Monthly Archives: December 2025

Devon and Cornwall stories to make you smile

Devon and Cornwall stories to make you smile

Wildwood TrustThe antics of Mish and Lucy prompted an outpouring of support Escaped, honey-hungry bears, an emotional reunion and a round egg.We have selected six stories to make you smile that made the news in Devon and Cornwall in 2025.Bears escape enclosure and raid honey storeWatch: CCTV captures one of the bears helping itself to supplies outside the bear houseTwo bears briefly escaped their enclosure at Wildwood Devon in June and ventured into a food store where they…

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Challenge yourself with the West of England’s end of year quiz

Challenge yourself with the West of England’s end of year quiz

Think you know what has gone on in West across the year?We have picked some of the most bizarre, unexpected and memorable news stories from 2025.Try out the quiz below to test your knowledge, then impress your friends and family at the Christmas dinner table with these weird and wonderful tales. Source link

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Majority of Russians expect Ukraine war to end in 2026, state survey finds | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Main reason for optimism’ is a belief that war in Ukraine will end in 2026 with Moscow’s ‘objectives’ achieved,’ pollster says.Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, a state-owned research centre said, as Russian forces make advances on the battlefield and efforts intensify to reach a ceasefire deal between Kyiv and Moscow.VTsIOM, Russia’s leading public opinion research centre, said on…

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Johny Brown: Dream A Memory Of Home

Johny Brown: Dream A Memory Of Home

Album Review Johny Brown Dream A Memory Of Home (Skill)   CD/DL released 24 Dec 2025 Band of Holy Joy’s irrepressible frontman Johny Brown returns with his second solo album, – a vivid, orchestral drift through the streets, friendships and formative moments of his North Shields youth. Dream A Memory Of Home is a reflective, tender excavation of growing up in the 60s and 70s – a time of identity-shaping upheaval, wild imagination and constant change. Following the widescreen…

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Explosion rocks crowded mosque in Nigeria, killing several people: Reports | Armed Groups News

The blast tore through a mosque in Maiduguri as worshippers gathered for evening prayers, witnesses say.Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn explosion has ripped through a mosque in northeastern Nigeria as worshippers gathered for their evening prayers, killing and wounding several people, according to media reports.The blast took place at about 6pm on Wednesday (17:00 GMT) in the city of Maiduguri in Borno State, the Reuters and AFP news agencies reported,…

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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 14-year-old boy sustained multiple stab wounds, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called at about 18:50 GMT to the Notte Street and Athenaeum Street area, in Plymouth, on Monday.The force said the boy was taken to hospital, where he remained, and his injuries were not considered life-threatening.Police said a 22-year-old man remained in police custody.Police said: "Detectives continue to progress inquiries and there…

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Some South West festive swims cancelled due to wind warning

Some South West festive swims cancelled due to wind warning

Organisers of some Christmas and Boxing Day swims in Devon and Cornwall have postponed or cancelled events due to a yellow weather warning for wind.The Met Office warning is in place for the South West from 04:00 until 23:59 GMT on Christmas Day, with gusts of up to 65mph forecast. There is also a yellow cold-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UHSA).Organisers of the annual Coverack swim, in Cornwall, said its Christmas Day swim had…

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More than a million Epstein-related documents discovered; release delayed | Donald Trump News

US Justice Department says it requires weeks to process newly found Epstein-related files under transparency and court rules.Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMore than a million additional documents that are potentially related to late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein have been uncovered, according to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).In a social media post on Wednesday, the DOJ said it is reviewing the documents and will need “a few…

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Man has life-threatening injuries after crash near Chumleigh

Man has life-threatening injuries after crash near Chumleigh

A man has life-threatening injuries after a crash, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the single vehicle crash on Hill Head Hill, near Chumleigh, Devon, at about 00:15 GMT on Wednesday. The crash involved a black Jeep Cherokee, officers said."As a result of the collision the 41-year-old male driver of the Jeep who was from the Lapford area sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was conveyed to hospital by the ambulance service," the…

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New band of the day : The Sly ‘they mangle indie into totally new shapes’

New band of the day : The Sly ‘they mangle indie into totally new shapes’

The Sly instagram  Snippet of their music here Snippet of their music here    The Sly are truly wonderful. A fantastically youthful band from Manchester/Oldham who have somehow managed to find a space of their own in the overcrowded field of indie. The description of them as ‘a baggy Krautrock 3 piece and Oldham’s hottest new band’ doesn’t even start to pinpoint their sound. With an imagination and firebrand intensity, they have mangled indie into post-punk shapes with…

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tab-d ‘post punk pop/noise like Wire if they embraced blues scuzz’

tab-d ‘post punk pop/noise like Wire if they embraced blues scuzz’

tab-d are a maverick Manchester based post punk pop/noise project who sound like Wire if they embraced blues scuzz. LISTEN HERE Grooving on an incessant keyboard bass line this is a kinda Motorik blues meets Wire on the new track ‘Get Smarter’,  on Half Edge Records. Driven by Andy Yates’ bass synth loop with colourful modulations. Mark Greer’s melodic slide guitar gets dirty, angry ..almost out of control. It’s unleashed alongside heavy rounds of Boz Hayward’s fuzz guitar.  There…

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French Empire: Civilising Mission | History

How the French Empire built power through language, schooling and cultural assimilation and what it means today.Beyond armies and violence, France built its empire through language, schooling and cultural influence. This film explores how assimilation became a method of rule and a source of resistance.At the heart of French colonial rule was the mission “civilisatrice”, a doctrine that claimed to lift up colonised societies through education, administration and the French language. In practice, this system sought to reshape…

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