Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Anti-government and counter protests gathered in Plymouth, Exeter and Truro on Saturday Police said it has been a “tense, challenging and sensitive” day with anti-government protests and counter protests taking place across Devon and Cornwall. Hundreds of people have gathered in Plymouth, Exeter, and Truro as part of...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West BBC The Devon County Show will be held between 15 and 17 May More than 95,000 people are expected to attend the Devon County Show during the three-day event, organisers say. The 129th show runs from Thursday until Saturday and will be held at Westpoint arena, near Exeter. According...
A thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The Royal Family, senior politicians, and veterans attended the ceremony. It began with a two-minute silence, as the royals stood around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Winston Churchill’s great-great grandson was...
The Prince of Wales will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Kensington Palace has announced. Prince William will represent the King and will join world leaders, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump and France’s President Macron, at the funeral service at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. King...
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: The King and Queen wave to crowds as they arrive for the Easter Sunday service King Charles III and Queen Camilla have attended a church service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle as part of their Easter celebrations. The traditional Easter Matins service was held in the 15th...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Guy De Launey Balkans correspondent Getty Images President Aleksandar Vucic rallied his supporters in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade Tens of thousands of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s supporters have held a rally in Belgrade following months of unrest across the country. A monitoring organisation said around 55,000 people had gathered in front of...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Amadou Bagayoko learned guitar by studying British bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd Thousands of people gathered in Mali on Sunday for the funeral of musician Amadou Bagayoko, of the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Friends, relatives, fans and fellow artists flocked to the ceremony in the capital...
Worthington was appointed interim boss until the end of the season after Michael Duff was sacked by Town earlier in March. He led the team to a 5-1 win over Crawley in his first game before Saturday’s heavy loss at fourth-placed Charlton, who opened the scoring in the first minute. With eight games to play,...