Dorset Seafood Festival reverts to free entry at Weymouth Harbour

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Organisers of a popular seafood festival say it will return to its original venue in 2026 and will be free to attend.Dorset Seafood Festival has been running in Weymouth for 17 years but was cancelled in 2025 due to repairs to the peninsula sea wall.The 2026 festival will take place on a "smaller scale around the harbour, near Weymouth Peninsula" over two days on 4 and 5 July.The entry fee, introduced in 2022 to help cover costs, will…

Devon family’s ‘turmoil’ over Ryanair name change policy

Post published:October 23, 2025
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A family said they were shown a lack of empathy by an airline following a bereavement. Sophie Taylor, from Chudleigh, Devon, purchased two tickets with Ryanair in October 2024 as part of a package holiday to Lanzarote for her mum Sharon Watkins' 60th birthday celebration. Sadly, her mother died in August, two months before the holiday was due to take place. When Ms Taylor requested to change the name on her mother's ticket to her father's name, she…

US, Colombia tensions surge as Presidents Trump, Petro trade threats | Donald Trump News

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Donald Trump and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro have engaged in a new round of verbal sparring, with the United States president calling his South American counterpart a “thug” who is “making a lot of drugs”, and the Colombian leader threatening legal action against Trump in US courts.Weeks of escalating tension between Washington and Bogota hit a new level on Wednesday when Trump told reporters at the White House he was suspending all military aid to Colombia due to its…

Agatha Christie meets Mr Men in new children’s books

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Emma SaundersCulture reporterTHOIP (a SANRIO company)/Agatha Christie LtdMiss Marple and Mr Poirot have been given the Little Miss and Mr Men treatmentIn a first for Agatha Christie, four of the crime novelist's famous mysteries are being adapted for children – with the help of the Mr Men and Little Misses.The illustrated books, aimed at pre-school and primary age children, will feature Christie detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple working alongside Roger Hargreaves's much-loved children's characters.Two of the books…

Real Madrid edge past Juventus in Champions League; Liverpool, Osimhen fire | Football News

Post published:October 22, 2025
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Real Madrid see off improved Juventus in UCL win, while Liverpool come back in Frankfurt and Victor Osimhen stars again.Jude Bellingham scored his first goal since June as Real Madrid saw off a spirited performance by Juventus to win 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu and maintain their 100 percent record in this season’s Champions League.The goal on Wednesday was created by Vinicius Jr, who in the 58th minute took on three Juventus players and made space to shoot.…

Conservative activist sues Google over AI-generated statements | Technology News

Post published:October 22, 2025
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The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how AI fuels the spread of misinformation.Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareConservative activist Robby Starbuck sued Google, alleging that the tech giant’s artificial intelligence systems generated “outrageously false” information about him.On Wednesday, Starbuck said in the lawsuit, filed in Delaware state court, that Google’s AI systems falsely called him a “child rapist,” “serial sexual abuser” and “shooter” in response to user queries and delivered…

EU ambiguity on Western Sahara frozen conflict is a “glaring source” of vulnerability for Sahrawis, study shows

Post published:October 22, 2025
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The European Union’s legal ambiguity on the Western Sahara frozen conflict is an increasingly glaring source of vulnerability for Sahrawis, a new study shows. The lack of an EU firm position on the non-self-governing status of Western Sahara’s territory is a disadvantage for the Polisario Front. The EU’s ambiguity includes questions such as where lies the distinction between Western Sahara’s people and local population and who is entitled to represent them. The study, by Dr Irene Fernández-Molina, from…

Nominations to switch on Falmouth Christmas lights open

Post published:October 22, 2025
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People are being asked to nominate a person or a group to turn on a town's Christmas lights.Falmouth Town Council said every year a local individual, community group or organisation was nominated to switch on the Christmas lights. It is an opportunity to honour those who have made positive impact on the town whether it was a volunteer who has gone "above and beyond", a young person who has inspired others or an unsung hero. Falmouth town manager…

Somerset steam railway helps dogs make their vet appointment

Post published:October 22, 2025
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An oil spill which closed a busy route has forced two dogs (and their owner) to find an alternative route to their vets appointment.The A39 in Washford, Somerset, was closed on Tuesday after a van and lorry collided and emergency services worked to contain a fuel leak.Instead of battling the busy, narrow, twisting back roads on the outskirts of Exmoor to visit the vets in Minehead, Christopher Wade decided to hop on the heritage steam railway to complete…

Storm Benjamin ‘to bring wind and heavy rain’ to South West

Post published:October 22, 2025
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Caroline RobinsonSouth WestMet OfficeA yellow weather warning for wind and rain has been issued for ThursdayHeavy rain and wind gusts up to 60mph (97 km/h) are forecast for the South West on Thursday due to Storm Benjamin. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from 06:00 to 15:00 BST.It is also warning of heavy rain from 00:00 until 21:00 in Devon and Cornwall as Storm Benjamin,…

Cash machine thieves toured country to steal

Post published:October 22, 2025
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Thieves who toured the country to break into cash machines to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed.Luke McCarthy, 40, and Harry Thomas, 29, both from Bristol, played leading roles as groups took power tools to machines 16 times, mostly on petrol station forecourts and in supermarkets at night.Prosecutors said the group attempted thefts or stole from BP petrol stations in Twyford, Alton, Wokingham, Basingstoke, Farnham and Stow-on-the-Wold, Essos in Weymouth and Stoke and a Shell…

Man who tried to smuggle Iraqis sentenced after Devon arrest

Post published:October 22, 2025
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An Iraqi national has been sentenced for breaching UK immigration laws after arriving on a yacht from France with a group of fellow migrants, including a baby.Failed asylum seeker Rasty Hassan, 27, was intercepted off the coast of Brixham, Devon, in September 2024 aboard the 26ft (8m) yacht Induna, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He pleaded guilty to arriving in the UK without entry clearance and to conspiring to facilitate illegal entry for others and was handed a two-year prison…