Henri Herbert: Get It While It’s Hot (HH Records | AWAL) CD | DL | Stream Out 7th November 2025 PRE-ORDER HERE Self-taught piano-playing phenomenon Henri Herbert is back with a band and most definitely a bang as he unleashes his new album Get It While It’s Hot upon the world. And it’s time to hold onto your hats as Henri brings us this earthshaking collection of songs which is steeped in the wild spirit and raw energy of…
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‘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 “ongoing cycle of terror”, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC).CRRC head Mu’ayyad Sha’ban said on Wednesday that Israeli forces carried out 1,584 attacks – including direct physical attacks, the demolition of homes and the…
Caroline RobinsonSouth WestStreet Focus CamborneStreet Focus Camborne's first meeting brought together charities and businessesThe next phase of a project to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB) has launched. Street Focus Camborne's first meeting brought together charities and businesses to discuss areas of progress and what support they needed next.The project, which is run by the police and crime commissioner in collaboration with Devon and Cornwall Police and other local authorities, started its first branch in Torquay last year.The…
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 Company, which he co-helmed with Alexander Raptotasios. This was followed by further honours at the Berlin Indie Film Festival, where Professor Thomaidis, of the Department of Communications, Drama and Film, received Best First Time Director for a Short…
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 cause severe illness and even death, especially in children and vulnerable people. Previously, it has been difficult to detect without slow laboratory-based tests. But FluoroGlow aims to change that by providing rapid and reliable results directly at the…
BBCThe rescue centre is currently housing around 50 hedgehogsA wildlife rescue centre has said we need to support hedgehogs in our gardens this winter as they say the mammals are close to becoming "endangered".Staff at Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre near Highbridge in Somerset are currently housing around 50 hedgehogs and have calls everyday about animals.George Bethell from Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre said: "Numbers have declined quite a lot in the last 30 years so they are…
Alexandra BassinghamWest of EnglandBBCEvent organisers are being urged to consider quiet fireworks to protect animals and wildlifeFirework event organisers are being urged to consider quieter, more animal-friendly displays.The RSPCA has said it wants the noise levels of fireworks reduced, their sales limited and firework-free zones created.The charity reported last year on the severe injury of a horse named Foxy and the death of dog Luna after both were separately spooked by fireworks.A spokesperson for Cheltenham Animal Centre said:…
A research delivery centre is looking to recruit patients to investigate the effect of a new drug to prevent flu. The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CIOS CRDC) said it was selected as a delivery site for a clinical trial of a new type of vaccine designed to prevent or reduce the severity of infections caused by influenza.It said because the seasonal flu vaccine relied on the strength of an individual's immune system, its…
Dan Wareing and Andrea Ormsby,DevonBBCJessica told Les White she was "excited and a little bit nervous" for the eventWearing "a warm woolly jumper" is key to success at one of Devon's most historic traditions, according to the oldest man taking part this year.Les White, 69, will be taking part in the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels on Wednesday evening, with up to 20,000 spectators expected.A total of 27 flaming barrels will be carried, or rolled, through the town,…
Sarah Spina-MatthewsSouth of EnglandBCP CouncilPoole Museum welcomes visitors back from Wednesday after its "soft launch"A town's museum that is famously home to a girls rock is set to reopen to the public following a £10m redevelopment. Poole Museum in Dorset officially reopens on Wednesday following the "soft launch" of its new galleries and exhibitions. Visitors will once again be able to see Bethan's Rock - a treasured stone donated by a five-year-old girl - alongside its other artefactsThe…
An art installation of 258 silhouetted figures representing those who died in the Falklands War is set to open at a historic sea fort.Standing with Giants: Falklands Tribute was created using recycled materials by artist Dan Barton and will be displayed at Nothe Fort in Weymouth from Wednesday.It was previously showcased at locations such as the parade ground at Fort Nelson overlooking Portsmouth and Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire.Mr Barton, who is based near Witney, Oxfordshire, said he had been…