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A chilling discovery on a Bristol bridge exposes a twisted tale of sex, lies, and murder. Source link
Cornish mining firm makes lithium hydroxide breakthrough
A mining company from Cornwall said it has become the first in the UK to produce lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM).LHM is a key element of lithium-ion batteries and found in electric vehicles, grid scale battery storage and batteries in consumer electronics.Cornish Lithium has repurposed a former china clay quarry and used patented low-carbon processing technology to produce LHM extracted from Cornish granite.Founder and executive chairman Jeremy Wrathall said it was an important day for his company and the…
Devon massage therapist jailed for sexually assaulting patients
BBCIan Nicholls, 64, has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting womenA massage therapist has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting three women who were his clients.Ian Nicholls, 64, took advantage of the naked or partially clothed women as he gave them massages at his rented workplace in Newton Abbot, Devon, between 2018 and 2021.A jury convicted Nicholls four counts of sexual assault at an earlier trial.Judge David Evans said the three women suffered "real…
Team reach South West in military field gun charity challenge
BBCThe Military vs Cancer team has reached the South West as part of its challenge to pull a field gun across BritainA team who have pulled a one tonne field gun across Britain for a charity challenge are heading towards the end of their journey.Hundreds of people dragged the artillery cannon from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall to raise money for Military vs Cancer, who support military personal, veterans or their families affected by…
‘Occupation, expulsion and colonisation’: Israeli protesters block Gaza aid | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedFootage shows Israeli protesters blocking aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing. They say Hamas broke ceasefire terms. WHO warns deliveries remain only a “fraction of what’s needed” and estimates $7 billion to rebuild Gaza’s shattered health system.Published On 24 Oct 202524 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
'I'll be killed if I go back'
Cedrick was one of the last people to leave the Bibby Stockholm. Source link
Newquay businesses back renewal of improvement district
A business improvement district (BID) has been renewed for another five years following a vote.Love Newquay said its members in the town voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of renewing for a fourth term.It said this would allow up to £1.1m to be invested in projects and services in the town's commercial area.Newquay BID manager Mark Warren said "we will do everything we can" to support businesses.The BID, which began in 2011, said it received the strongest vote in favour…
Nursing fund set up in memory of murdered lecturer Claire Chick
A university lecturer who was murdered has been awarded a posthumous PhD and had a nursing fund set up in her name.Claire Chick was stabbed to death in January by her estranged husband, who was jailed for 27 years.The University of Plymouth said many members of Ms Chick's family and friends attended the graduation ceremony at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Tuesday.It added "Claire's friends in the University's School of Nursing and Midwifery have created the Claire Chick Nursing…
More 20mph zones proposed for Dorset’s towns and villages
Residents are being asked to comment on plans to introduce 20mph limits in more parts of Dorset.The schemes are being proposed for roads in 10 areas, including much of Lyme Regis.It follows the implementation of 20mph limits in five towns and villages in recent weeks.The latest consultation is open until 7 November.Parts of Briantspuddle, Bridport, Gillingham, Milborne St Andrew, Pymore, St Leonards and St Ives and Winterborne Whitechurch are also included in the plans.Critics on local social media…
Devon otter charity raises thousands to help relocate
Caroline RobinsonSouth WestUK Wild Otter TrustThe UK Wild Otter Trust was given six months to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre.An otter charity has raised more than £30,000 to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre.The UK Wild Otter Trust, which cares for hundreds of otter cubs every year at its current base at Umberleigh in north Devon, had been given six months to leave the site.It set a fundraising target of £15,000 to dismantle, move and rebuild the…
Joe Edwards: Plymouth Argyle captain ’embarrassed’ by Exeter City defeat
The loss leaves Argyle in the relegation places in League One, having registered just four victories from 13 EFL games this season. Plymouth's struggles come after they were relegated from the Championship in May - a year after Edwards scored the crucial goal that kept Argyle in the second tier for another season."I've been here many years now and I haven't had many days like this, there's been one or two, but the one thing I can say…
Devon church collects 500 Christmas presents for shoebox appeal
Caroline Robinson,Devon and Hattie McCann,DevonBBCVolunteers packed and checked the boxes Five-hundred shoeboxes have been filled with Christmas presents for children in Eastern European countries. Volunteers at St Mary's Church, in Brixham, Devon, have packed and checked boxes filled with toys, toiletries, clothing and other presents. The boxes will be be taken to Ukraine and Moldova by Christian Response, a charity based in Exmouth. Volunteer Lindsay Williams said: "They're going to children who otherwise wouldn't have Christmas." The boxes…
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