Matt Lloyd & Eben Leonard BBC News Nathan Hurley Nathan Hurley has completed his cycle from south Wales to New South Wales TV viewers may be glued to the new series of Race Across the World – but one adventurous cyclist has just completed his own remarkable ride across the globe. Nathan Hurley of Blackwood...
At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured after a hospital and market were bombed in South Sudan, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. The charity said helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the pharmacy of the hospital it runs in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, burning it down, before firing on...
BBC Lewis Capaldi has not gigged since 2023 Scottish pop star Lewis Capaldi has made a surprise appearance on stage during a charity gig in Edinburgh. The chart-topping singer performed six numbers at the city’s Assembly Rooms during a benefit gig for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – which works in suicide prevention. The...
Tom Staniford Tom Staniford is raising money for four charities A cyclist from Exeter has planned a final ride to raise money for charity before voluntarily having both legs amputated. Tom Staniford said the ride on Sunday would raise money for four charities – Devon Air Ambulance, Wheels for Wellbeing, Exeter UNESCO City of Literature...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Sophie Roberts The artist and social media star Sophie Tea (right) took her popular social media project to Tavistock A social media star and artist who upcycles charity shop items for her one million Instagram followers each week has taken the project to her parents’ home town for the...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Rick Parker Elm Wildlife Hedgehog Rescue and Rehabilitation said they rescued a four-week-old fox cub in Plymouth on 12 April An animal rescue charity in Devon has rescued a fox cub for the first time this year, which they say is earlier than usual. Elm Wildlife Hedgehog Rescue and...
A charity is urging people to give chocolates rather than rabbits for Easter after one was found abandoned on Dartmoor. Woodside Animal Welfare Trust said the rabbit was recently found by a dog walker on the moor. It said the animal, named Bluebell, was being cared for at its animal sanctuary in Devon where she...
The Wave Project George Palmer enjoys taking to the waves at Croyde on a specially-adapted surfboard A South West charity is thinking of ways it can make surfing accessible to more disabled people – after being inspired by a Devon boy who was desperate to hit the surf. The Wave Project’s work was inspired by...
An inquiry has been launched into a Devon charity accused of persistently failing to submit its accounts on time. The Charity Commission said it had opened the investigation into Plymouth Islamic Education Trust (PIETY), which aimed to provide support in the community and advance the faith of Islam across Devon and Cornwall. The regulator said...
A charity has been awarded funding from an impactful award from Global’s Make Some Noise. Active8 supports young people aged 14 to 30 living with disabilities in Cornwall and Devon. The charity said its work with young people helped them to develop skills, hobbies and a sense of community. The £54,000 funding from the award...
Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Starlings are known for their noisy chatter and distinctive swirling flights known as murmurations Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest number of starlings...
A Russian-American citizen has been released in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, had been in prison in Russia for over a year, after being arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg in early 2024. She was found guilty of treason for donating money to a US-based...
Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News Investigations RUSSELL FAMILY Instagram’s owner Meta and Pinterest have made significant donations to a charity set up in the name of 14-year-old Molly Russell, the BBC understands. Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and...
A charity which supports the South Western Ambulance Service has received £142,000 towards its work to increase the survival rate of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. The South Western Ambulance Charity received the funding from NHS Charities Together to improve access to defibrillators, provide training and support first responders. The funding will go towards...
The Charity Commission is to examine the bitter dispute that led to the Duke of Sussex and several others resigning from the charity he co-founded. The watchdog announced it had begun a “regulatory compliance case” involving Sentebale, following concerns raised by its head Sophie Chandauka. Ms Chandauka told the BBC she welcomed the move by...