Poland to close last Russian consulate over ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’ | News

Moscow accuses Poland of Russophobia, pledges to respond by reducing Polish diplomatic and consular presence in Russia.Published On 19 Nov 202519 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePoland has announced it will close its last remaining Russian consulate in the northern Polish city of Gdansk following the targeting of a railway line to Ukraine from Warsaw, blaming Moscow for the incident.“I have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of the Russian consulate in Gdansk,” Polish Foreign…

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KEELEY: Who Wants To See The World

KEELEY: Who Wants To See The World (Definitive Gaze) DL/Streaming Out Now Anglo-Irish dreamrock trio KEELEY return with new single Who Wants To See The World and has given LTW the premiere. Who Wants To See The World is the opening salvo from KEELEY’s forthcoming third album Girl On The Edge Of The World whcih is due on February 20th 2026. The album is the latest production from Dublin-based sonic maestro Alan Maguire. The song is a euphoric…

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City isolation and not size may drive violence in Africa

There is an assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones, but this is not always the case. A new study of African cities has found the level of isolation could play a more crucial role in determining violence. The research is led by Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in Vienna with support from the University of Exeter and published in Nature Communications. The study found the 10 per cent of biggest cities in Africa (216…

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Pedestrian, 75, dies after Sidmouth crash

A pedestrian has died following a crash, police have said.Officers were called to Under Lane, Harcombe, near Sidmouth, at about 15:10 GMT on Monday following an incident which involved a black Range Rover, said Devon and Cornwall Police.A 75-year-old local man was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died, police said. His next of kin have been informed.Police have asked for witnesses to get in contact. Source link

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Exeter scholars secure significant research funding to investigate the early history of Smallpox and Measles

The early histories of smallpox and measles – and the insight they might offer to contemporary health and medicine – will be under the microscope of a new research project. Pustules, Palaeogenetics and Pandemics from Galen to Rhazes: How to do the Early History of Smallpox and Measles is being led by scholars at the University of Exeter, and will seek to understand both historical developments of diseases and how changing disease patterns in the past might impact…

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Two people seriously injured in A390 crash in Cornwall

Two people have been taken to hospital with "significant injuries" following a crash on a main road, police have said.Officers were called to the crash which involved two vehicles on the A390 near Chiverton Cross, towards Truro, at about 13:35 GMT on Tuesday.The force said a yellow Fiat Panda and a black Nissan Qashqai were involved and the drivers of both vehicles, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s, were injured and remained in…

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FPL gameweek 12 tips: Captain Mohamed Salah, double up on Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £8.9m - Everton (h)Here's a man with even better stats than Salah.Fernandes has a consistent chance of defcon (he has only got fewer than eight points once this season) and, without his two missed penalties, he'd be close to Antoine Semenyo as the top midfielder.Just a very consistent FPL choice with free-kicks and penalties in his locker.United have scored 11 goals in their four home wins this season, have a top-five attack and should…

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China to suspend imports of Japanese seafood amid diplomatic row: Reports | Trade War News

Diplomatic dispute deepens between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.China will again ban all imports of Japanese seafood as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates, Japanese media report.Japanese public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said on Wednesday that the seafood ban follows after China earlier this month lifted import restrictions on Japanese marine products, which were imposed by Beijing in 2023 after the release of treated radioactive water from…

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The Ashes: England name Shoaib Bashir in squad for first Perth Test against Australia

Although a number of England Ashes triumphs at home and abroad have been built on pace, they have never fielded as many express pace bowlers in the same team.The side that won at home in the famous series of 2005 included Steve Harmison, Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff.Raymond Illingworth's triumphant visitors to Australia in 1970-71 had Bob Willis, Peter Lever and John Snow, and the England team that won in 1954-55 included Brian Statham and Frank 'Typhoon' Tyson.Perhaps…

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‘I’ve got young kids – I need to beat this’

Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentBBCZack Van Aarde from Bantham has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancerA man with stage four oesophageal cancer has been speaking about the shock of his diagnosis, and the importance of remaining positive.Zack Van Aarde, 42, from Bantham in Devon doesn't fit the mould of people usually diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, which is commonly associated with smoking and obesity according to the NHS."It's a bit mind-boggling" he said, "because I've got stage four cancer, but…

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Isles of Scilly reclaims rare 16th Century navigational tool

A rare navigational tool is back on the Isles of Scilly more than 400 years after it was lost at sea.The Pednathise Head astrolabe, dated to 1568, was used by early explorers to measure the altitude of the sun or stars to determine latitude, with only 120 of the devices known to have survived from that era.The item was discovered in a Spanish shipwreck in the late 1980s, at Pednathise Head, before it was taken across three continents…

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Second platform at Newquay station reopens after nearly 40 years

A second platform has opened at a Cornish railway station for the first time in nearly 40 years as part of a £50m infrastructure project.Newquay station has only had one platform in use since October 1987, when a signal box closed.However, Network Rail said digital signalling - which replaced the previous "token system" - had allowed trains to return to the second line.Bogdan Lupu, Network Rail's industry programme director, said the completion of the work "paves the way…

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