Julio Pleguezuelo: Plymouth Argyle defender set for injury return

Post published:November 28, 2025
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Plymouth Argyle have been boosted by the news that defender Julio Pleguezuelo is fit to return to the squad.The 28-year-old has not played this season after suffering a knee injury in Argyle's final pre-season game that needed surgery.He could return in some capacity when Northampton Town visit Home Park on Saturday (15:00 GMT)."I'm not ruling out Pleggy to be on the bench on Saturday. He's certainly got 20, 30 minutes in him," head coach Tom Cleverley said."Now if…

Parents of girl who died after tonsils surgery urge change

Post published:November 28, 2025
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Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentThe Milnes familyThe parents of Amber Milnes are urging families to "shout louder" if they have concerns about their child's treatment The family of a five-year-old girl who died after having her tonsils removed are urging parents to speak up if they have concerns about their child's care.Amber Milnes, who had cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS), died at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on 9 April 2023 after an artery ruptured following surgery to remove her…

Budget changes mean Bristol pub owner ‘will pay £8,500 more’

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Onyi Ubadigha,BristolandJoe Sims,BBC Radio BristolBBCRob Moore said these issues "happen every year" with the new budget announcementsA man who owns two pubs says he will have to pay about £8,500 more than he did last year following Rachel Reeve's budget.Rob Moore, who has pubs in Pensford and Keynsham, near Bristol, is one of many owners who will soon have to pay higher business rates to run their pubs.From April, all non-domestic properties including shops and pubs may face…

Israeli occupation now “far more extreme” for Palestinians

Post published:November 28, 2025
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Author Antony Lowenstein says radicalisation of Israeli society allows the military to kill Palestinians with impunity. Source link

New specialist ataxia nurse helping South West patients

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BBCThe new nurse provided by Ataxia UK covers much of the south-west of England, from Cornwall to GloucestershireA specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West.It is a rare disorder that mainly affects balance and coordination. Charity Ataxia UK said the service would be provided over video link or phone, and although the nurse could not treat patients, they could signpost people to additional services such as physiotherapy and…

Energy the focus of Cornish council’s climate change mission

Post published:November 28, 2025
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BBCRichard Davies, vice-chair of Stoke Climsland Parish Council, said it is hoped the guide makes residents consider making changesParish councillors are trying to fight climate change by helping households reduce their carbon footprints.Stoke Climsland Parish Council has sent 2,500 retrofit guides to residents with advice about how changes at their property could make them more energy efficient and cut household bills.Advice in the guide includes lowering thermostats, insulating properties and installing a heat pump.Richard Davies, vice-chair of the…

Parents rally to save accessible hydro pool in Taunton

Post published:November 28, 2025
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Ross PollardandClara Bullock,SomersetBBCBecky (pictured centre) uses the pool four days a week with her mother (right) and carerA mum whose daughter has Down's syndrome has said it would be "awful" if her local hydro pool closed because it needs urgent repairs. Compass Wellbeing, a community facility run by Taunton charity Compass Disability Services, is trying to raise £35,000 to repair and update its hydro pool, which is used by about 100 people each week.Without the repairs, the accessible…

Medieval grave slab goes on display

Post published:November 28, 2025
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Patrick HughesandCharlotte Andrews,South of EnglandBBCThe two Purbeck grave slabs, from the 13th Century, are thought to be the first of their kind ever found in a shipwreck A grave slab raised from the site of a 13th Century shipwreck has gone on display in a museum for the first time.The Mortar Wreck, so-called for its cargo of stone tools used to grind food, was found about a mile (1.6km) off the Dorset coast in Studland Bay, Isle of…

Friends to drive 1,200 miles in Ukraine aid mission

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Kirsten RobertsonBBC WiltshireStephen RyderWinkie Fry and Stephen Ryder will spend 36 hours driving towards UkraineA pair of friends are hoping to travel 1,200 miles to Ukraine to deliver potentially life-saving aid.Packed with supplies, Stephen Ryder, 69, from Westbury in Wiltshire, and Winkie Fry, from Bruton in Somerset, plan to drive a second-hand ambulance from Dover to Lviv in January.Working with Mighty Convoy, a volunteer-run UK charity which has already led 18 trips to the country, the pair need…

New Zealand sailor died after being ‘entangled’ in winch drum

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A sailor on a round-the-world voyage died after becoming entangled around a powered winch while at sea on the Solent, an accident report has said.Lyall Babington, 74, was skippering his yacht Mollie from his native New Zealand when the accident happened off the Needles on the way to Poole on 5 August.A preliminary report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said he caught his hand in the rope and was "progressively pulled tighter onto the winch drum".It…

Father of Liverpool parade victim tells of ‘state of panic’

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Julia BrysonandJonny Humphries,North WestOsborne familyMason Osborne (right), then aged 17, and his friends were struck by Paul Doyle's car at the paradeThe father of a Liverpool fan injured in the car attack on the club's victory parade has spoken of the "absolute state of panic" he felt when his son called to say he had been hit by driver Paul Doyle's vehicle.Nick Osborne said his son, Mason, was 17 when he travelled to the city with friends to…

Putin says he is ready to guarantee in writing no Russian attack on Europe | Russia-Ukraine war News

Post published:November 28, 2025
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President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to guarantee in writing that Russia will not attack another European nation, as he dismissed claims that Moscow intends to invade another country as a “lie” and “complete nonsense”.Speaking on Thursday in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek – where he attended a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), a Russia-led military alliance that includes some former Soviet republics – Putin branded claims Moscow is planning to attack Europe as “ridiculous”.Recommended…