Yearly Archives: 2025

Hamas hands over two bodies after Israel resumes attacks on Gaza | Hamas News

The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli captives, a day after the fragile Gaza ceasefire was shattered by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the besieged enclave.The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the two bodies had been received by Israeli forces via the Red Cross in Gaza and would be transported into Israel for identification.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder the…

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‘Horror’ as Honiton cattle left to die in slurry and scrap

‘Horror’ as Honiton cattle left to die in slurry and scrap

Jonathan MorrisSouth WestTrading Standards/Environment AgencyDomestic waste, scrap metal, broken concrete and abandoned vehicles were foundA farmer has been given a life-long ban from keeping livestock after inspectors uncovered scenes described in court as "like a horror movie".David Rosewell, of Crook Farm, Combe Raleigh near Honiton, pleaded guilty to a string of animal welfare and environmental offences.Exeter Magistrates Court heard how inspectors from Trading Standards, the Environment Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency found decomposing cattle carcasses,…

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Yon Mon: The Sun Still Shines

Yon Mon: The Sun Still Shines

Yon Mon: The Sun Still Shines (Self Released) DL/Streaming Out Now Yon Mon, aka Roy Fletcher, releases The Sun Still Shines, a ‘lost’ Stone Roses track from 1986 raising funds for charity. The stand alone single comes hot on the heels of the release of his debut album, You Bedda Believe It, however has been in developmenrt for some time. As long-term fans of the Stone Roses will be aware, The Sun Still Shines was originally recorded by…

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Protests against proposed hospital job cuts in Cornwall

Protests against proposed hospital job cuts in Cornwall

Protests have taken place at three hospitals against proposed job cuts to save £49m. Rallies took place at Treliske Hospital in Truro, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and at St Michael's Hospital, Hayle, on Thursday. UNISON said it was meeting with Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) to discuss the cuts, which it said would likely result in 250 jobs being at risk, including 150 in admin.RCHT said it was looking at possible redeployment within its hospitals and across…

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Kent coroner given ‘limited information’ on fatal Egypt boat fire

Kent coroner given ‘limited information’ on fatal Egypt boat fire

Mohammed KaddahThe fire happened on 11 June 2023 in the Egyptian Red SeaAn inquest into the death of a British man who died in a boat fire off the coast of Egypt has received "limited information" about what caused the blaze, a coroner has said.Steven Hill, 73, from Ashford in Kent, died on a scuba vessel off the coast of Marsa Alam on 11 June 2023.He, and two other Britons, had chosen to stay in their rooms while…

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Thousands turn out to see AFC Bournemouth Women go top

Thousands turn out to see AFC Bournemouth Women go top

More than 5,800 fans turned out to see AFC Bournemouth Women go top of the league with a 2-1 win over Oxford Utd.The result at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday puts them top of the third tier of women's football following their promotion to the division this summer.Cherries Women usually play in Ringwood - the last time they played at the stadium was in March when they beat Bristol Rovers to secure the league title with four games…

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Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

A former funeral director from Cornwall is set to appear in court accused of fraud and stopping a body from being buried.Jack Weekes, 32, of St Johns Road in Millbrook, has been summonsed to Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Friday. He faces two charges following a police investigation in 2024.Devon and Cornwall Police said the first charge relates to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body between 16 October and 4 December 2023.The second accuses Mr…

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Five teenagers arrested in Bideford fire murder probe

Five teenagers arrested in Bideford fire murder probe

Five children have been arrested as one person remains unaccounted for after a house fire, police have said.Four boys and a girl – all aged under 18 and from north Devon – have been held on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the blaze in Bideford.A murder investigation was launched following the fire at a terraced house in Honestone Street on Tuesday evening. A man remains unaccounted for, and his next-of-kin have been informed, police…

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Police appeal for witnesses after hit and run in Plymouth

Police appeal for witnesses after hit and run in Plymouth

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a hit and run in Plymouth.Police said the incident happened in Wolseley Road, Plymouth, near to Shirley's Fish and Chip shop, at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. A small red car struck the motorcycle and then left the scene, Devon and Cornwall police said.The rider of the motorcycle, who had suffered severe injuries, was treated by ambulance service personnel at the scene. Source link

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle results ‘a huge priority’ for under-fire boss

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle results ‘a huge priority’ for under-fire boss

Cleverley has not been helped by a number of injuries to key players this season.Exciting attackers Caleb Watts and Xavier Amaechi has been out since September with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to be fit until JanuaryMeanwhile defenders Julio Pleguezuelo and Jack MacKenzie have yet to play this season after suffering knee and shin injuries respectively while captain Joe Edwards is likely to miss the next few weeks with a calf problem."Circumstances and a bit of bad luck…

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Can Southeast Asia turn its economic weight into real power? | Business and Economy

As global trade tensions rise, ASEAN faces a challenge: how to benefit from the US and China without picking sides.It is the world’s fifth-largest economy, with a combined gross domestic product of more than $3.6 trillion dollars.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) brings together 11 states, representing nearly 700 million people.As a fast-growing hub for trade, manufacturing and supply chains, ASEAN is a vital partner for both China and the United States.However, Donald Trump’s tariffs on some…

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Teenagers’ convictions for killing Mikey Roynon quashed

Teenagers’ convictions for killing Mikey Roynon quashed

Christopher Maceat Bristol Crown CourtFamily handoutMikey Roynon, pictured with his mother Hayley, was stabbed to death at a house party in BathTwo teenagers who were found guilty of manslaughter after a boy was killed with a zombie knife at a house party have had their convictions overturned.Mikey Roynon, 16, was stabbed in the neck during a row in the garden of a house in Bath in June 2023. Leo Knight, now 18, and Cartel Bushnell, now 17, were…

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