BBC Steve Fussell, owner of Studio 4 Street in Totnes, says the business has to close A picture framing shop in Totnes is closing its doors after four years, claiming it is because of “unfair” business rates. Studio 4 Street had been trading well, but owner Steve Fussell said it is not worth the effort...
PA Media MI5 told the court everyone from director general Ken McCallum downwards acknowledged the seriousness of the false evidence MI5 lied “deliberately and repeatedly” as it tried to defend its handling of a neo-Nazi agent who abused women, the BBC has told a panel of High Court judges. The corporation argued the threshold for...
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice. The arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by federal immigration agents sparked outrage in the town of Milford, Massachusetts over the weekend, with community members rallying on Sunday to demand the high school student’s immediate release after...
Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island Amy Compton Conservationists have counted 43,626 puffins on Skomer Island this year – a new record A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, despite global populations declining rapidly. According to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW),...
Gov. Newsom of California is determined to see the high-speed rail system completed or at least started, but the bad news just keeps rolling in like a freight train (pun intended). Newsom is in the process of pushing for next fiscal year’s budget and as part of that process he has announced a plan to...
France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas department of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country’s justice minister announced during a visit to the territory. Gérald Darmanin told Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) newspaper that the prison would target organised crime “at all levels” of the drug supply...
    If the rich are so powerful, if they supposedly manipulate public policy for their benefit, why are their taxes so high?     Several years ago at a party, I met a woman who loudly railed against “the rich” whom she insisted “paid no taxes.”     ...
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service took nearly 24 hours to extinguish bank holiday weekend blaze that followed warning of uncontrolled moorland fire risk. Read full article at source...
The Dartmoor National Park Authority said the index also showed large swathes of the moor would also be on “high” alert on Sunday. Simon Lee, Dartmoor National Park’s head ranger, said: “We’re asking everyone to stay safe and respect Dartmoor. “Leaving barbecues at home, disposing of glass bottles and cigarettes responsibly and taking all litter...
14 minutes ago ShareSave ShareSave The UK is likely to abandon plans to send thousands of troops to Ukraine as the risks are “too high”, the Times reports. The newspaper says it is hoped a change by Britain and the EU in military support for Ukraine could result in Moscow moving its red lines to...
DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a “significant increase” in red tape at customs following the intruduction of Donald Trump’s new tariff regime. The delivery giant said it will temporarily stop shipments from companies in all countries to American consumers on Monday “until further notice”. It...
Sam Francis Political Reporter BBC Voters appear to be in a restless mood as Labour faces its first electoral test since its landslide general election victory. Reform UK is surging in the polls and the Liberal Democrats and Greens are also seeking to capitalise on voters’ apparent disenchantment with Labour and the Conservatives in English...
California Governor Gavin Newsom kicked off this year by symbolically putting the first spikes into California’s long-delayed high speed rail line. Like everything else about this project, the event was a bit misleading. The track being laid in January was not track for an actual high speed train but a siding that would eventually allow...
Gold has jumped to a fresh record high as investors fret over the impact of the trade war between the US and China. Spot gold rose above $3,500 (£2,645) per ounce on Wednesday, before dipping from its peak. It has risen by around 30% since the start of the year. The latest move comes after...
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The number of so-called serious pollution incidents recorded by water companies in England is at a ten year high, according to data obtained by campaigners. Surfers Against Sewage said the Environment Agency data showed the number of incidents was more than double its target. Such...