Rusi Tuima: Exeter made offer to keep Newcastle-bound lock at Sandy Park
Tuima is the second Exeter player to agree a summer move to Kingston Park in the past few weeks.Full-back Josh Hodge, who like Tuima has also had call-ups to England's…
More than 500 tyres collected from Plymouth Sound seabed
The Ships ProjectDirector of the Ships Project Mallory Haas with the 500th tyre retrieved from the seabed in Plymouth Sound Volunteer divers who have been working in Plymouth Sound are…
Student science and engineering entrepreneurs win cash prizes through fellowship competition
Entrepreneurial student engineers and scientists shone at the annual ELEVATE Engineering and Sciences in Business Fellowship (ESBF) Competition, winning cash prizes for their innovations. The U ELEVATE EIBF Competition, sponsored by the Sainsbury Management Fellows Charity, is open to University of…
New book first to showcase how artists explore LGBTQ+ identities through crafts
The processes by which artists identifying as LGBTQ+ use textiles, ceramics and other materials to explore queer histories on personal and broader levels is the focus of a groundbreaking new…
Family courts are failing to recognise intimate image abuse as coercive control, research finds
The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, new research warns. Research by Dr Charlotte Bishop shows that family courts often treat intimate images…
Former factory could be transformed into permanent Devon church
A planning application to convert a former factory on an industrial estate in Exeter into a place of worship has been submitted. The Elim Trust Corporation said it wants give…
Airport drop-off charges: how does yours compare?
Chloe HarcombeWest of EnglandBBCThe fee to drop passengers off at Bristol Airport has increased to £8.50, making it one of the most expensive in England.The charge to park for 10…
International research breakthrough for remote Alzheimer’s testing
A groundbreaking international study has demonstrated that Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without…
Devon and Cornwall schools disrupted amid snow and ice warning
Zhara SimpsonandChloe Parkman,South WestTrippthedog / BBC Weather WatchersThe snow has settled in areas including Sticklepath on DartmoorPeople in Devon and Cornwall are being warned of icy conditions after some schools…
Newcastle Red Bulls: Exeter forward Rusi Tuima to join next season
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed Exeter Chiefs forward Rusi Tuima on a two-year contract to join them ahead of next season.Tuima has scored 20 tries in 74 games for Exeter…