Yearly Archives: 2025

Bath professor explains why evolution creates imposter crabs

Bath professor explains why evolution creates imposter crabs

Bea SwallowWest of EnglandGetty ImagesMemes about 'rejecting humanity and becoming a crab' emerged from the fact that evolution keeps turning animals into crab-like creaturesViral social media memes being shared by millions of users gleefully declare that humanity's final evolutionary destination is not robots nor extinction - but crabs. With experts at a crab museum in Margate saying that people come in "every day" questioning if humans really will end up sprouting claws, we take a look at the…

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Huge Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire | Israel attacks Lebanon

NewsFeedHuge explosions were seen in southern and eastern Lebanon as Israeli war planes targeted the area, killing at least one person. Israel said it attacked Hezbollah infrastructure, despite a ceasefire deal in place since November last year.Published On 17 Oct 202517 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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SEND students share nerve-wracking journey planning life after college

SEND students share nerve-wracking journey planning life after college

Steve KnibbsGloucestershireBBCRhi (left) Billy (middle left) Kate (middle right) and Chris (right) are planning their futures after they graduate from a specialist further education collegeFinal-year students at a specialist further education college say they are facing a nerving-wracking journey into the unknown. Their futures hang in the balance, reliant on local government funding or fighting against stigma to gain employment. For the next 12 months the BBC will follow a group of final-year students at National Star College…

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Call to protect endangered spider found in Plymouth quarry

Call to protect endangered spider found in Plymouth quarry

Tom ThomsonBuglife said opening the quarry as a campsite would disturb the habitat for horrid ground-weaver spidersUrgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to an critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said.The invertebrate conservation trust Buglife has asked Plymouth City Council to protect Radford Quarry, a site which is home to a variety of wildlife including the horrid ground-weaver spider.The charity said it was one of only four sites…

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Isles of Scilly adult social services above national average

Isles of Scilly adult social services above national average

BBCThe Care Quality Commission rated adult social care on the Isles of Scilly as 'good' following its recent inspectionAdult Social Care on the Isles of Scilly has been placed in the top 30% of all authorities inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), a council meeting heard.At a meeting of the Council of the Isles of Scilly on Tuesday, members heard its adult social care service score of 70 points compared "favourably" to the 65.5 point average score…

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Dorset Council refuses revised plans for solar farm at Maiden Newton

Dorset Council refuses revised plans for solar farm at Maiden Newton

A council has rejected a revised plan for a solar farm despite changes to the design and local support.The application for the 43-acre (17.6 hectares) site at Cruxton, south of Maiden Newton, followed a previous appeal dismissed by the Secretary of State in 2022.Developers Enviromena had reduced the scheme's capacity from 11.8 megawatts to 10 megawatts - still enough to power more than 5,000 homes - the equivalent to 3% of Dorset's households or a town the size…

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High radon levels at Dartmoor Prison found 13 years earlier

High radon levels at Dartmoor Prison found 13 years earlier

BBCDartmoor Prison was closed in August 2024 due to high levels of radon gasThe Ministry of Justice has confirmed radon gas levels higher than the recommended limit were detected at Dartmoor prison at least 13 years earlier than previously thought.The government had previously said "elevated radon readings were first found at Dartmoor in 2020" when the prison was closed in August 2024 after levels up to 10 times higher than the recommended limit were recorded in some areas.The…

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Cornish pharmacies warn funding pressures are ‘unsustainable’

Cornish pharmacies warn funding pressures are ‘unsustainable’

Seb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCAmandip Kaur said her pharmacy in St Dennis made a loss on half of the medicines it dispensesA pharmacist has warned more chemists in the South West could be forced to shut because of funding pressures, without urgent action from the government. The National Pharmacy Association said about 27 had closed in Cornwall and Devon between October 2022 and June this year. Those in the industry said the cost of up to half of the…

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Ruthless £28m Sell My Timeshare fraud robbed elderly of savings

Ruthless £28m Sell My Timeshare fraud robbed elderly of savings

Nikki MitchellSouth of England home affairs correspondent, andStephen StaffordSouth of EnglandBBCDes said finding out he had been scammed was "like a kick in the guts"A man duped out of £14,000 has said those responsible are "scum", as the shocking scale of a £28m timeshare fraud involving more than 3,500 victims is revealed.Fourteen people, including managing director Mark Rowe and his wife Nicola, have been convicted over the scheme which operated under the Sell My Timeshare brand.The couple, both…

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Exeter Chiefs: The story behind the Jimmy Nine photo tradition

"I thought it was a tradition that was from many moons before his age," says current Exeter club captain Jack Yeandle, who has done the 'Jimmy Nine' many times."It's been going since I was at the club. "It's been pushed through by the senior players at the time - we're in the front row and there's always a mention of Jimmy Nine and 'make sure you get Jimmy Nine in'. As soon as you start getting towards the…

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Social media comments can act as “quick warning signals” against misinformation, study shows

Comments from ordinary users on social media platforms can be a force for good, helping others identify false information and navigate what is accurate, new research shows. However these same comments can also mislead when they are inaccurate, which makes it challenging for people to judge what can be trusted. The study shows digital media literacy is not only about telling true from false but also about evaluating the reliability of user comments. In a new book, The…

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Fulham vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start time, lineups | Football News

Who: Fulham vs ArsenalWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: Craven Cottage in London, United KingdomWhen: Saturday, October 18, at 5:30pm (16:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 2:30pm (13:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.Premier League leaders Arsenal will be the heavy favourites when they travel to Fulham on Saturday, but London derbies usually give the underdogs more than a fighting chance, as former Gunners manager Arsene Wenger always used…

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