HEADLINES Labour councillors dive deeper into denial in decision to abandon Northbrook pool Exeter residents mourn after council unable to escape complex looming over city like a leviathan. Read more. Devon & Torbay CCA keeps quiet about 2025-35 Local Growth Plan as it takes charge of regional development agenda Combined County Authority privately selects unspecified...
Getty Images UK retail sales fell sharply last month after “dismal” sales at supermarkets, official figures show. Sales volumes were estimated to have fallen by 2.7% in May, the biggest monthly fall since December 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It said there were signs that alcohol and tobacco sales were lower...
The court battles over tariffs got all the attention this week but that wasn’t the only sign the Trump administration is still engaged in a trade war with China. On Wednesday the administration suspended the sale of jet engines and some high tech chips and software as well. The target of these new restrictions seems...
Jordan Peck / Getty Images Oghenochuko Ojiri arrives at court on Friday An art expert who has worked on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has admitted failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty to eight counts under the Terrorism...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Sarah McKeich said it had been a busy week with the sunshine People have flocked to Plymouth Hoe to enjoy the sunshine this week, giving a boost to ice-cream sellers. At Mrs Whippy, an ice cream van along the front, the owner Sara McKeich said it has been...
McDonald’s has suffered its biggest drop in US sales since the height of Covid, a fall that it said was driven by wider concerns about the US economy. The world’s largest burger chain’s revenue at US stores open at least a year sank 3.6% in the first three months of 2025 compared with the same...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Sophie Roberts The artist and social media star Sophie Tea (right) took her popular social media project to Tavistock A social media star and artist who upcycles charity shop items for her one million Instagram followers each week has taken the project to her parents’ home town for the...
Contrary to what you might have heard, EV sales in the US were up in the first quarter according to two reports out recently from automotive research firms. First up, JD Power. A J.D. Power report has revealed that the overall electric vehicle (EV) market share percentage rose to 9.3% in March 2025 compared to...
The Hundred has long been a source of frustration to county cricket supporters who feel the 18 teams are negatively impacted by the marquee competition. A county-led review offering feedback as to how a future structure could work will be undertaken in the coming weeks. Rob Andrew, managing director of the professional game, said: “There’s...
Tesla’s sales plummeted to their lowest level since 2022 in a surprise to analysts amid a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of this year, a 13% drop from a year ago. Shares of Tesla tumbled after the release of the...
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) have introduced legislation to block nearly $4 billion in proposed weapons sales to Israel, after Israel has unilaterally ended the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and embarked on what appears to be the most violent phase of its genocide yet. On Sunday, Jayapal’s office announced the introduction of...
Wilkinson has previously said Wales is “culturally behind” when it comes to supporting the women’s team. And she insists she will continue to make that point with Wales men’s team regularly selling out Cardiff City Stadium and with over 2,000 fans making the trip to North Macedonia to watch Craig Bellamy’s side in World Cup...