Year: 2025

BBC DEVON

First ‘lost’ Lego shark lands hundreds for charity

A Lego shark caught by a fisherman off the South West coast after nearly 30 years on the seabed has been bought for £430 at auction. Richard West landed what is thought to be the first dark grey shark from…

Al Jazeera

Trump targeting drug boats has no “impact on flow of drugs” | Al Jazeera

Michael Vigil says US President Donald Trump’s targeting of drug boats isn’t having an effect on high-level traffickers. Former DEA agent Michael Vigil says US President Donald Trump’s targeting of drug boats in the Caribbean does nothing to disrupt high-level…

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Land carbon sinks cannot keep up, while rising temperatures spread disease and threaten incomes – report warns

The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has weakened their capacity, a new report warns. Nature-based carbon removal projects are also at risk; climate change is further undermining…

Al Jazeera

Washington’s ‘Blob’ is helping whitewash Sudan’s war crimes | Human Rights

Ben Rhodes, a former United States deputy national security adviser under President Barack Obama, famously called Washington’s foreign policy establishment “the Blob” to describe its entrenched ecosystem of think tanks, former officials, journalists and funders that perpetuate a narrow vision…

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Arrest after knifepoint street robbery in Plymouth

A man has been arrested after a knifepoint robbery in Plymouth, police have said. It happened on Kit Hill Crescent in the Barne Barton area at about 03:45 GMT on Wednesday, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The force said a…

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£2m plan to convert Ilfracombe delivery office to homes

Alison StephensonLocal Democracy Reporting Service Google Street View North Devon Council wants to convert the former Royal Mail delivery office in Ilfracombe to homes A council has planned to invest £2m into a former Royal Mail building to provide homes,…

Al Jazeera

RFK Jr walks back Trump administration’s claims linking Tylenol and autism | Donald Trump News

Kennedy, a top health official, urges ‘cautious approach’ after Trump baselessly claimed taking Tylenol is linked autism in children. United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has partially walked back his warning that taking Tylenol during…

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Israeli military kills two in new Gaza attack despite ‘resuming’ ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s military has carried out another deadly attack in northern Gaza despite claiming to resume the fragile ceasefire, which was already teetering from a wave of deadly bombardment it waged the night before. Israel’s latest aerial attack on Wednesday evening…

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One person unaccounted for after Bideford house fire

Ryan McDonald Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the terraced property was “well alight” when crews arrived at the scene One person remains unaccounted for and an arson investigation has been launched following a fire at a terraced…

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Myanmar rebels to withdraw from two towns under new China-brokered truce | Conflict News

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik. Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share An armed rebel group in…