A woman in her 90s has died after the car she was a passenger in was involved in a crash with a lorry, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said the woman had been travelling in a silver Vauxhall Astra on Cornhill Road in St Blazey when the collision with a heavy goods vehicle took place at about 16:50 GMT on 28 November.It said the woman from St Blazey had suffered injuries in the incident and had been…
American Foreign Service Association says multiple ambassadors ordered to go by mid-January with no reason given.The United States government is recalling dozens of ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies are aligned with President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities, in a move some predict will erode the country’s credibility on the world stage.The State Department declined to provide a list of the diplomats being recalled, but a senior official told the Reuters news agency on Monday…
Exeter's Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney has signed a new contract with the Prem club.The 24-year-old moved to Sandy Park in the summer after a season at French side Vannes having spent much of his career at Gloucester. He has started six of Exeter's seven league games this season in their impressive start to the Prem campaign, scoring his first league try for the club in the comeback win over Saracens on Saturday.He is the second Exeter player to…
A 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed in a city centre.The attack happened on Monday evening at 18:50 GMT in the Notte Street and Athenaeum Street area of Plymouth.When officers arrived, they found the boy had been stabbed multiple times. He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said there would be an increased police presence in the area as officers…
Getty ImagesResearchers sampled 95 fiddler crabsA species of crab has been found to play an "unheralded role" in the breakdown of microplastic particles, according to scientists. The University of Exeter said scientists observed fiddler crabs in a polluted mangrove forest in Colombia ingest "large quantities of small plastic particles in the sediment". It said the species could break down plastics within days - but scientists warned of a potential release of harmful nanoplastics into their tissues and, consequently,…
A man from Devon has turned losing his job into a dog walking adventure with a new app.When Christian Jones from Bideford adopted his Staffordshire terrier Bud, he wanted an app that would give him ideas for new walks and when he was made redundant in April 2025, he realised he could make his own.Mr Jones said: "The idea is that it has all the information which I find useful as a dog walker like livestock, for if…
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Plymouth Argyle defender Brendan Galloway was an unused substitute as his Zimbabwe team-mates lost 2-1 to Egypt in a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations opener.The Warriors led 1-0 at half-time thanks to Prince Dube's strike against the run of play midway through the first half.But Egypt piled on the pressure after the break with Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush equalising in the 64th minute before Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored the winner in stoppage time. Galloway's next chance…
Truro City defender Ben Adelsbury has retired from football at the age of 35.Adelsbury was in his third spell at the club and played a crucial role in helping the Tinners climb from the Southern Premier League to the National League in the space of two years.The centre-back first joined Truro 13 years ago before a spell at Bath City.He returned to the club in 2016 before leaving for a three-year stint at Taunton Town but once again…
Published On 23 Dec 202523 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Halawa family’s building still stands two storeys above the rubble in Gaza City, a rare survivor after two years of nonstop Israeli air attacks that levelled buildings across the besieged Palestinian enclave.One section has collapsed, with bent metal rods protruding from where a roof once existed. The family built a narrow set of creaking wooden steps to access their home, though these makeshift stairs threaten…
Anna DavisKnown as the Fonz of Frome, the popular cat has inspired a children's picture bookThe owner of a "very sociable" cat whose trips to shops and pubs have made him an online star, says he "cries like a baby" if he is kept inside.Anna Davis, from Frome in Somerset, said Frodo, 13, is so popular the ginger cat features in a kids' book, has his own charity Christmas card, and has been voted Frome's "purr-son of the…