NHS urges people to get flu vaccination before winter

Post published:October 4, 2025
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A hospital trust is encouraging people to get their flu vaccinations and Covid-19 boosters before the winter months.The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said the best time to get vaccinations was "well before winter illnesses peak".Chief medical officer Vanessa Purday said the flu vaccine prevented between 96,000 and 120,200 hospitalisations in England last year. "For the Royal Devon, this meant we were able to keep more people out of hospital and well in the home," she…

Smear. Kill. Repeat. | Gaza

Post published:October 4, 2025
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The chilling playbook Israel has developed for journalists in Gaza.In this special episode, we examine the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza during two years of Israeli genocide. With international media barred from freely reporting in the Strip, local journalists have risked their lives to document the unprecedented killing, destruction and displacement around them.Since October 7, 2023, more media workers have been killed in Gaza than in any modern conflict. Families have been torn apart, homes and…

Hollywood actors set to star in movie filmed on Dartmoor

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A major motion picture starring Hollywood star Willem Dafoe is set to be filmed on Dartmoor, Devon, this autumn.Werwulf, set in 13th Century England, will be directed by Robert Eggers - known for his movies Nosferatu and The Lighthouse. The movie will also star Lily-Rose Depp and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.The Dartmoor National Park Authority's development management committee gave permission for two temporary movie sets to be created near Widecombe in the Moor and Postbridge.The committee said it was told…

LIVE: Trump says Hamas ‘ready for peace’, tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US leader tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza, says he believes Hamas is ‘ready for a lasting peace’.Published On 4 Oct 20254 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue | Protests News

Post published:October 3, 2025
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Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening ‘all necessary measures’.Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMadagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for his resignation by a nationwide youth-led protest movement, condemning what he perceives to be a coup plot driven by rivals.Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on Friday after a “strategic” pause in the near-daily demonstrations led by a movement known as “Gen…

Pressure mounts on Meloni’s gov’t as Gaza protests paralyse Italy | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Italy as part of a general strike in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla that was intercepted by Israel this week while trying to bring aid to Palestinians in Gaza.More than two million people attended Friday’s protests after the strike was called by a number of trade unions “in defence of the flotilla”, which was carrying a total of 40 Italians, and to “stop the genocide”, the…

Plymouth man who died in M5 crash was ‘truly wonderful’

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The family of a man who died in a crash on the M5 have paid tribute to him as a "truly wonderful gentleman".Mihai Florescu, 39, from Plymouth, died at the scene of a four-vehicle crash near Junction 27 at Tiverton at about 23:10 BST on 18 September.His wife Laura said: "There are few words to express the deep pain and sorrow of losing Mihai Florescu, a loving husband, son, brother and friend who has been taken from us…

Spork! Dead Poets Slam 2025

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ON OUR RADAR Halloween spoken-word special featuring Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Leigh Curtis Spork! presents a spoken-word Halloween special at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 31 October featuring Bristol poets Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Jo Eades is the winner of poetry slams at the Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Hip Yak Poetry Shack. Her debut poetry…

Man, 45, suffers life-threatening injuries in Exeter crash

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A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after a single-car crash, police have said.The crash involving a blue Ford Fusion happened on Stoke Road in Exeter at about 08:40 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Officers said a 45-year-old man, from Tiverton, was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with serious injuries and the road was closed for nearly six hours for investigative work.The force appealed for for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to contact them. Source link

Four plead not guilty to Plymouth acid attack murder

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Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceDanny Cahalane was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 MayThree men and a woman have pleaded not guilty to murder following a fatal acid attack on a man in his own home.Danny Cahalane, 38, was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 May.Brian Kalemba, 22, Abdul-Rasheed Adedoja, 22, Ramarnee Bakjas, 23, all from London, and Jude Hill, 43,…

Exeter hailed University of the Year for its outstanding support of social mobility

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Exeter has been named ‘University of the Year’ at the prestigious national awards programme celebrating outstanding support for social mobility. The University triumphed at the Social Mobility Awards in London, last night (Thursday), in recognition of its work across multiple national and regional projects dedicated to championing equal opportunities and improving life outcomes for young people. These include the Success of All programme, which focuses on widening participation, closing gaps in student outcomes, and building a diverse and…

Work starts on £13.5m Paignton and Preston seafront revamp

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Guy HendersonLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGuy HendersonNew sea defences, seating terraces, greenery and upgraded promenades are among the changesA multi-million pound revamp of two seafronts has started in what a council has described as one of its biggest building projects in decades.Torbay Council said the £13.5m scheme would improve Paignton and Preston seafronts and protect the coastline from flooding.The 18-month scheme funded by the government is set to deliver new sea defences, seating terraces, greenery and upgraded promenades, the…