HEADLINES Devon & Torbay CCA sets sail for regional democratic deficit with £500,000 crew Combined county authority throws public accountability overboard as future regional strategic governance body ratifies constitution at inaugural meeting but fails to explain why so many staff needed to deliver so little at such colossal cost. Read more. Sidwell Street Post Office...
When the legislation establishing Devon & Torbay Combined County Authority came into force in February, county council leader James McInnes described the event as a “monumental day” heralding a change in the relationship between Devon and Torbay and central government. No such fanfare accompanied the first formal meeting of the new authority, which is to...
World number four Jessica Pegula mounted a superb second-set comeback to beat Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-5 and land her first clay court title at the Charleston Open. In what was the first all-American final at the tournament since 1990, the 31-year-old took charge, breaking Kenin in the opening game on her way to claiming the...
Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News APOPO Five-year-old Ronin has helped Cambodians reclaim land that was once avoided for fear of landmines A landmine-sniffing rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rat to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants. Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered...
First he must celebrate this win. It was achieved without his very best golf. It would be an exaggeration to say he won it ugly, but he did it with a largely errant driver and was able to put himself in contention in a way that was beyond golf’s other leading lights. Sawgrass is a...