Torquay United missed out on the National League South title despite winning 4-1 at Hemel Hempstead on the final day of the season. Truro City’s 5-2 win over St Albans City meant the Gulls ended the season in second place. Paul Wotton’s side missed out on goal difference – their record was two goals worse...
St Albans brought on towering striker Alex Wall on at half-time as they tried to salvage something from the game, and the forward almost pulled a goal back after an hour as Oxlade-Chamberlain did well to block his header. Will Dean blocked a Ken Charles shot midway through the half as Saints made the game...
Nadine Yousif Reporting fromCalgary and Lethbridge, Alberta Eloise Alanna/BBC News Lawyer and rancher Jeffrey Rath says Alberta should be an independent nation state, separate from Canada The threat to Canada’s sovereignty from US President Donald Trump has dominated the election campaign, but the country also faces a challenge from within. Some western Canadians, fed up...
Dagenham and Redbridge have apologised for sacking a director three days after her appointment for a post about the Israel-Gaza war. Salma Mashhour was named director of development and engagement on 14 April, alongside Egyptian YouTuber Marwan Serry, who joined the club’s ownership group, external, with the aim of expanding their global reach. But on...
Players from eight countries have won snooker’s most prestigious title and become world champion – but China is still waiting for its first success. Could 2025 be the year that changes? This season’s World Championship last 16 includes six Chinese players – Ding Junhui, Lei Peifan, Pang Junxu, Si Jiahui, Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong...
For Truro boss Askey, winning the title would give him a full set of promotions from the three divisions of the National League, having guided Macclesfield Town into League Two and York City into the fifth tier from National League North. But it would also be something special for Cornwall – a footballing outpost who...
Torquay United moved up to second place in National League South after a 3-0 win over relegated Weymouth. The victory moved sees the Gulls level on points with leaders Truro City with a game to go. Torquay’s goal difference is two less than their Cornish rivals ahead of their final game of the season at...
Trump’s many national emergency declarations take “misuse of this law to a new level,” one critic said. A new report details how President Donald Trump has issued more national emergency declarations than any other modern-day president during their first 100 days in office, showcasing the lengths he has gone to bypass Congress and enact policy...
Truro City manager John Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall: “It’s obviously very disappointing. “We’ve played a lot better than that and we probably got what we deserved today. “We didn’t create many chances, I think we created probably one chance. “We just huffed and puffed and allowed Torquay too much time on the ball on...
People in Devon are being urged to take part in a national survey of water voles by a wildlife charity. The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is looking for volunteers for its National Water Vole Monitoring Programme, which runs until 15 June. Emily Luck, water vole officer at PTES said the “vole-unteers” would be...
Hurt. Pride. Optimisim. Justin Rose’s three takeaways from last week’s stunning Masters performance, where he was beaten by Grand Slam-winning Rory McIlory in a play-off, are ones that he feels will propel him to greater heights in the game. Hurt because he’s a professional and nobody likes losing. Pride in the way he finished the...
“It was a really composed, committed, professional performance, some really well worked goals, six for ‘Pesk’ which is remarkable, and a collective team effort that has put us in a really strong position,” said Sheehan. “We have to enjoy the feeling that we have currently but we still have one game to go and want...
Tiger Woods was among the first players to post congratulations to his friend. “Welcome to the club @McIlroyRory. Completing the Grand Slam at Augusta is something special. Your determination during this round, and this entire journey has shown through, and now you’re a part of history. Proud of you,” the 15-time major champion, who completed...
On March 17, 2025, DefenseScoop reported that Congress approved $141 billion for Pentagon research and development — an amount larger than the budgets of most federal agencies, and close to the size of the seven next largest military budgets around the world. Yet, as usual, there was little debate. Instead, military leaders and lawmakers lamented...
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...