Israeli settlers attack more Palestinians as olive harvest violence surges | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Israeli settlers have attacked several Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank, as a wave of violence targeting residents harvesting their olive trees intensifies.At least three Palestinians were injured on Saturday after settlers attacked farmers in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listMujahid Tamimi, a local resident and activist, was quoted by Wafa as saying settlers assaulted the farmers near the village’s western entrance, beating them with rifle butts and forcing them to leave their land.Tamimi added…

The Prem: Bath 40-15 Bristol: Bath overcome resilient Bristol

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Bath: Carreras; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Arundell; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit; Roux, Molony, Bayliss, Pepper, Reid.Replacements: Tuipulotu, Van Wyk, Stuart, Richards, Underhill, Carr-Smith, Ojomoh, Barbeary.Sin bin: Van Wyk (81)Bristol: Elizalde; Bates, Moroni, Janse van Rensburg, Ravouvou; Worsley, Marmion; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Rubiolo, Batley, S. Grondona, Harding (c), Mata.Replacements: Thacker, Woolmore, Chawatama, Owen, B. Grondona, Lennon, Carrington, Fricker.Sin bin: Santiago Grondona (59)Referee: Ian Tempest Source link

The Prem: Exeter Chiefs 39-12 Gloucester – hosts up to third

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The Chiefs were looking to build on their dominant victory against Harlequins last weekend and were clearly intent on replicating that form from the first whistle.Having won a penalty on Gloucester's scrum, Slade forced the visitors back into their own 22 with a touch kick.Having secured the line-out, it was Dweba who ultimately benefitted, emerging with the ball at the back of the maul for the first try of the day.But that lead was not to last for long.With seemingly nothing on, academy star Jack Cotgreave broke around the outside of…

Heavy traffic near Bristol after man arrested

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A motorway closure is leading to heavy traffic after a man was arrested for reportedly "failing to observe" it.The M4 is currently shut between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for the M32 while National Highways engineers install eight steel beams for the new A432 Badminton Road Bridge.There are delays of nearly an hour on either end of the closure and according to National Highways, westbound traffic is building up as far east as junction 17 for Chippenham.Avon and Somerset Police officers were called after a driver reportedly left the…

Poppy Appeal launched at Truro Cathedral

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Local members of the Royal British Legion in Cornwall have launched the annual Poppy Appeal outside Truro Cathedral.The annual appeal runs in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday and nationally raises more than £50m each year.The funds are distributed to support ex-service personnel and their families.The cathedral plays a key role each year in Remembrance events across Truro and Cornwall. Source link

Zohran Mamdani condemns Islamophobic attacks in NYC mayoral race | Newsfeed

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NewsFeedNew York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has condemned Islamophobic attacks against him after opponent Andrew Cuomo laughed at a radio host’s remark that Mamdani would ‘cheer another 9/11’. In an emotional speech, Mamdani said such rhetoric reflects a wider tolerance of anti-Muslim sentiment.Published On 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Woman killed on Exmoor after cow attack while walking dog

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A woman died after being trampled by a herd of cows while walking her dog on Exmoor, an inquest was told.Rebecca Jane Hitchings, 59, of Woodcombe, near Minehead, in Somerset, was found with severe injuries and she was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, but doctors were unable to save her.Senior Devon, Plymouth and Torbay coroner Philip Spinney said Ms Hitchings suffered blunt trauma that led to haemorrhagic shock. Ms Hitchings, a retired nurse who was born in Exeter, died on 16 October.The inquest, held in Devon, was adjourned and is…

Plymouth scientists win £2m to use AI in deep-sea mapping

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Vulnerable deep-sea habitats will be mapped with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a study made possible by a £2m investment.The Deep Vision project - run by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth - will study ecosystems such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the Atlantic. The aim is to build the largest-ever dataset of these habitats and help shape legal protections.Leader of the project, Kerry Howell, said: "As the deep-sea becomes more accessible for exploitation, there is an urgent need to map its ecosystems to…

The clock-keepers preparing to turn back time as clocks go back

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Jonathan HolmesWest of EnglandDiocese of Bath and WellsThe clock mechanism in the tower of St Catherine's Church in Montacute dates back to the 1400sWhile most will be enjoying an extra hour's sleep as the clocks go back on Sunday morning, for those who look after them it is a busy time.Across the West Country, people will be heading out to look after various antique mechanisms in church towers, train stations and more."It's quite notorious that somebody will turn up an hour late or an hour early for church on Sunday, so…

Rainwater harvested to help Cornish charity lower costs

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Rainwater will be collected and filtered to help lower utility costs for a charity supporting single people who may otherwise be homeless.Glen Carne houses 35 people who have been referred by local agencies such as Cornwall Council, homeless charities and mental health teams.Each resident has their own room with shared cooking and laundry facilities which currently use metered water, the charity said. A new underground tank was installed at its site in St Agnes, Cornwall, thanks to £15,000 of funding from South West Water. The tank collects and filters rainwater, which…

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: GB’s Ruby Evans, Abigail Martin and Joe Fraser win medals

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Former world champion Beth Tweddle hailed the progression of British gymnastics as three medals were won on the final day of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.Joe Fraser became the first British gymnast to win a medal in the high bar, finishing third, while the team continued their excellence on the floor with silver for Ruby Evans and bronze for Abigail Martin. Evans also became the first Welsh gymnast to win an individual medal at the World Championships.It capped a remarkable 24 hours for the British team after Jake…

Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages | News

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The escalation in fighting comes amid deepening concerns about the vast humanitarian toll of the conflict.Fighting has intensified across Sudan as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has launched attacks on the besieged city of el-Fasher in North Darfur and the North Kordofan city of Bara.The RSF attacked Bara, a city 350km (215 miles) southwest of Khartoum, the capital, from multiple directions on Saturday morning, drawing artillery fire from the Sudanese armed forces (SAF), a military source told Al Jazeera.The city is one of the largest urban areas under army…