South West Coast Path challenge is ‘magical’ and ‘mesmerising’

Post published:December 27, 2025
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Get Us Outside/Tasha ClarkTasha and Darren have completed the Dorset and south Devon sections of the South West Coast Path together and are now working on the Cornwall legsAvid walkers say they love the South West Coast Path for many reasons, from escapism, to its scenery, to meeting like-minded people.The path runs for 630 miles (1,013km), from Minehead on the edge of Exmoor to the shores of Poole Harbour, and many try to complete all sections.The route has…

Spetisbury church bell peals for 400th year before tower repairs

Post published:December 27, 2025
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A church bell cast nearly 400 years ago will fall silent for six months in its quatercentenary year as vital repair work begins on a 15th-century bell tower.The £100,000 scheme to address damp and replace eroded stonework at St John the Baptist in Spetisbury, Dorset, follows a two-year fundraising effort by parishioners.The heaviest of six bells in the tower weighs 0.9 tonnes (1,900lbs), measures 110cm in diameter (44in), and an inscription shows it was cast in 1626.To mark…

South weekly quiz: How long was this Lotus Esprit left in a barn?

Post published:December 27, 2025
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Thailand and Cambodia agree on ceasefire to end weeks of deadly fighting | Military News

Post published:December 27, 2025
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BREAKINGBREAKING, Agreement follows talks aimed at ending weeks of deadly clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border.Published On 27 Dec 202527 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ⁠ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border which has killed more than 100 and forced the displacement of more than half a million civilians in both countries.“Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement,” ‍the Thai and…

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Gaza, carry out raids across West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Palestinian death toll since the start of the truce in Gaza rises to 411 amid near daily Israeli violations.Published On 26 Dec 202526 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIsraeli forces have fatally shot a Palestinian man east of Gaza City as they continue their ceasefire violations and carry out sweeping raids across the occupied West Bank.The Palestinian news service Wafa reported on Friday that Israeli forces opened fire on Uday al-Maqadma while he was sitting near…

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health labels | Social Media News

Post published:December 26, 2025
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A new state law mandates warnings for young users on platforms with features that ‘encourage excessive use’.Published On 26 Dec 202526 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe state of New York will require social media platforms with infinite scrolling, autoplay and algorithmic feeds to display labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced.Hochul on Friday signed a bill that mandates the warning against “addictive” features into law.Recommended Stories list…

Family ‘heartbroken’ as they name missing Devon swimmer

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Social mediaThe family of Matthew Upham have named him as one of the swimmers who went missing on Christmas DayThe family of one of two men who went missing during a Christmas Day swim say they are "heartbroken" at his disappearance. Emergency services had been searching the area after two men in their 60s and 40s went missing in the sea at Budleigh Salterton shortly after 10:25 GMT on Thursday. The coastguard search operation was called off at…

Work under way to demolish Winterstoke Road Bridge in Weston-super-Mare

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Work is under way to demolish a bridge first built during the Second World War.Winterstoke Road Bridge in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, runs over the mainline railway which connects Bristol and the South West of England.Work to demolish the structure, which has reached the end of its life, began late at night on Christmas Eve - to coincide with seasonal railway closures.It is being replaced with an £11m bridge which is due to open in spring 2027.If it was…

New Forest Bloodhounds relieved to escape trail hunting ban

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Tristan PascoeDorset political reporterBBCNew Forest Bloodhounds' joint master Will Day met members in Brockenhurst for their Boxing Day meet As Boxing Day hunt meetings take place across the country, a Hampshire group said it is relieved to be excluded from plans to tighten the hunting ban.Labour introduced a ban on fox hunting 20 years ago and its 2024 manifesto included a pledge to extend the current legislation to include trail hunting. Earlier this week the government announced it…

Hundreds brave the sea for charity Christmas dip at Boscombe Pier

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Hundreds of hardy swimmers took to the sea for a charity Christmas dip on the coast that has raised about £20,000.About 1,200 people are thought to have safely taken part of the annual White Christmas Dip, which is held for Macmillan Caring Locally, at Boscombe Pier in Bournemouth, Dorset.The event began in 2008, when a family decided to wear fancy dress while joining a local swimming club's Christmas morning dip, and has since become one of the UK's…

Tajikistan-Taliban border clashes: What’s behind them, why it affects China | Explainer News

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Tensions are flaring along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border in Central Asia with the Tajik government reporting multiple armed incursions this month, straining its fragile relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders.More than a dozen people have been killed in attacks by men whom Tajik authorities call “terrorists” and the resulting clashes with Tajik forces, officials in Dushanbe and Beijing said. Victims include Chinese nationals working in remote areas of the mountainous former Soviet republic.In the latest fighting this week, at least…

Len Ikitau: Exeter Chiefs’ Australia centre out for three months with shoulder injury

Post published:December 26, 2025
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Ikitau has made five appearances for Exeter in the Prem and European Challenge Cup, scoring his first try in the win over South African side Cheetahs earlier this month. "The good news is that we can get him in for the operation pretty quickly, though unfortunately it does mean he will miss the block of games over the festive period and into the cup competitions in the new year," Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told the club…