Getty Images The snap vote follows the impeachment of former president Yoon Suk Yeol South Korea will elect a new president on 3 June to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office for placing the country under martial law for six hours in December. The winner will be tasked with managing the political...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Alma Bengtsson Australia’s Go-Jo is one of 37 artists hoping to lift the Eurovision trophy in Basel, Switzerland The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest pops its cork on Sunday, with a “turquoise carpet” parade featuring competitors from all 37 nations. But the competition really begins on Tuesday, when the first semi-final will...
Volunteers are needed to become puppy raisers to meet the demand for trained guide dogs in the south west. The Guide Dogs charity said it was seeking people in Devon and Cornwall prepared to train and home more than 200 dogs while they go through months of training. Leah Rogers, the charity’s puppy raising manager,...
First things first What is critical thinking… Some writers and philosophers have approach defining it broad strokes: Robert Ennis, who spent six decades writing about the topic, claimed that critical thinking is simply “reasonable reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do.” (1991, p. 8). Similarly, Sharon Bailin and her colleagues...
Exeter’s 91,000 registered electors go to the polls on Thursday 1 May to elect nine councillors to represent them on Devon County Council, with voters in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham also taking part in by-elections for two city council seats. At the same time voters across the rest of Devon – except in Plymouth...
Jacob Bethell made his return from injury as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets to go top of the table in the Indian Premier League. Bethell, making his IPL debut, scored 12 from eight balls at the top of the order as he played his first game since early February, when he...
The FA Cup semi-finals take place this weekend – and you can keep tabs on all of the action via BBC Sport. The tie between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa on Saturday (17:15 BST) will be shown live on BBC One. Palace have never won the FA Cup despite reaching the semi-finals for the third...
Laura Gozzi and the Visual Journalism team BBC News BBC The funeral of Pope Francis will be simpler than those of previous popes, following instructions he set out himself. But as a head of state and leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide, it will still be a spectacle of ceremony and tradition. His...
Middlesex have batted themselves into a commanding position at the end of day two of their County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, with a lead of 226 at stumps. Stephen Eskinazi gave them a platform with 57 before Ben Geddes cashed in after being dropped twice to make 73 not out. Earlier Kent were...
Find out how to follow Sunday’s Boat Race, who is competing, and who has won the most. Read full article at source...
Runners, riders, trainers and form – all the key details you need to know for Saturday’s big race at Aintree. Note: Colours and approximate odds may change. (Racecard number, horse, trainer, jockey, recent form, age, weight carried [ie 11st 12lb is top weight]. Form: F – Fell, P – Pulled up, U – Unseated rider.)...
2024 season – Second in Division Two (promoted) Jonathan Doidge – BBC Radio Leeds It is likely to be a very interesting 2025 for Yorkshire. With financial concerns now, apparently, assuaged at the very moment the team has returned to the top flight of the Championship, plus a new coaching staff and new red ball...
BBC Scotland’s Andy Burke: “There is a definite sense this is a Scotland team moving forward and their ambitions have risen accordingly. “The big guns of England and France will almost certainly occupy the top two spots, therefore Scotland’s goal is to finish third, something they have managed only twice in the history of the...
People are being given the opportunity to become one of Exeter’s famous Red Coat guides. The City Council is recruiting for its award-winning Red Coat Guided Tours. Anyone interested is being invited to an open meeting to find out more. The meeting is being held at the Custom House visitor Centre on Exeter Quay, at...