Yearly Archives: 2025

‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity

‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity

The story of the Indian ‘coolie’ and how the journeys of more than one million migrants influenced India’s diplomatic identity has been explored for the first time in a new history book. Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class and Indenture Abroad, 1914–67 represents a decade of research and writing by its author, Dr Kalathmika Natarajan and is among the first to substantively draw links between international relations, indenture, and labour migration. Covering India, Sri Lanka, Britain and the…

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Search goes on for ‘naughty teenager’ flamingo missing from Hayle

Search goes on for ‘naughty teenager’ flamingo missing from Hayle

Paradise ParkFrankie does not have the bright pink colourings many associate with flamingosThe owner of a wildlife sanctuary has said he and staff are "beside ourselves" with worry as they wait to hear of new sightings of a flamingo that has gone missing.Frankie escaped from the walled garden at Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall on Sunday morning, despite having clipped feathers.The flamingo is the second one bred at the park and there have been a number of sightings,…

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Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesWater companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than six million people, the BBC can reveal.Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are a group of thousands of substances used in everyday products. They are persistent pollutants which build up in the environment, and a small number have been linked to increased…

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Dozens of firefighters tackle flat fire above Bournemouth shop

Dozens of firefighters tackle flat fire above Bournemouth shop

Crews from more than 10 stations were called to Old Christchurch Road on Sunday nightDozens of firefighters have been tackling a flat fire above a town centre shop. More than 40 firefighters from more than 10 stations were called to Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth on Sunday shortly after 22:20 GMT.Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said the fire was now out, with crews remaining at the scene to damp down. No injuries have been reported and an…

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Trump says ‘days numbered’ for Venezuela’s Maduro | News

The US president sent mixed signals over his plans for Venezuela as his military build-up in the Caribbean continues.Published On 3 Nov 20253 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePresident Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed talk of “war” but threatened the South American country’s leader.During a CBS interview, released on Sunday, the president warned that President Nicholas Maduro’s days are numbered. The…

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Devon mum steps in to help control crowds at Corfu Airport

Devon mum steps in to help control crowds at Corfu Airport

Nova WilliamsFaye Williams helped staff at Corfu Airport control the crowdA mum from Devon who stepped in to help organise thousands of passengers at a crowded Greek airport said it was "one of the most random days" of her life.Exeter events company boss Faye Williams said her family were travelling home from Corfu Airport on 24 October when several flights were called to the same departure gate at the same time, leaving people unable to get through the…

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Somerset charity responding to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

Somerset charity responding to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

School In A BagAround 400 bags have been sent out to JamaicaA charity based out of a farm in Somerset is sending out humanitarian support in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.School In A Bag in Chilthorne Domer has been supporting aid campaigns for 15 years, and has operated in 61 different countries in that time.Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica last week, before making its way across the Caribbean to Haiti and Cuba, claiming at least 49 lives in its…

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NHS expands use of AI to stop ‘quiet killer’ liver disease

NHS expands use of AI to stop ‘quiet killer’ liver disease

Getty ImagesA project using AI to discover liver disease early is being expanded across the South WestA programme using artificial intelligence (AI) to spot patients at risk of liver disease is being rolled out across the South West of England.The £1.4m Somerset NHS Foundation Trust project used AI to analyse the blood of 700,000 people over the age of 18 for markers of liver disease, and identified about 700 patients with problems.The programme has now received funding from…

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Buses replace trains during work on Mid Cornwall Metro project

Buses replace trains during work on Mid Cornwall Metro project

Network Rail Newquay station is to have two operational platforms for the first time since 1987Passengers have been told to plan ahead while work takes place to provide coast-to-coast rail travel in Cornwall. Network Rail said work would take place on the branch line between Newquay and Par from Monday 3 November to Friday 7 November. It added testing would take place on a new digital signalling system and a second platform at Newquay.George Collinson, Network Rail lead…

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Wool villagers knit 5,000 poppies for Remembrance cascade

Wool villagers knit 5,000 poppies for Remembrance cascade

Guerrilla GardenersThe cascade of more than 5,000 handmade poppies is hanging from the bell frameResidents of a Dorset village have crafted thousands of poppies to create a giant Remembrance installation at their local church.Volunteers in Wool lived up to their village's unusual name by knitting and crocheting more than 5,000 individual poppies by hand.The project was organised by the Guerrilla Gardeners - a local group which primarily fundraises to plant bulbs and flowering displays in the community.After enlisting…

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Plymouth leaseholders’ torment over alleged cladding fraud

Plymouth leaseholders’ torment over alleged cladding fraud

Johanna CarrSouth West InvestigationsBBCDavid and Sara Corry said the stress of the past few months had affected their health and their relationshipIt was supposed to provide an idyllic seaside retirement but David and Sara Corry's leasehold flat has become a source of stress so severe it nearly broke their 40-year marriage."It's been like a nightmare - I mean sometimes we were going to bed six o'clock in the evening just to close our minds to it," Mrs Corry…

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