a service at Southampton's cenotaph."It makes you feel very proud and it's very humbling to…

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‘Thoughts are always with those still serving’

‘Thoughts are always with those still serving’

Pippa RifkaBBC News, SomersetBlind Veterans UKJohn Hardy served in the Gulf War with the Royal Army Medical CorpsA blind veteran says he was "filled with pride" to lead a contingent for a Remembrance Sunday parade.John Hardy, from Bridgwater in Somerset, was asked to lead the Blind Veterans UK contingent at the Remembrance parade in London. The 69-year-old, who served in the Gulf War with the Royal Army Medical Corps, also laid a wreath at the Cenotaph for his…

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Jenson Button has ‘no regrets’ after final race

Jenson Button has ‘no regrets’ after final race

Button retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 2016 season as a world champion, a 15-time winner, and one of the leading lights of his generation.His post-F1 career, dabbling in all sorts of racing but most prominently in endurance racing, has not featured the same highlights. No Le Mans win for Button, for example, unlike his former McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.Also unlike Alonso, Button will not be remembered as an all-time F1 great. But that's not…

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West of England falls silent to pay respects

West of England falls silent to pay respects

Chloe Harcombe,West of England and Ross Pollard,in BathBBCCapt John Ledgister is the parade commander and director in Bath, SomersetThousands of people across the west of England gathered to pay their respects and mark Remembrance Sunday.Parades, remembrance services and wreath-laying ceremonies were held in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire this morning. The region fell silent at 11:00 GMT in honour of those that lost their lives in war.Capt John Ledgister, parade commander and director in Bath, said: "We're trying…

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Israeli settlers attack journalists at olive harvest in occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank

NewsFeedIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villagers, activists, and journalists, including Reuters reporter Raneen Sawafta, near Nablus. The assault is the latest in a surge of settler violence across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvesting season, with over 760 attacks recorded in October.Published On 9 Nov 20259 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Cornwall mums no longer feel ‘invisible’ after joining bands

Cornwall mums no longer feel ‘invisible’ after joining bands

Penny BulkeleyHelen Davies (left) said she felt "like a teenager again""I feel like I have some purpose again. I'm Helen - I'm not just someone's mum or a housewife."Helen Davies, 54, from Mevagissey, Cornwall, said rediscovering music after a 28-year break had been "life-changing".The mother-of-three, who is part of a band called Hell Up, said music had given her something she felt "was missing" after she gave it up after a bike crash.Another mother and a member of…

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Pair in three-wheeled car reach Africa in world record attempt

Pair in three-wheeled car reach Africa in world record attempt

Seth ScottThe Reliant Robin has endured "bumps and bruises" on the 10,000-mile journey Two men who are driving to Cape Town in a three-wheeled vehicle have reached Africa.Oliver Jenks, from Newton Abbot, Devon, and Seth Scott, from Canada, set off from London on 24 October in their Reliant Robin, called "Sheila the three-wheeler", in their attempt to break a world record.Speaking from Senegal, Mr Oliver said they had faced some bumps along the way which had taken a…

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Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt

Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt

Bea SwallowWest of EnglandHandoutThe collapsed box tomb sat upon a large underground crypt, thought to have been constructed in the 1700sAn ancient box tomb thought to be built in the 1700s has collapsed in a church cemetery, exposing a large underground crypt.The 12ft (3.6m) hole opened up at All Saints Church in Martock, Somerset, on Saturday afternoon, the day before Remembrance Sunday services were held inside.Rev Paul Fillery said the incident was likely caused by rain gradually eroding…

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Devon Remembrance Sunday services honour armed forces

Devon Remembrance Sunday services honour armed forces

Johnny Rutherford/BBCA service was held at the at the war memorial in Northernhay Gardens in ExeterServices are taking place across the region to mark Remembrance Sunday.The Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt Revd James Grier, led this year's service on Plymouth Hoe, which began with a two-minute silence at the Royal Naval Memorial at 11:00 GMT."War and conflict today weighs heavy and looms close, especially for those who offer our lives in our armed services," he told the service.…

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