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Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted. The entertainment giant has been under pressure as viewers move away from cable TV subscriptions in favour of streaming platforms. “As our industry transforms at a rapid pace, we continue to evaluate...

Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Anti-government and counter protests gathered in Plymouth, Exeter and Truro on Saturday Police said it has been a “tense, challenging and sensitive” day with anti-government protests and counter protests taking place across Devon and Cornwall. Hundreds of people have gathered in Plymouth, Exeter, and Truro as part of...

BBC Gylly Beach was one of the sites of the protest Hundreds of swimmers, surfers and paddleboarders have taken to the sea in Cornwall and Devon as part of an annual protest against an “ongoing sewage scandal”. The nationwide Paddle Out Protest, hosted by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), took place across 42 bathing sites across the UK on Saturday, including Gylly Beach in Falmouth, as well...

Archie Farmer BBC News, South West BBC Hundreds of people gathered on Dartmoor Hundreds of people gathered on Dartmoor to watch May Day celebrations unfold on Thursday morning. As the sun rose over Haytor morris dancers welcomed the arrival of spring with music and beacons of fire were lit.  Dancers from the Beltane and Grimspound Border Morris sides in Devon took part from before 06:00 BST. Antje...

Hundreds of people rallied in Wisconsin’s largest city on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on what critics called “baseless” charges of felony obstruction after she allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest during an appearance in her courtroom. FBI agents arrested Dugan, 65, on Friday following...