Yearly Archives: 2025

Transatlantic philanthropy secures renowned scholar at the University of Exeter

A prestigious new academic position has been founded at the University of Exeter thanks to a significant act of philanthropy. A donation by Canadian philanthropist Sajjad Ebrahim has enabled the University to establish the Imam Sajjad Chair in Shi‘i Studies in perpetuity. The role, based in the University’s renowned Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, will lead research in the field of Twelver Shi‘i Islam. Following a competitive recruitment process, Dr Kumail Rajani has been appointed as the…

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US teen Mohammed Ibrahim released from Israeli prison after nine months | Human Rights News

Advocates say the 16-year-old’s health had been in decline since his arrest in February for allegedly throwing rocks.Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIsraeli authorities have freed Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim after more than nine months of detention, in a case that advocates say embodies Israeli abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.Mohammed’s release on Thursday came after a months-long pressure campaign from United States lawmakers and civil rights groups.Recommended…

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Exeter City to cut jobs as Trust gives club £200,000 loan

Exeter City to cut jobs as Trust gives club £200,000 loan

Owned by their supporters since 2003 after being on the verge of going out of business, Exeter's fan-owned model has seen the club climb from what is now the National League to the third tier. But in a time where wages and transfer fees are rising, fan-owned clubs such as Exeter and AFC Wimbledon are struggling to compete with clubs that have wealthy owners who are willing to write off millions of pounds in spending. "Football's evolving," Harrison…

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Ukraine aid worker Chris Parry’s story wins Emmy

Ukraine aid worker Chris Parry’s story wins Emmy

A producer of an award-winning film about a man who was killed in Ukraine after he helped rescue hundreds of people said audiences had been moved by themes of "courage, loss and friendship".The documentary Hell Jumper, depicting aid worker Chris Parry, from Truro, won the International Emmy Award for Best Documentary earlier in November.Producer Colin Barr said: "People are genuinely just absolutely stunned by the selflessness" of the 28-year-old who shot footage as he evacuated civilians and travelled…

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss relieved wait for a home game is over

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss relieved wait for a home game is over

Argyle have won just two home games in the league this season, but go into a spell which sees them play at Home Park in six of their next nine League One matches up to 1 January.Cleverley knows the upcoming period before the transfer window is critical for how his side will fare come the rest of the season. "I said that to the players before the Port Vale game that the next 10 games really are important…

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Qatar Grand Prix: Lando Norris ‘relaxed’ before maiden Formula 1 title bid

Qatar Grand Prix: Lando Norris ‘relaxed’ before maiden Formula 1 title bid

At the same time, Verstappen has mounted an impressive fightback from being 104 points off the lead after the Dutch Grand Prix, the race before Italy.Norris said: "How I am now feels the same as before Mexico when I wasn't leading. It feels the same as Austin when I still felt good in the car, but Max still won the race."I really don't feel any different in the car from before I was leading to now when I'm…

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Hidden Cornwall – The crew exploring Cornwall’s old mine tunnels

Hidden Cornwall – The crew exploring Cornwall’s old mine tunnels

Available for over a yearMine explorers from Cornwall have become the unlikely stars of a documentary film. The Carbis Bay Crew have been exploring some of the old mine workings that lie under Cornwall’s landscape for about 30 years. The activity has the potential to be very dangerous so the team do warn "NOT to try this yourself”. BBC Radio Cornwall's David Dixon has been finding out more about what attracts the daredevil crew members to head underground.…

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Drag artists ‘shocked’ as gig posters vandalised in Somerset

Drag artists ‘shocked’ as gig posters vandalised in Somerset

A drag act say they are shocked and hurt after promotional posters of an upcoming gig were vandalised with their faces cut out. The posters promoting Absolutely Dragulous, a drag performance by George and Jason Talbot-Sullovan, were targeted in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.The married couple from Bournemouth said since posting what had happened on Facebook they had received further abuse."It is very hurtful. It's made me feel very down and depressed," said George."You get abused in the streets, sometimes…

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Woman in her 70s dies from injuries suffered in A390 crash

Woman in her 70s dies from injuries suffered in A390 crash

A woman in her 70s has died from injuries she sustained in a crash on a Cornish road, police have said.The incident which involved a yellow Fiat Panda and a black Nissan Qashqai happened on the Truro-bound A390 near Chiverton Cross at about 13:45 GMT on 18 November.In an update on Thursday, Devon and Cornwall Police said a woman who lived locally and was driving one of the vehicles had died.A man in his 80s, who was the…

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