Work with Exeter’s world-leading sports physiology experts to boost exercise performance

Post published:September 29, 2025
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From amateur enthusiasts to elite athletes, world-leading sports physiology experts at the University of Exeter have launched a new service to help unlock their potential and boost performance. Sports Physiology and Exercise Training (SPET) uses cutting-edge physiology assessments to provide the insights to train smarter, race faster, and perform to the very best. With decades of research and hands-on experience at the highest level, the team has ensured these insights are not just based on science but proven…

Do you know your sh*t? Exeter research aims to speed up inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis

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A research study led by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Exeter is seeking volunteers to help speed up diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Backed by the ‘Know Your Sh*t’ campaign, the RAPID-IBD study is inviting people with unexplained gut symptoms to take part. It is open to anyone aged 16–49 living in the EX postcode area. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative…

Teddy Swims latest big star to headline at Powderham Castle

Post published:September 29, 2025
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Grammy-nominated singer Teddy Swims has been named as headling act for a music event in Devon next summer.The US singer will perform at Live at Powderham on 25 June, joined by his band Freak Freely. Organisers said supporting acts included rising star Lauren Spencer Smith and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei.The announcement follows news earlier this month that Lewis Capaldi will play two nights at the same venue on 27 and 28 June.Promoter Oli Mason of Live Nation said: "We're…

Peru’s Gen Z rallies against President Boluarte | Protests News

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Published On 29 Sep 202529 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least 19 people, including a police officer, have been injured during protests against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Congress, according to authorities and human rights advocates.Hundreds of people marched over the weekend towards the seats of government in central Lima, under a heavy police presence.Groups of young people threw stones, petrol bombs and fireworks at law enforcement, who responded with tear gas…

Smooth snakes thriving after slithering into Devon heathland

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Wildlife volunteers are celebrating the successful reintroduction of smooth snakes.A project to reintroduce the non-venomous species in Pebblebed Heaths in east Devon has seen numbers consistently hit new highs since 2023, with 39 sightings recorded last year, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said.The reptile was reintroduced in 2009 with 17 snakes relocated from Dorset and Hampshire.The RSPB said the east Devon population was not only growing but there was now a "self-sustaining colony" there…

‘Cruel joke’: How Indian H-1B dreams are crash landing after Trump fee hike | Business and Economy

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New Delhi, India — Meghna Gupta* had planned it all – a master’s degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there.So, she clocked countless hours at the Hyderabad office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT firm and a driver of the country’s emergence as the global outsourcing powerhouse in the sector. She waited to get to the promotion…

‘Horrific’: Israel bombs hospitals, residential towers amid Gaza onslaught | Gaza News

Post published:September 28, 2025
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Israel has been pounding Gaza’s largest medical complex, levelling whole blocks and sending terrified patients scrambling for safety as its army continued a ground operation to seize Gaza City.Doctors inside al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday described “horrific scenes” as many were forced to flee despite needing urgent care. Hasan al-Sha’ir, the hospital’s medical director, said that staff have continued to work “despite the harsh conditions and overwhelming fear”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAccording to al-Sha’ir, at least…

Analysis: How is Lebanon’s Hezbollah regrouping after war with Israel? | Israel attacks Lebanon

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A year on from Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, reports say Hezbollah, the Lebanese group he led, is regrouping.Analysts believe that while a weakened Hezbollah can no longer pose a significant threat to Israel, it can still create chaos and challenge opponents domestically as it tries to find a political footing to preserve its clout.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLong viewed as the strongest nonstate armed actor in the region, Hezbollah found its star waning in…

Building of three new towns will start before election, Labour pledges

Post published:September 28, 2025
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Jennifer McKiernan & Becky Mortonpolitical reportersEPAHousing Secretary Steve Reed wears a Build Baby Build capThe construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged.A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas - Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank, and Crews Hill in north London - identified as the most promising sites.Housing Secretary Steve Reed announced the plans in a speech on the opening day of Labour's annual…

Plymouth Sound swimming pontoons to be put away for the winter

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Caroline RobinsonSouth WestPlymouth Sound National Marine ParkThe swimming pontoons in Plymouth Sound are due to be removed in the week commencing 6 OctoberTwo swimming pontoons are to be removed for the winter months.Plymouth Sound National Marine Park said they would be removed during the week of the 6 October depending on weather conditions.The pontoons are due to be cleaned and put in winter storage and returned to the water the beginning of April.Tors Froud, partnership and inclusion manager…

Devon’s Woody Bay Station receives Grade II status

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Woody Bay Station in Devon has been listed as Grade II status as part of moves to mark 200 years of the modern railway.The station has been granted protection alongside six other sites as part of the anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.Historic England said Woody Bay was built in 1898 and was the best-surviving example of a station on the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which allowed easier access to…

Devon friends climb mountain to help find cure for baby

Post published:September 28, 2025
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Hayley HoneychurchRory Honeychurch, right, said he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of his nephew's rare conditionA man has completed a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, to raise awareness of his baby nephew's rare condition. Rory Honeychurch, 34, from Okehampton, said he and friend Brandon Horn started the ascent on 8 September and despite feeling unwell for about 30 hours of the walk, he did not "give up".He said his nephew Kobe was diagnosed…