Children help search for harvest mice nests in Devon

Post published:November 2, 2025
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PA MediaChildren have been taking part in a national survey recording harvest miceChildren have been taking part in a survey to record the number of harvest mice nests in the countryside.Pupils from Holbeton Primary School in Devon visited fields near Mothercombe beach to search for the nests of Britain's smallest rodents.Two of the students, Viola and Alice, described the nests as grass and hay in a "little ball" with a hole in the middle for the "harvest mice…

2026 Liverpool Sound City First Headliner Announced

Post published:October 30, 2025
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Golden soul hero Jalen Ngonda rolls back the years to return to Liverpool’s vibrant new music festival having performed twice on his way to the top. Contemporary soul sensation, and former Liverpool resident, Jalen Ngonda has been announced as the first headliner to play at Sound City 2026, returning to Merseyside to play the festival and the ornate Grand Central Hall next spring. The UK’s pioneering multi-venue festival of new music discovery, having offered early-career showcases to the…

Cabaret Voltaire announce final tour

Post published:October 28, 2025
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photo by Leon Chew CABARET VOLTAIRE REDUX STEPHEN MALLINDER & CHRIS WATSON ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR FINAL UK TOUR – OCTOBER 2026 WITH SUPPORT FROM GAZELLE TWIN CABARET VOLTAIRE LIVE – 2026 10 October – Birmingham Town Hall 11 October – Liverpool Arts Club 13 October – Nottingham Rock City 14 October – Cardiff Tramshed 15 October – Bath Forum 17 October – Newcastle Boiler Shop 18 October – Glasgow Barrowland 19 October – Manchester Albert Hall 21 October – Bexhill…

Sandi Toksvig probes Iron Age Dorset murder for TV series

Post published:October 28, 2025
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Bournemouth UniversitySandi Toksvig worked with university researchers at an Iron Age site in rural DorsetTV personality Sandi Toksvig has been helping to unravel a 2,000-year-old murder mystery as part of a new TV series.The presenter filmed with Bournemouth University researchers and students at an archaeological dig near Winterborne Kingston in Dorset where an Iron Age settlement and cemetery was excavated.During the episode of the Channel 4 show, called Hidden Wonders, researchers discovered the skeleton of a teenage girl…

Radio Cornwall presenters to join in three-legged challenge

Post published:October 28, 2025
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BBCYoung farmers in Cornwall helped James Churchfield prepareBBC radio presenters will be attempting to complete part of a 1,000 mile three-legged challenge for Children in Need (CIN). Each BBC Local radio station is hoping to complete 25 miles (40.23 km) on 4 and 5 November towards a combined total of 1,000 miles. BBC Radio Cornwall's James Churchfield and James Dundon are both hoping to complete 12.5 miles (20.12km) over the two days.They will be walking each mile tethered…

Nursing fund set up in memory of murdered lecturer Claire Chick

Post published:October 24, 2025
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A university lecturer who was murdered has been awarded a posthumous PhD and had a nursing fund set up in her name.Claire Chick was stabbed to death in January by her estranged husband, who was jailed for 27 years.The University of Plymouth said many members of Ms Chick's family and friends attended the graduation ceremony at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Tuesday.It added "Claire's friends in the University's School of Nursing and Midwifery have created the Claire Chick Nursing…

Idyllic views and a birthday

Post published:October 19, 2025
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Weather Watchers/SparkyPonies were captured grazing on a hill in PorlockThe county has presented itself in all its glory this week, with highlights including views of the sea and Glastonbury Tor.Meanwhile, Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis celebrated his 90th birthday.That and more can be found in this week's picture roundup.Weather Watchers/Philbert NutDog days: Pilton shone in a special light this week, with BBC Weather Watcher Philbert Nut capturing a beautiful view of Glastonbury Tor.ReutersHappy Birthday: The founder of Glastonbury…

‘We don’t want power, we want lights’: Madagascar awaits post-Rajoelina era | Protests News

Post published:October 15, 2025
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Antananarivo, Madagascar – On a typical Sunday morning in Mahamasina, a suburb of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, Sarobidy Ramarimanana joined the queue at her neighbourhood water point just after sunrise.“I just wanted to fill my jerrycan and go to church,” she told Al Jazeera. “I was about to draw water when people started running; jerrycans everywhere.” The sound of police sirens had sparked panic, interrupting the calm of the neighbourhood as people fled.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of…

‘My leg helped rebuild my tongue after mouth cancer diagnosis’

Post published:October 14, 2025
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Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentBBCCandi Hulley had to learn how to speak and eat again during her recovery for mouth cancerA woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for the warning signs.Candi Hulley, 52, from Bude, Cornwall, said a chance check-up at her dentist had led to her diagnosis.The Mouth Cancer Foundation charity said more than 3,000 people died of mouth cancer last…

Young people’s climate change artwork exhibit opens in Devon

Post published:October 11, 2025
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Young people have created artwork focused on climate change for an exhibition at a museum in Devon.The 'Earth Action North Devon: Explorers Create!' exhibition has opened at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon with support from local charity Earth Action North Devon.Students enrolled on the charity's Ocean Explorer education programme created sketches, and upcycled items and photographs after visiting inspiring locations including Croyde beach, Lee Bay and Chapel Wood.Alison Mills, director of the museum, said she hoped…

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

Post published:October 3, 2025
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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…

Exeter College restaurant wins best of the year for second time

Post published:September 30, 2025
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Exeter CollegeEdie and Millie were visited Birmingham and impressed the judgesA student-run eatery in Devon has been named college restaurant of the year for the second time.Exeter College's fine dining restaurant @Thirty-Four was awarded the AA College Restaurant of the Year - the "highest accolade" achievable for students.The restaurant won the award for the first time in 2023 and were presented with the 2025 award in London at the AA Hospitality Awards.Exeter College said Edie and Millie, two…