Yearly Archives: 2025

Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested days before start of 27-year prison sentence | Jair Bolsonaro News

The former president is taken in the capital Brasilia days before starting his prison time for leading coup attempt.Published On 22 Nov 202522 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareBrazil’s federal police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, according to his lawyer and a close aide.Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August, was transferred to detention on Saturday, his…

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Lost Gardens of Heligan night glow-up extends hours

Lost Gardens of Heligan night glow-up extends hours

The Lost Gardens of Heligan's Night Garden is back, and this year, visitors have more time to soak up the magic. The winter light trail is open with extended evening hours running on select dates until 3 January.The event transforms the Cornish gardens near St Austell into a glowing wonderland, featuring new installations like Dance of the Standing Stones and Submergence, alongside returning favourites such as animal lanterns and fire pits for marshmallow toasting. Visitors can also enjoy…

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‘I wish we could have Christmas together’

‘I wish we could have Christmas together’

George Thorpe,South West and John Henderson,CornwallBBCBecky Dustan said she wished she could have Christmas dinner with her brother Michael Riddiough-Allen againA campaigner whose brother was stabbed to death said she wishes "something could change" so they could have Christmas dinner together.Becky Dustan said she wanted everything to be different following the death of her brother Michael Riddiough-Allen, who was murdered in a knife attack outside Eclipse nightclub in Bodmin in April 2023.Jake Hill, who also injured four other…

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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Norris expertly navigated the treacherous wet conditions on a track almost devoid of grip to take pole position from Red Bull's Max Verstappen by a margin of 0.323 seconds - a gap that could have been significantly larger had the Briton not had a major wobble through the chicane at the end…

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Epstein victims expect death threats to rise as US release of files nears | Human Trafficking News

Abuse survivors urge accountability and support ahead of the much-anticipated release of the files related to the late sex offender in the United States.Published On 22 Nov 202522 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sexual abuse have said that they have been receiving death threats, which they expect to escalate, as the date nears for the release of files concerning the deceased convicted paedophile financier.In a statement titled “What…

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Book of Dorset women shelved as statue charity hit with £5k bill

Book of Dorset women shelved as statue charity hit with £5k bill

Campaigners working to install a statue of a Dorset novelist have shelved plans for a book to accompany the project after being hit with an unexpected £5,000 bill.Visible Women crowdfunded for the life-sized bronze of Sylvia Townsend Warner for Dorchester's South Street but had not factored in the cost of groundworks.It said the additional expense meant some side projects, including a book about Dorset's forgotten women, would be postponed or cancelled.Anya Pearson, who launched the project, said a…

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Plea to rehome unwanted ex-racing greyhounds at Plymouth shelter

Plea to rehome unwanted ex-racing greyhounds at Plymouth shelter

Nine ex-racing greyhounds have arrived at a dogs and cats home and staff say they urgently need help to rehome them.Gables Dogs & Cats Home in Plymouth takes in nearly 1,000 unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats every year.With 76 cat pens and 71 dog kennels to heat, it said rising energy costs pushed their winter bills to more than £15,000, so it asked for donations and potential pet owners to come forward. General manager Claire Sparkes said:…

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GPS tags for Dartmoor ponies grazing wild areas of west Cornwall

GPS tags for Dartmoor ponies grazing wild areas of west Cornwall

Dartmoor ponies roaming the hills of west Cornwall are getting a tech upgrade. The National Trust has started fitting GPS [global positioning system] collars to some of its ponies to make sure they can be tracked across the 1,482 acres (600 hectares) of land they help manage.Ash Pearson, countryside manager for the National Trust in west Cornwall, said the move was vital for conservation. "We've got over 30 ponies, but we only tag the lead animals in each…

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Bumper crop for National Trust’s Cotehele’s Christmas garland

Bumper crop for National Trust’s Cotehele’s Christmas garland

BBCJust part of the 60ft-long flower garland that hangs in the Great Hall at CoteheleA bumper growing season has led to 38,000 flowers being used in a Christmas garland.The festive tradition at the National Trust's Cotehele site, in Cornwall, started in 1956.The process of making the garland takes a year from sowing seeds, harvesting and drying the flowers for them to be ready to be carefully used in the garland which is about 60ft (18m) long.Gardener Kay Lyle,…

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