A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Swan Hill, Colyford, in Devon, at about 08:00 GMT, to the crash involving a car and a pedestrian.Officers said some local road closures were in place.The force said the incident was ongoing and emergency services remained at the scene. Source link
BBCGry Maritha was damaged while alongside in St Mary's and had to sail back to Penzance without its cargo being discharged on FridayTonnes of fresh food and drink had to be airlifted to the Isles of Scilly after the cargo ship usually used to transport supplies was damaged.Gry Maritha left Penzance on Friday evening as scheduled and arrived in St Mary's later that evening.However, while alongside, the vessel experienced higher-than-forecast conditions, which resulted in damage to the boat…
BBCDominic Wilkes, head teacher of Budehaven Community School, said the decision to close had not been taken lightlyA school has reopened following a two-day closure last week due to an outbreak of flu and streptococcus infection.Budehaven Community School, in Bude, Cornwall, said it had to suspend in-person learning for two days last week after more than 270 pupils and 32 members of staff were off sick.Head teacher Dominic Wilkes said the decision to close was not taken lightly…
A look at the stories trending across the West of England on Monday, 15 December. Source link
NewsFeedAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the shooting that killed at least 15 people at a Jewish celebration an ‘act of evil’, and said the government is considering tougher gun laws.Published On 15 Dec 202515 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
A town's first statue of a non-royal woman has been unveiled.The life-size bronze of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner has been installed in Dorchester, Dorset.It is the work of charity Visible Women UK and artist Denise Dutton, who also created the Mary Anning statue in Lyme Regis.Supporters gathered outside Gould's department store in South Street for the unveiling at 13:00 GMT on Sunday.The charity crowdfunded for the statue and held a public vote about which notable woman should be…
MPs across the South are sending Christmas cards to constituents, colleagues and the royals.The cards were designed by local charities or schools in the MPs local areas, found through competitions. The winning design got to be put on the MPs card which were either posted or sent digitally to local people over the coming weeks."For as long as I am an MP, it's something I will do" says Darren Paffey Labour MP for Southampton Itchen. You can see…
BBCTopics in the news this week include van dwellers, a birthday for a race track and a man due to be sentenced over drug smugglingIt's a busy week of news coming up in the West of England. We take a look at what you can expect to read about on the BBC News website in the next seven days.Cocaine drop sentenceNational Crime AgencyFourteen packages of cocaine were stashed between the speedboat's seatsWednesday: One of the men involved in…
The High Court of Hong Kong has convicted pro-democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai on three charges related to accusations that he undermined China’s national security, as part of a widely scrutinised trial.Lai now faces the possibility of a life sentence in prison.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOn Monday morning, a panel of three judges found Lai, 78, guilty of two counts of conspiring with foreign forces to threaten national security and one count of…
Media mogul Lai was arrested in 2020 under a national security law imposed by China.Published On 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSupporters of Hong Kong democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai have begun queuing overnight outside a Hong Kong court ahead of a verdict in his lengthy trial.The verdict will be delivered by a three-judge panel in a hearing that begins at 10am local time (02:00 GMT) on Monday and comes amid…
Bath started their Champions Cup campaign with an emphatic win over Munster last weekend, while three-time champions Toulon were looking to bounce back after a poor defeat in Edinburgh.Johann van Graan brought in 20-year-old Vilikesa Sela to replace injured England prop Will Stuart as Bath went toe to toe with Toulon's imposing pack.Finn Russell's penalty kick gave Bath the lead but second row forward Brian Alainu'uese muscled over from a line-out move to put the hosts ahead.Both sides…
Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is going for "substance over style" following a fourth 1-0 win in six games.The victory over Rotherham United was the fifth time in that six-game period that there had been just one goal in a Pilgrims match as Cleverley tries to drag his side away from the League One relegation zone.And three points gained saw Argyle move up to 21st in League One, only inside the drop zone on goal…