Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith and Adam Radwan – Prem talking points

Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith and Adam Radwan – Prem talking points
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

There was only one place to start last week and that is where we start again.Noah Caluori's five tries on his first Prem start brought an increased level of interest to his second start for Saracens on Friday against Northampton Saints.The 19-year-old's performance against Sale Sharks saw him named in Steve Borthwick's England training squad as a development player, and he sealed his spot in the final squad on Sunday.Now a known quantity, Saints reduced their kicking to Caluori to deal with the breakout star's freakish aerial ability, while the teenager…

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Environmental group rejects South West Water’s “greenwashing” funding offer

Environmental group rejects South West Water’s “greenwashing” funding offer
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

DS Pugh/GeographLittle Green Change rejected a £4,825 grant offer from South West WaterAn environmental group says it has rejected a grant from a water company's community fund, saying it will not "participate in greenwashing".Little Green Change, based in Lyme Regis, Dorset, runs education projects for schools and organisations in South West England.The not-profit social enterprise said it rejected £4,825 from South West Water (SWW), accusing it of prioritising shareholders above investment to stop pollution.SWW said it was disappointed not to support Little Green Change but was "serious about reducing pollution" -…

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Car crash causes damage to historic Devon shopfront

Car crash causes damage to historic Devon shopfront
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

A business owner says she is "shocked and sad" after a 300-year-old property was damaged in a car crash.Devon and Cornwall Police said the car crashed into a home furnishings shop on Fore Street, Kingsbridge, at about 15:25 GMT on Sunday.Officers said there were no injuries but the driver was reported to court for driving without due care.Hazel Donovan, who runs the shop Donovan alongside her partner Trevor Tilbury, said: "I'm really sad. The building has been in our family for nearly 150 years."Ms Donovan, who was at her home near…

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Dani Gibson: Somerset all-rounder signs new deal with county

Dani Gibson: Somerset all-rounder signs new deal with county
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

All-rounder Dani Gibson has signed a one-year contract extension with Somerset that will keep her at the county through to the end of the 2026 season.The 24-year-old right hander played in four matches this year for Somerset in her debut season for the county and scored 103 runs with a high score of 50.In March she was ruled out for the start of the 2025 campaign after suffering a stress fracture in her back. Gibson made her full international debut in the 2023 Ashes series and has represented England 22 times…

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss demands ‘more edge and devil’

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss demands ‘more edge and devil’
  • Post last modified:October 28, 2025

Former England midfielder Cleverley won the Premier League with Manchester United in 2013.It was the Red Devils' last title win and the last under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Cleverley says the advice Ferguson gave him when he got his first managerial job at Watford last year rings true in his current situation at Home Park."Anyone who played, as a coach you want to see a bit of yourself in your team - it was the first thing Sir Alex told me when I got the Watford job and I do…

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M5 to close for overnight work between junction 27 and junction 25

M5 to close for overnight work between junction 27 and junction 25
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

A busy stretch of motorway is to close overnight this week. The M5 northbound will be closed between junction 27 at Tiverton and junction 25 at Taunton from 21:00 GMT tonight until 06:00 GMT and then again every night until Friday. The southbound carriageway will be fully closed overnight on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. "We're aware it's carnival night [on Saturday] so we have updated that to just lane closures until midnight to allow traffic to disperse," said Jonathan Hill from the National Highways."For the next four nights we have full…

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Parking prices to rise at Devon nature reserves

Parking prices to rise at Devon nature reserves
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

Parking prices are set to rise at two council-owned nature reserves.The cost of parking at Stover Country Park in Newton Abbot and the Grand Western Canal car park in Tiverton would increase by 10%, Devon County Council said.The current £2 fare in both car parks for two hours would rise to £2.20, while the existing £4 charge for four hours would be £4.40 in both facilities, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.The council said income from the car parks was used within the attractions themselves for maintenance and improvements to…

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Cycling 900 miles for Truro City FC match was ‘work of a madman’

Cycling 900 miles for Truro City FC match was ‘work of a madman’
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

Chris WillianChris Willian said he was "amazed" people followed him on social media to see how he was on his 914-mile trekA football fan cycled more than 900 miles from Cornwall to Tyne and Wear to see his football team play in the National League says he had a "quite incredible" response to his trip.Chris Willian travelled 914 miles (1,471km) on two manually-powered wheels from the county to see his team Truro City FC face Gateshead on Saturday. The team drew with a 2-2 result, which 185 fans travelled to watch…

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What’s in the Thai-Cambodia peace agreement and can it hold? | Border Disputes News

What’s in the Thai-Cambodia peace agreement and can it hold? | Border Disputes News
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

United States President Donald Trump has kicked off his weeklong, high-stakes diplomatic tour of Asia in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, by presiding over the signing of a peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia.Trump had flown to Malaysia to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where he also signed separate trade deals on Sunday with Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as agreements on critical minerals with Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.The highlight of his appearance was a peace declaration between Cambodia and Thailand that expanded on…

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Man who dodged Devon train fares racks up £30k in fines

Man who dodged Devon train fares racks up £30k in fines
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

BBCExeter Magistrates Court heard Nicholas Tooley had paid £2,100 of the £30,012.90 fines he had been givenA man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".Exeter Magistrates' Court heard Nicholas Tooley had not paid for trips between Exeter and Teignmouth to see his family over a seven-year period from April 2017.District Judge Stuart Smith said the 54-year-old of Alphington Road, Exeter, who lived on Universal Credit, had got into a "crazy situation" as he owed £30,012.90 in unpaid fares, court fines…

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