NewsFeedMadagascar coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina promised that the country is heading towards a transformation as he was sworn in as president. Former president Andry Rajoelina fled on Tuesday after weeks of mass demonstrations over power and water shortages.Published On 17 Oct 202517 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Tomasz Maciulewicz/BBCThe new monitor could help understanding of the impacts of space weatherThe Met Office has launched radiation sensors strapped to a weather balloon to go more than 100,000ft (30,480m) above its site in Cornwall to improve forecasts.The monitor launched at Camborne is one of two sent up above the UK - with another going from Lerwick in Shetland.The readings will help weather experts understand radiation levels through the atmosphere and how they differ from ground level to…
album review Erotic Secrets of Pompeii Pitchfork Libra Vinyl / DL Released: 2 October 2025 (5/5) Second album from the band that LTW have been calling Future Megastars, for a couple years now. Are they ‘Prog Rock’? Are they the most pretentious or the most brilliantly imaginative band around? Punk evangelic relic Ged Babey should loathe them if he had principles to stick to, but insists they are ‘The Best Band on the Planet? Yeah, but which…
Getty ImagesThe incident happened at a McDonald's drive-through restaurant in BristolA doctor who exposed himself to a 16-year-old McDonald's worker at a drive-through has been struck off.Emmanuel Hakem committed the act after the girl gave him his order at a branch in Bristol in October 2022.Hakem, who was training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust at the time, was erased from the medical register on Friday.After his arrest, Hakem was still allowed…
A council is investigating a "mysterious" and "unpleasant" smell in a Devon town after a number of complaints.Mid Devon District Council has received multiple complaints from residents about a smell affecting parts of Tiverton, the cause of which is still to be determined.To help the council with its investigation, people experiencing the smell have been asked to complete diary sheets until the end of the month.The diary sheets should contain the type of smell and the impact it…
BBCPolice are appealing for witnesses and information following the collision at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital on FridayA woman has serious head and leg injuries after being hit by a car within the grounds of a Devon hospital, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it received reports at about 10:35 BST on Friday to a collision involving a black Toyota Yaris and a pedestrian at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.Officers said the woman in…
A former Methodist church leader has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault and indecent assault, a court has heard. Steven Wild, 71, of Steeple Close in St Ives, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday.Wild was charged with eleven offences which involved a number of women between 2004 and 2019. A trial has been set for November 2026 and he has been remanded on unconditional bail until a review hearing in September next year. Wild, who…
A police officer who formed an inappropriate relationship with a woman he met on duty would have been sacked had he not resigned, a misconduct panel has ruled.In July Martyn Newitt from Liskeard admitted misconduct in public office and misusing a computer to secure unauthorised access to data and was given a 12 month suspended prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court. He was a temporary police sergeant when he visited the woman after an incident involving her ex…
Newquay ZooThe zoo's head gardener is Damian KingNewquay Zoo has won a gold award with its first entry into the South West in Bloom contest despite it being put up for sale earlier this month. The zoo is home to 850 animals, including 49 endangered species, and is based in Trenance Gardens.A spokesperson said it was awarded a gold medal in the contest, hosted this year at the English Riviera Centre in Torquay, for its "vibrant planting schemes".Newquay…
A Dorset based firm has said it has been "really fun" to be a part of a project which sees it transform waste plastic from the Wembley Stadium pitch and turn it into benches for grassroots football clubs.Ben Gibbons, is co-founder of Circular 11, based in Christchurch, which has been running its recycling business for four years.He said it takes hard to recycle mixed plastics, like those found under the pitch at Wembley, and use it to make…
A man has been arrested after a van hit a series of vehicles before crashing into a city centre roundabout.The delivery van was stolen from Union Street at about 15:20 BST on Thursday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said it was then involved in three hit-and-run crashes with vehicles on Outland Road, Western Approach and Looseleigh Lane, before hitting another car and crashing into the barrier at Charles Cross Roundabout shortly before 17:00.Officers said a man in…
Fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv have been barred from attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa.Pressure is mounting on police authorities in the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month over security concerns.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the police recommendation to bar the visiting team’s fans from the November 6 game was “the wrong…