Somerset board game marathon in aid of children’s cancer charity

Post published:November 22, 2025
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Rachel Candlin,West of England and Simon Parkin,SomersetRikh HartRikh Hart (L) and Stuart Perrin aim to stay awake for the full 24-hour marathonBoard game enthusiasts in Somerset are taking part in a 24-hour marathon to raise money for charity.The event is being hosted by Bridgwater Geek and Gaming at The Activity Warehouse - and people can take part in eight-hour slots."People get really passionate about these different games, be it board games, role-playing or card games, so it's an…

'Warning over 2026 drought' and 'first snow'

Post published:November 22, 2025
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A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England. Source link

Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris on pole with Oscar Piastri fifth

Post published:November 22, 2025
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Verstappen said: "It's already slippery in the dry, but in the wet it's not fun. It felt more like driving on ice."I did feel we were a little more competitive on the extreme tyre. We were not quite competitive enough to fight for pole but second is still good."Excited for tomorrow, I hope the inside [of the grid] is OK in terms of grip but we will see."Sainz's run to third was a strong performance in a car…

Cars and parts stolen and smuggled abroad within 24 hours

Post published:November 22, 2025
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Hannah Walsh and Alex Bish,South and South East Investigations and Jonathan Fagg,England Data UnitSgt Ross Haybourne says his team has found stolen parts heading for Cyprus and Africa where there is high demandCars and parts are being stolen and smuggled out of the UK sometimes within 24 hours to countries in Europe and Africa, police are warning. Sgt Ross Haybourne, from the Kent Police Rural Task Force, says criminals are often stealing to order across the South and…

G20 summit in South Africa: Who’s attending and what’s on the agenda? | Inequality News

Post published:November 22, 2025
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World leaders are gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic capital, this weekend for the annual Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit – the first ever to be held in an African country amid a boycott by the United States over widely discredited claims that the host country mistreats white people.About 42 countries and institutions will be represented at the meeting that starts on Saturday, but the US under President Donald Trump — who has condemned South Africa’s position…

BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns | Media News

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation, BBC News reported.Published On 21 Nov 202521 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareShumeet Banerji has resigned from the BBC board and criticised governance issues at the organisation, the latest blow to the broadcaster weeks after its director general quit.The BBC confirmed Banerji’s departure on Friday, saying he stepped down only weeks before the end of his four-year term.Recommended Stories list…

Why is Republika Srpska’s presidential vote so important? | Elections

Post published:November 21, 2025
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NewsFeedRepublika Srpska, an autonomous division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is holding a snap presidential election after its former leader was accused of undermining the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords. Al Jazeera’s Alma Milisic explains why the outcome of this small region’s vote matters.Published On 21 Nov 202521 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Mary Berry’s visit to Bath feels ‘like coming home’, she says

Post published:November 21, 2025
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The cookery writer and broadcaster Dame Mary Berry says returning to the area she grew up in "is like coming home".The TV personality is in Bath to take part in an event at St Stephen's Church, on Lansdown, with the aim of securing funding for structural repairs and modernisation to the building.The occasion has been organised by the Beacon of Lansdown project, set-up to secure the future of the church, which is set to cost millions. It's "very…

From G20 to Penryn: Experts hail Cornwall as the ‘Engine Room’ of PM’s new Critical Minerals Strategy

Post published:November 21, 2025
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The UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy must make domestic extraction, refining, and recycling pillars of sovereign capability, experts have urged. The plan, which will be launched at the G20 summit in South Africa by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, should define critical minerals as key to a broader political-economic reset that can underpin jobs and local growth, a new report by the University of Exeter’s Critical Minerals Challenge Centre, says. Members of the UKRI-funded research hub – based…

Bridgwater Brymore Academy shuts over widespread vomiting

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Widespread sickness has led to a state boarding school having to be temporarily closed.The BBC understands 70 pupils and staff members at Brymore Academy in Bridgwater, Somerset, are currently suffering with vomiting and gastroenteritis deemed to be "highly infectious".The school closed on Thursday and remains shut with a spokesperson saying the decision was made to "safeguard the health and wellbeing" of the school community.The exact cause of the outbreak is currently unknown.Nicola Mould, the CFO of the Bridgwater…

Victims left ‘devastated’ by £2m car-theft gang

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Stephen Stafford,South of England and Alex Bish,BBC InvestigationsSignal-boosting devices were used to steal keyless-ignition vehiclesVictims of an organised crime gang that stole mainly keyless ignition vehicles worth more than £2m have described the "devastation" of losing cars and vans.Thirteen people have been sentenced after admitting to their roles in the operation, which saw 107 vehicles stolen from across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire between February and October 2023.They were mostly stolen from driveways overnight and taken to a so-called…

England v Argentina: Max Ojomoh in for Fraser Dingwall for hosts

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Bath centre Max Ojomoh has been handed his biggest Test chance yet after England lost Fraser Dingwall to a sidestrain for the Test with Argentina on Sunday.Ojomoh will form an all-new centre partnership with Henry Slade, who came in for the injured Ollie Lawrence when England originally named their team on Wednesday.Dingwall picked up his injury in last weekend's win over New Zealand and struggled to shake it off in training during the week."We told Max this morning,"…