Breast cancer survivors strut their stuff in Dorset.

Breast cancer survivors strut their stuff in Dorset.

Available for over a yearSophie Parker's breast cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was "too young", before a protracted journey to diagnoses and treatment. She is taking to the catwalk to help raise awareness and support research into the disease as part of Charity Angels UK's Fashion Show at Dorchester Corn Exchange on Thursday 16th October. Sarah told Radio Solent's Steve Harris her story with cancer. Image credit: Ian Metcalf.Programme WebsiteShow less Source link

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NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists | Israel attacks Lebanon News

NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists | Israel attacks Lebanon News

The October 13, 2023, attack in southern Lebanon killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Lebanon to continue its pursuit of justice over a deadly Israeli strike two years ago that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.The rights group said in a statement on Monday that it welcomed a move by Lebanon’s Ministry of Justice to investigate legal options to press charges against Israel for crimes against journalists.Reporters Without Borders also welcomed that “Lebanon is finally taking action” as Israel is accused of targeting a large number of journalists during its military aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.Issam Abdallah, a videographer for the Reuters news agency, was killed in the October 13, 2023, attack by an Israeli tank on southern Lebanon near the Israeli border. Two Al Jazeera reporters were among those injured.HRW said Lebanon’s announcement last week that it was looking at legal options to pursue the matter presented a “fresh opportunity to achieve justice for the victims”.Ramzi Kaiss, the NGO’s Lebanon researcher, said the country’s action to hold Israel accountable is overdue.“Israel’s apparently deliberate killing of…

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£1m upgrade will safeguard lake’s future

£1m upgrade will safeguard lake’s future

Sammy JenkinsWest of England andMatty EdwardsBristolBBCWork to improve the surface of walkways is expected to take six monthsSwimmers say they will miss using a marine lake while it is closed for a £1m upgrade, as "cold water brings you alive".Work being carried out at Weston-super-Mare's seawater pool includes the construction of more public toilets and resurfacing steps and ramps.The repairs mean the lake will be shut until April 2026, but the work will safeguard the pool's future, council leaders have said. Jan Doyle, who co-founded volunteer group, The Weston Marine Lake Mudlarks, said: "The lake has been an absolute godsend. Warm pools make you lazy and relaxed, whereas cold water brings you alive."Ms Doyle hopes to be back in the lake in spring 2026Ms Doyle said while the lake, which is used for swimming, paddleboarding and canoeing, has "become a massive asset" to the town, it was in urgent need of repair."The walkway around the lake is very old and in places is quite dangerous, and also some of the steps are broken up due to the lake overtopping - clearly that can't go on," she said.Ms Doyle said the "complicated job" will take a while to complete due to the…

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Man charged with Weymouth rape and firearm offence

Man charged with Weymouth rape and firearm offence

A man has been charged with a series of offences including rape, possession of a knife and imitation firearm.Dorset Police were called at about 09:45 BST on 8 October after after a woman reported she had been attacked by a man at an address in Weymouth.The force said 62-year-old Stephen Amesbury from the Weymouth area had been charged with rape, sexual assault, possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place and possession of an imitation firearm.He appeared before Poole Magistrates' Court on Monday. He was remanded in custody and is next due to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on 13 November. Source link

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Biker seriously hurt in one-vehicle crash on A386 at Grenofen

Biker seriously hurt in one-vehicle crash on A386 at Grenofen

A motorcyclist has been badly hurt in a crash, police have said.The single-vehicle crash happened on the A386 at Grenofen, Tavistock, at 06:15 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said the biker was taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries.The road was closed in both directions between Anderton Lane, Whitchurch and Graybridge Road, Horrabridge, while emergency services worked at the scene, the force said. Source link

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Omid Djalili fronts new climate campaign to save oak trees

Comedy legend Omid Djalili is this month trading jokes for oaks to celebrate the tree that powers nature in the UK. The British-Iranian comedian, actor and writer has kicked off ‘Oaktober’ – a month-long campaign by Climate Basecamp and the University of Exeter’s Nature and Climate Impact team – with a brand-new comedy sketch featuring climate activist and rapper Louis VI.  The UK’s 170,000 oaks support the life of around 2,300 species – more than any other native tree – from birds to bats, beetles, butterflies, fungi, lichens and more. However, land use changes, invasive pests, diseases and the intensifying impacts of climate change – especially hotter, drier summers – are putting UK oak trees in peril. The ‘Oaktober’ campaign aims to raise awareness of the plight of the oak in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, spreading the message that looking after an oak means looking after thousands of other species at the same time. Omid Djalili said: “When I lived in London, I’d stroll through Richmond Park all the time, and now in Christchurch Park, Ipswich, always surrounded by these incredible old oak trees.  Truth is I never really looked at them and took them for granted.…

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University leads City of Exeter to golden success in the Bloom Awards

The University’s long-standing expertise in horticulture and environmental responsibility has been recognised with a double gold medal at this year’s South West Bloom Awards. As part of a coordinated effort by the City of Exeter, the University and its partners won gold in the South West Tourism Cup – one of several categories at the annual awards programme. The University’s Grounds Department was then further garlanded with a gold in the Business, Leisure and Tourism category at the awards ceremony held in Torquay. Previous years have seen the City and University apply separately in their respective categories. But for 2025, the University’s Ground Team coordinated the process, which included a tour by judges from the Royal Horticultural Society in the summer, when they visited the Streatham campus, Northernhay Gardens, and key city centre locations. The tour was hosted by Dave Evans, Head of Grounds at the University of Exeter, Nicola Wheeler, CEO of InExeter, and Nick Mead, Commercial Operations Manager at Exeter City Council. “This award reflects the deep-rooted horticultural excellence of Exeter and the power of partnership,” said Mr Evans. “From our conservation collections to our biodiversity corridors, we’re proud to contribute to a greener, healthier city that honours its…

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History scholars honoured and recognised by the Royal Historical Society

Four scholars at the University of Exeter, Cornwall, have been recognised by the Royal Historical Society (RHS) for their contributions to the fields of history and heritage. Professor Catriona Pennell, Professor of Modern History and Memory Studies, has been elected, as one of three new members from around the UK, to the RHS Council, where she will play an active role in national-level advocacy. Professor Bryony Onciul, Dr Jeremy DeWaal, and Professor Richard Noakes were all elected as Fellows of the RHS. All four colleagues are based in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall (HaSS Cornwall) and saw their achievements announced in the latest RHS update this October. Professor Pennell faced a competitive election process, and will now serve a four-year term on the Council, helping to shape discussions and initiatives that support the history and heritage community. Her priorities include focusing on supporting historians who find themselves in multidiscipline HE departments, like her own, and promoting the importance of History as a discipline to tackling the many global challenges society faces today. Her decision to stand, she said, reflected a desire to “pay forward her support for the RHS”. It also follows a prestigious visit to the Penryn…

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Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups 

Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups 

Satellite images have revealed an ancient system of elaborate, funnel-shaped mega traps likely built by hunters and pastoralists to catch prey in the high altitudes of northern Chile. New research on the Andean landscape and the people who lived there has identified 76 stone ‘chacus’, often stretching hundreds of metres in length, that would have been used to capture vicuña, a wild relative of the alpaca. Similar structures have been found in other arid regions of the world, including the Middle East, but this is the first time such a concentration has been discovered in the area, and it raises the possibility that they pre-date those known to have been used by the Inkas. An archaeologist at the University of Exeter has also found evidence of settlements and outposts in the area known as the Western Valleys, establishing a high probability that it was home to foragers many centuries after it was believed people had adopted more settled agricultural social systems. The study, by Dr Adrián Oyaneder, of Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, is published in the journal Antiquity, and is based on the research he conducted during his PhD. “There has long been a discrepancy between what archaeological and…

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Biker seriously hurt in one-vehicle crash on A386 at Grenofen

A motorcyclist has been badly hurt in a crash, police have said.The single-vehicle crash happened on the A386 at Grenofen, Tavistock, at 06:15 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said the biker was taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries.The road was closed in both directions between Anderton Lane, Whitchurch and Graybridge Road, Horrabridge, while emergency services worked at the scene, the force said. Source link

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Mulberry founder Roger Saul wants walnut farming help in Somerset

Mulberry founder Roger Saul wants walnut farming help in Somerset

charlessainsburyplaice.co.ukFormer fashion designer Roger Saul now farms walnuts in Somerset with wife MontyA fashion designer who turned his hand to walnut farming has boasted a bumper crop of the nut this year.Roger Saul, who founded handbag company Mulberry, now owns Sharpham Park in Somerset - a walnut farm.Mr Saul has said his crop this year is three times the size of any other year, and believes more support is needed to support British growers.But despite the burgeoning harvest - Mr Saul believed the UK imported too much food, despite having the ability to grow its own.Roger Saul co-founded Mulberry in 1971Mr Saul said this year's harvest is around four times bigger than it has been before, putting it down to climate change.He said, however, it has taken him 20 years of growing walnuts to get to that stage, and believed his success was proof more support was needed reduce reliance on foreign food imports."We're pretty self-sufficient in beef and sheep and dairy, not too bad on cereal, but on veg, fruit and nuts we are hopeless," he said.He added he believes around 99% of nuts in the UK are imported from abroad."So I've been pushing for two or three years -…

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