Emma Ruminski BBC South West arts reporter Jane Perkins Jane Perkins working on her interpretation of a van Gogh picture Describing them as never-ending “jigsaw puzzles”, Jane Perkins creates huge collages out of tiny found items. Plastic toys, buttons and everyday things are recycled and carefully placed to make striking portraits or recreate grand masters....
As Hot Air readers know, the reapportionment of congressional seats is based on the census which happens every ten years. States that lose population also lose seats while states that gain population gain seats. Back in January when Democrats were still reeling from the fresh loss in the 2024 election, the AP published a story...
The Democratic Party is effectively decapitated, which means that it is every man and Xe for they/them. As America has become increasingly divided, what motivates liberal voters, and especially the increasingly radical base of the Democratic Party, are fringe issues that are either irrelevant or even offensive to everybody else. What that means is that...
This morning, I dunked on New York State’s excreable governor, Kathy Hochul, as the latest egregious example of blue state lunacy regarding the illegals among us. But she’s not the only one, and I really don’t know what it’s going to take for the majority of voters to wake up in some of these places,...
Holy SMOKES Every time I turn around, it seems like another one of Trump’s cabinet picks is doing or saying something that just blows the doors off of any predecessor. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who has been literally under a trial by fire since practically the day he was sworn in (unlike the missing-in-action...
Last week, it appeared that business concerns might get Donald Trump to moderate his position on ‘mass deportations.’ Hospitality employers began openly complaining that they have struggled to keep operations going as workers have disappeared, afraid of getting arrested and deported due to their illegal-immigrant status. Trump offered some vague language on narrowing the focus...
It’s Flag Day tomorrow, which is kind of being lost in all the sauce about Trump’s birthday, the Army’s 250th birthday (Well done, y’all!), and then, of course, the turds with their NoKings plans. Flag Day honors the day in 1777 when the United States, infant nation that we were, adopted the Stars and Stripes.I...
A 45-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of three men in Plymouth. The Devon and Cornwall force said the man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. Police said two men aged in their 20s and 30s were pronounced dead at an address in...
There are hard times and then, I guess, there are times when times are SO hard, damn near any solution sounds plausible if it has hard dollars signs attached to it. I guess that’s what’s happening in San Francisco, a city that has dug itself a good-sized financial hole. The new mayor, Dan Lurie, just...
BBC Five other beaches in Torbay also earned the award for 2025, including Broadsands Beach and Torre Abbey Sands A popular shingle beach has won an internationally recognised Blue Flag award for the 38th year in a row. Oddicombe Beach in Torquay has been featured by the programme, which recognises well-managed beaches with excellent water...
Anyone who witnessed or was affected by Baltimore’s failed experiment with zero-tolerance policing during the aughts remembers the unrelenting chaos it created. As reporters working for a newspaper, we witnessed the onslaught of so-called quality of life arrests as a fast-moving crisis that seemed to accelerate with each illegal charge. The policy was driven by...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Western Morning News Jack Leslie, pictured scoring a goal against Queens Park Rangers, was known for his remarkable skills as a striker Historic England is due to unveil a blue plaque at the former home of groundbreaking black footballer Jack Leslie. The event at 8 Glendower Road in Plymouth...
Brazilian authorities say they are investigating river contamination levels after a truck accident caused a chemical dye spill in São Paulo. The leak occurred after a vehicle carrying containers of a blue dye solution collided with a pole, causing the product to spill into a manhole connected to the Jundiai River. City officials say they...
Getty Images Earlier this week American singer Katy Perry, best known for her bubblegum pop, said she felt like a “human Piñata” after weeks of online backlash. The description felt suitably colourful – but the acknowledgement was serious. A decade on from headlining the Superbowl, Perry’s part in a much-derided Blue Origin spaceflight has seen...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Katy Perry said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata” Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK as would “keep looking to the light”. Writing two weeks after the...