NewsFeedPlumes of smoke from Israeli attacks were seen rising over Gaza hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan, brokered by Donald Trump.Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all the most important areas of the economy, such as agriculture, commerce, and care. More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households. This picture has emerged following an extensive search of thousands of court reports and witness statements that describe the activities being undertaken by everyday folk. The research, led by historians at the University of Exeter, has been collated in a new book, The Experience of Work in Early Modern England, which is published this week and publicly available on an open-access basis. Pieter Aertson, The Fat Kitchen, SMK Denmark “The idea of a ‘woman’s place being in the home’ was common even in Tudor England and has led many historians to conclude that women contributed much less to the economy than men,” said Professor Jane Whittle, lead author and an expert in…
Alibaba Cloud named cloud computing and AI partner of NBA China as the basketball league returns after six years.Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe National Basketball Association (NBA) and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba have announced a multiyear partnership, as the league stages two games in Macau to mark its return to the Chinese market for the first time since 2019.The announcement by Alibaba Group on Thursday said it would provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services with the NBA and enhance fan experiences on the NBA app in China.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAlibaba Cloud will be the official cloud computing and AI partner of NBA China, it said.The NBA is due to play two preseason games in the Chinese special administrative region on Friday and Sunday, part of a five-year contract with Las Vegas Sands’ Macau unit Sands China.The games mark the first time the NBA is playing in Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, and follow a years-long absence amid controversy over the 2019 Hong Kong protests.The Macau games aim to bolster the NBA’s profile in China, where the league estimates say about 300 million people play basketball, at a…
Three museums in the region have been given government funding to help them remain open.The South West Heritage Trust (SWHT), which runs the North Devon Record Office and Devon Heritage Centre, was given £503,131 from the £20m Museum Renewal Fund.The Box in Plymouth was awarded £184,215, while Exeter City Council received £114,202.SWHT chief executive Sam Astill said the funding would help the team carry out a development programme to strengthen the resilience of its museums.Victoria Pomery, chief executive of The Box, said the funding "ensures much-loved civic museums can remain open and continue to provide opportunities for future generations to learn about our shared heritage and how their local community has played its part in our national story".The overall funding was shared between 75 organisations across the UK. Source link
BBCNorman West said his dog Ruby was "all I've got"A man said he feared he would be "in debt for the rest of my life" after an insurance company refused to pay out following an injury to his dog. Norman West, 92, from Plympton, said six-year-old Westiepoo, Ruby, damaged the cruciate ligament in her left leg and needed a £4,200 operation.Mr West had a new pet insurance policy with Petplan but the firm said because Ruby had previously damaged her right leg under a different plan, she was not covered. Allianz Insurance, which owns Petplan, said it was "confident that we correctly communicated the exclusion to the customer and correctly assessed the claim". However, it has made a goodwill payment to Mr West to cover costs.Mr West said he had been waking up at night thinking about the billMr West said both he and his daughter thought they had insured three out of Ruby's four legs. He said he was truthful about the previous claim on the right leg but did not realise that exclusion term for "cruciate ligament" applied to both hind legs, believing it referred only to the leg claimed for previously. Petplan told him the term related to…
Here are the key events from day 1,323 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Thursday, October 9, 2025:Fighting Three people were killed and one injured by Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s Belgorod region, the local governor said. The Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces had taken control of the settlement of Novohryhorivka in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region. Russia’s air defence units destroyed 53 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing Russian Defence Ministry data. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address that his country’s forces had killed thousands of Russian soldiers in the Dobropillia region of eastern Ukraine since August 21, when they launched a counteroffensive against Moscow’s occupying troops. Zelenskyy said this information was based on a report he had received from the Ukrainian army’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskii. Zelenskyy also said Ukraine’s attacks on Russia’s oil facilities had degraded them to an extent that the country was experiencing energy shortages. Russia, he claimed, had been forced to turn to its diesel reserves, which it had been saving for “a rainy day”. Ukrainian soldiers ride a military vehicle with Russian…
The quality of research conducted by the University of Exeter has helped to consolidate its position among the best in the world in the latest global league table. The University climbed two places in the 2026 THE World University Rankings to 170th out of almost 2,200 assessed internationally, inside the top eight per cent. Among the drivers for this improvement was in Research Quality, in which the University was ranked 52nd. It also scored highly for International Outlook (68th in the world), which measures the environment and attitude towards international students, staff, and research. The rankings, which are based upon five metrics in total, also saw the University retain its overall UK position of 22nd.“This year’s THE World University Rankings reinforce the message that Exeter is among the best universities in the world, combining excellent teaching and a distinctive student experience, with world-class research that is striving to create a greener, healthier and fairer world.” said Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University. “The rankings place us in the top 2.5% globally for our research quality, and top 8% overall, and I would like to thank all colleagues and students who have contributed to Exeter’s vibrant academic community, which…
The University of Exeter is delighted to announce alumnus the Rt Hon Sir Sajid Javid as chair of its new fundraising campaign, which will launch in 2026. Sir Sajid (Economics and Politics, 1991, Hon LLD 2025) will lead Exeter’s ambition to secure £150 million in philanthropic donations, and secure 150,000 volunteering hours by the end of the decade, in support of the University’s ‘2030 Strategy’ to create a Greener, Healthier and Fairer future. Full details of the campaign will be made public next year. In a remarkable career spanning the public and private sectors, Sir Sajid has held some of the most senior roles in the UK government, including Chancellor of the Exchequer. From 2010 to 2024, he served as the Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove and led six major departments, including the Treasury, the Home Office, and the Department of Health and Social Care. He is also a member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Prior to his time in politics, he enjoyed a successful two-decade career in international investment banking. He has also held several prestigious academic and advisory roles, including Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, Visiting Fellow at Oxford University and Senior Advisor to JP Morgan.…
A United States military build-up and strikes on boats near Venezuela.President Donald Trump says he’s targeting drug gangs – without presenting evidence.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he’ll stand up to Washington, with his country now on high alert.So, what’s next?Presenter: Nick ClarkGuests:Elias Ferrer – Founder of Orinoco Research, a consulting company in CaracasPaola Bautista de Aleman – Politician, member of the Venezuelan opposition in exileTemir Porras– Managing Director at Global Sovereign AdvisoryPublished On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
A woman who was found dead on a road outside a property died from chest and abdominal injuries, an inquest has heard.Aimee Pike, 22, died on the A379 Embankment Road at New Bridge, Kingsbridge, Devon, in the early hours of 23 April 2025, the inquest in Exeter heard.Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, denied her murder and is due to stand trial next summer at Plymouth Crown Court.Coroner Deborah Archer said Ms Pike's cause of death was chest and abdominal injuries. The inquest was adjourned. Source link
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Maram Humaid remembers the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza and describes the ‘total exhaustion’ she feels as a reporter covering the suffering of Palestinians every day.Published On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Advanced DNA sequencing technologies and a new model of stem cell research has enabled an international team to discover a new type of diabetes in babies. The University of Exeter Medical School worked with Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium and other partners to establish that mutations in the TMEM167A gene are responsible for a rare form of neonatal diabetes. Some babies develop diabetes before the age of six months. In over 85 per cent of cases this is due genetic mutation in their DNA. Research led by the University of Exeter found that in six children with additional neurological disorders such as epilepsy and microcephaly identified alterations in a single gene: TMEM167A. To understand its role, ULB researcher Professor Miriam Cnop’s team used stem cells differentiated into pancreatic beta cells and gene-editing techniques (CRISPR). They found that when the TMEM167A gene is altered, insulin-producing cells can no longer fulfill their role. They then activate stress mechanisms that lead to their death. Dr Elisa de Franco, at the University of Exeter, said: “Finding the DNA changes that cause diabetes in babies gives us a unique way to find the genes that play key roles in making and secreting insulin. In this collaborative study, the finding of specific DNA…