Yearly Archives: 2025

Jack Leach: England spinner signs new deal with Somerset to end of 2028

Jack Leach: England spinner signs new deal with Somerset to end of 2028

Leach has 39 Test caps for England, taking 142 wickets at an average of 34.07 but has not played for his country since the Test series defeat by Pakistan in October 2024.Last month he was overlooked for the Ashes squad this winter in Australia.Taunton-born Leach has overcome a number of injury setbacks that have disrupted his playing time and led to a lot of what he described as "soul searching". He missed the Ashes in 2023 due to…

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Angling best practices are essential to promote shark survival

Most sharks in UK waters survive catch-and-release fishing when angling best practices are followed, according to a new study. University of Exeter researchers, working with partners, tagged almost 70 blue, porbeagle and tope sharks caught in recreational fishing in the British Isles, to track their behaviour and survival afterwards. Fewer than 5% – three sharks, one from each species – died. “Our results suggest survival rates are high when sharks are caught and released within current best-practice guidelines,”…

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Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Champions League – team news, start, lineups | Football News

Who: Liverpool vs Real MadridWhat: Champions League group stageWhere: Anfield, LiverpoolWhen: Tuesday at 8pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield to face his former side in the Champions League after a nearly immaculate start to life in the Spanish capital.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWhile Premier League champions Liverpool have just two…

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Motorcyclist, 24, dies three days after Poole crash

Motorcyclist, 24, dies three days after Poole crash

A motorcyclist has died three days after a crash involving a Jeep.The 24-year-old was taken to hospital after a collision on the A3049 Dorset Way in Poole on Wednesday, shortly before 16:30 GMT.He died on Saturday evening, and police said his family have been informed.Dorset Police has appealed for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage of the crash near the Old Wareham Road roundabout to come forward. Sgt Dave Cotterill, of the Dorset Police Roads Policing Team,…

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Devon event to promote benefits of being ‘film friendly’

Devon event to promote benefits of being ‘film friendly’

Two groups are bidding to make Devon a more attractive prospect for the film industry.Screen Devon and Mid Devon District Council are hosting a free event later this month with the aim of finding locations and services which could support film and TV productions in the region.Landowners, venues, businesses and communities are being asked to go along to the information event at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, on Friday 28 November.Screen Devon said it was "a priority" to make Devon…

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Homes proposed next to Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Homes proposed next to Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Lee TrewhelaLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceMeeting PlaceThe plans look to provide between 1,200 and 1,500 homesA new village of up to 1,500 homes has been proposed next to an adventure park. The area has been planned by the the joint administrators of Camel Creek, a family theme park near Wadebridge in Cornwall, and would be known as Tredinnick Garden Village. The site had existing planning consent for development as a holiday park which the proposal would look to build…

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Exeter Women boss Steve Salvin wants response to Gloucester loss

Exeter Women boss Steve Salvin wants response to Gloucester loss

Exeter Women head coach Steve Salvin says his side know where they need to improve after their 47-31 loss at home to Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury.The Chiefs conceded five tries as they trailed 31-7 at half-time before rallying after the interval to claim a try-scoring bonus point. The defeat - a first of the season for Exeter - leaves them third in the table after two matches. "The big thing for us is we feel like we…

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Exeter City’s Gary Caldwell says winning run breeding confidence

Exeter City’s Gary Caldwell says winning run breeding confidence

Progression to round two moves Exeter one step closer to repeating last season's impressive run in the FA Cup.The Grecians were beaten by Premier League side Nottingham Forest on penalties in the fourth round in an epic tie at St James Park.City beat Championship side Oxford United on the way as they reached the fourth round for the first time since 1981."Everyone wants to get in the third round of the FA Cup when the big boys come…

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Woman injured in car crash into bridge on Dartmoor

Woman injured in car crash into bridge on Dartmoor

A woman has sustained serious injuries when her car crashed into a bridge on Friday.Emergency services were called at about 14:10 BST after a red Honda Jazz was in collision with Dunna Bridge on the B3357 on Dartmoor, Devon.The driver, in her 80s from the Beaworthy area, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where she remains in a critical condition, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam has been…

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