At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured after a hospital and market were bombed in South Sudan, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. The charity said helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the pharmacy of the hospital it runs in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, burning it down, before firing on...
Volunteers are needed to become puppy raisers to meet the demand for trained guide dogs in the south west. The Guide Dogs charity said it was seeking people in Devon and Cornwall prepared to train and home more than 200 dogs while they go through months of training. Leah Rogers, the charity’s puppy raising manager,...
BBC Police said more than 100 vehicles were found to be speeding Two drivers were arrested and a number of vehicles seized during a police operation in south Devon, officers have said. The operation on 16 April in Teignbridge was part of a “day of action” to keep roads safe, Devon and Cornwall Police said....
The number of EV charge points in the South West has grown by nearly a third in a year, according to a new study. The Department for Transport said nearly 1,300 public charge points have been added to the South West charging network since April last year. It said there were now more than 5,500...
Wedaeli Chibelushi & Mayeni Jones BBC News, London & Johannesburg Executive Mayor Andrè Truter/ Facebook Joshlin Smith has not been found more than a year after she went missing The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter. Kelly...
Location : The A38 eastbound between the junctions with the A384 and the A382 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 14:45 and 15:00 on 1 May 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The announcement comes three decades after the end of white-minority rule – and after a group of survivors and victims’ relatives sued Ramaphosa’s government over a perceived lack of justice. The Truth and Reconciliation...
Location : The A38 westbound. Reason : Medical emergency. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 14:30 and 14:45 on 30 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 30 April 2025. Lanes Closed : There are lane closures....
Wedaeli Chibelushi & Pumza Fihlani BBC News, London & Johannesburg South Africa Police Service Constable Boipelo Senoge was among the three officers whose bodies were found in the river Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers – who had been missing for six days – were found...
A small library in North Devon is celebrating after being crowned the South West Library of the Year. Braunton Library was singled out in the British Book Awards 2025 for its creativity and work in the community. The library hosts numerous groups, including a Lego club for children, knit and natter and coffee and crochet...
A senior figure from South Africa’s ruling ANC party has defended his country’s sovereignty amid growing tensions with the US over race relations and a new land law. “We are a free country, we’re a sovereign country. We’re not a province of the United States and that sovereignty will be defended,” ANC National Chair Gwede...
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding the Chinese flag, stood on the disputed reef of Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands....
Nichola Mandil BBC News, Juba South Sudan Presidency Office/Handout Pope Francis went on a historic visit to South Sudan in 2023 South Sudanese leaders should “honour” Pope Francis’ legacy by ending the country’s conflict, the Vatican’s diplomatic representative to the nation has said. “We must try to make concrete in the daily life of South...
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Celiwe Ndaba / Facebook Dr Celiwe Ndaba said that once she decided to refuse to pay for her husband’s lifestyle he left their marriage A young female South African doctor has sparked a nationwide conversation about a form of domestic abuse often shrouded in silence – financial abuse. In a...
Torquay United missed out on the National League South title despite winning 4-1 at Hemel Hempstead on the final day of the season. Truro City’s 5-2 win over St Albans City meant the Gulls ended the season in second place. Paul Wotton’s side missed out on goal difference – their record was two goals worse...