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The Weather Book – Exeter Observer

The Weather Book – Exeter Observer

ON OUR RADAR Exeter Philharmonic Choir performs a new weather-inspired work plus pieces by Brahms, Poulenc and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Leigh Curtis   Exeter Philharmonic Choir will launch its 2025-26 season with a premiere of a new choral work which explores the history of weather and meteorology, The Weather Book, on Saturday 8 November at Exeter Cathedral. Its composer Cecilia McDowall will give a pre-concert talk about the piece at the nearby Devon and Exeter Institution. The programme…

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Three flee police after attempt to stop car in Paignton

Police are searching for three people who fled from officers who attempted to stop them for dangerous driving.Devon and Cornwall Police said attempts were made to stop a vehicle at about 14:15 BST in Paignton.The car then travelled from Paignton to Stoke Gabriel, where it was abandoned and three people fled the scene, the force said.Police said the vehicle was seized and searches were continuing in the area. Anyone with information was asked to contact police. Source link

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Potential hurdles litter road as Israel and Hamas head to Gaza peace talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza.Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the 20-point plan are due to begin in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.The talks, which come on the eve of the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel that led to the war, have raised hopes that the devastating…

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in Plymouth crash

A motorcycle rider has suffered life-changing injuries after crashing in Plymouth, police have confirmed.The rider, aged in his 40s, was taken to hospital after the single-vehicle crash on North Prospect Road, said the Devon and Cornwall force.Officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident which involved a blue Yamaha and happened at about 15:45 BST on Saturday.The road was closed until about 17:20 BST for investigations. Source link

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Driver ‘faces £2,800 bill after Tiverton fuel station error’

A Tiverton man says he is facing a repair bill of nearly £3,000 after mistakenly filling his diesel car with petrol due to a fault at a fuel station in Devon.Forklift driver Graham Stevens filled up his Vauxhall Insignia estate at the Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton, operated by Motor Fuel Group (MFG), on 26 September. Without him knowing, the pump he used had been incorrectly dispensing unleaded petrol instead of diesel, leaving him with a bill of…

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Predicting and managing harmful algal blooms

A pioneering new project that will harness cutting-edge technology to develop tools to predict and manage harmful algal blooms (HABS) before they grow has launched. South West Water is working in partnership with the University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, South West Lakes Trust, and other water companies and collaborators as part of the PEDAL project to address the growing challenge HABs pose to the water sector across the UK. HABs occur naturally when algae grow rapidly in…

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Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’

A study of clam shells suggests Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point”. Scientists studied records of quahog clams (which can live for over 500 years) and dog cockles – because shell layers provide an annual record of ocean conditions. They studied these natural archives to understand long-term patterns in Atlantic Ocean currents such as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the subpolar gyre (SPG). Recent studies have debated possible AMOC and SPG tipping points…

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Innovative approaches can help finance sector respond to nature loss

A group of researchers have published new methods to help the financial sector recognise the importance of nature to economic and financial stability. Introducing a special issue of journal Ecological Economics, Professor Ben Groom from the University of Exeter Business School said the financial sector largely fails to consider the economic and financial risks posed by biodiversity loss. Assets including equities, bonds, loans, and other financial instruments he said are vulnerable to ecological disruptions that undermine the long-term…

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Nepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains | Floods News

Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLandslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 47 people, according to disaster officials.Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, leaving rivers in spate and many areas in the Himalayan nation inundated. Five people are missing, a spokeswoman for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on Sunday.At least 37 people were killed by landslides in the worst affected…

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National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church of which the Tudor king had just made himself head in his Break with Rome. Valor Ecclesiasticus counted 8,000 parish churches, 650 monasteries, 22 cathedrals and numerous chapels, chantries, colleges, schools, hospitals and…

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Woman, 79, dies after being hit by car in Brixham

A 79-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a car in a seaside town, police have confirmed.Officers said the woman died at the scene of the crash outside Sainsbury's Local in New Road in Brixham, Devon.Emergency services were called to the scene at 12:10 BST on Saturday after a grey Volvo XC90 struck the woman who sustained serious injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene, said the Devon and Cornwall force.A man in his 40s…

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More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded | Mount Everest News

Rescued trekkers reach China’s Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareRescuers have guided more than 350 people to safety after they were stranded by blizzard-like conditions on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.In total, more than 500 people were caught by surprise when unusually heavy snow and rainfall lashed them on the way in the…

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