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UN Security Council rejects last-ditch effort to delay Iran sanctions | United Nations News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Security Council votes against delaying reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.Published On 26 Sep 202526 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution drafted by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.In a 4-9 vote, with two abstentions, world leaders on Friday opted to reimpose sanctions owing to Iran’s nuclear programme. The sanctions are set…

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Nature’s Resources – Exeter Observer

Nature’s Resources – Exeter Observer

Exeter Phoenix is screening Nature’s Resources, a programme of six short animated films about the relationship between humans and non-humans, as part of the Fashion in Film Festival on Saturday 18 October.Introduced by curator Susie Evans, it includes children’s animations from around the world made over the past 100 years.Comicalamities (1928) sees Felix the Cat encounter underwater creatures of the sea, while Russian animation Butterfly (1972) explores a young boy’s relationship with creatures of the air.In How the…

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Navy removes live grenade and WW2 shell in Cornwall and Devon

A team of Royal Navy divers from HMNB Devonport disposed of a live grenade and a World War Two shell in two separate call-outs.The team first responded to a grenade found at the Cornwall Energy Centre in St Austell, confirmed to be a live British military grenade, on Wednesday.It was then urgently sent to Plymstock in Plymouth, following a report of an artillery shell found under a shed in a residential property.After assessment, both items were safely removed…

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Devon reorganisation plans criticised by Exeter council leader

Devon reorganisation plans criticised by Exeter council leader

Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCExeter City Council leader Phil Bialyk wants to see the city expand to form a new unitary authorityPlans to reorganise local government in Devon have been heavily criticised by a rival council leader.All of the district councils and the county council will be abolished and replaced by unitary authorities in the biggest shake-up of local government for 50 years.Devon County Council unveiled its plans on Thursday to create the unitary authority New Devon - retaining…

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Netanyahu tells UN that Israel must ‘finish job’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), attempting to justify his country’s genocide in Gaza and denouncing Western allies for failing to stand by it in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.Speaking at UNGA in New York on Friday, the increasingly isolated Israeli leader railed against the “disgraceful decision” by some Western countries in recent days to recognise a Palestinian state.“It will be a mark…

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Three Devon areas in line for £20m of government funding each

Three areas in Devon are set to get £20m each over 10 years for improvements from a £5bn government scheme aimed at reviving high streets, parks and public spaces.Devonport and Mount Wise and St Budeaux, both in Plymouth, are on the list of 169 communities to receive the Pride in Place funding.Torbay's Blatchcombe and Blagdon will also receive the government cash boost.Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport said: "The best thing about this new money is…

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Firefighters tackling Exmouth house fire

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a house in a seaside town.The incident was reported at about 12:50 BST on Friday on Claredale Road in Exmouth, with six crews from Devon and Somerset Fire Service being sent to the scene.The fire service said its crews were working internally and externally at the property to contain the spread of the flames.A spokesperson added the crews had been removing plasterboard and roof tiles as part of efforts to prevent further…

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Trump’s latest 100 percent tariff on pharmaceuticals: What we know | Donald Trump News

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will impose a 100 percent import tax on pharmaceutical drugs. He also announced new tariffs on other products.Here’s what we know, and what it all means.What pharma tariffs has Trump announced?In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump wrote that starting on October 1, the United States will impose a 100 percent tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product.The 100 percent tariff means prices of…

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Exeter to Help Lead £11.5 Million AI Evidence Project

Exeter academics are playing a leading role in a new £11.5 million AI-driven initiative hoping to transform how governments around the world use research evidence. The Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User-informed Synthesis (METIUS) project will take specific aim at the decision-making process for urgent issues like climate change, education, and public safety. The project is led by Queen’s University, Belfast, in collaboration with the University of Exeter, and supported by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (PenARC).…

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East Timor MPs bow to protesters, vote to scrap lifetime pensions | Protests News

Demonstrators were angered by a plan to spend $4.2m on cars for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries.Published On 26 Sep 202526 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLawmakers in East Timor have voted to end a law providing lifetime pensions for parliamentarians, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks for public officials in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries.Former members of parliament (MPs) and some public officials were entitled under a 2006 law to a…

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Exeter City’s Ilmari Niskanen helps steer young people from crime

An Exeter City footballer hopes to use his own "positive and negative" experiences to encourage young people to stay in education and away from crime.Finnish midfielder Ilmari Niskanen, who was convicted of a drink driving offence in March, is taking part in a new scheme set up by the Exeter City Community Trust.Change Our Path targets 12-18 year-olds identified as being involved in - or at risk of - youth crime and educational disengagement.Niskanen said he wants to…

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Pioneering University-led global sustainability programme celebrated on SDG flag day

Pioneering University-led global sustainability programme celebrated on SDG flag day

The impact of a collaborative international programme co-led by the University, which enables students to tackle real-world sustainability challenges, has been hailed on SDG Flag Day. The Future17 SDG Programme is a pioneering international initiative that connects students across six continents with real-world challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Delivered in partnership by QS Quacquarelli Symonds and Exeter, Future17 is backed by innovative businesses, NGOs, and start-ups who bring their challenges and opportunities for…

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