A former bank building in a Devon town could be converted into flats and a retail unit under new plans. The Georgian building in East Street in South Molton was previously used as a Lloyds branch, until it closed two years ago. Now developers want to create two flats, refurbish an existing apartment and provide...
Jane Douglas BBC News, South West BBC The South West has seen a growing number of international tourists Devon and Cornwall’s tourist industry is showing signs of optimism, with early indicators suggesting a potentially strong season ahead, say tourism boards. Visit Cornwall and Visit Devon report encouraging booking trends, with a rise in day visitors....
Sean Dilley & Molly Stazicker Transport correspondent & transport producer PA Heidi Alexander making a speech this week in front of a train carriage with the new GBR logo South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour. The first nationalised service, from Woking...
South West Water The project is due to start in October 2025 and is expected to take three years to complete Researchers have won an award to fund a major project that aims to help predict and manage algal blooms before they grow. The Prediction and Early Detection of Algal Blooms in Lakes and Reservoirs...
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Thousands of civilians have been killed by armed militias in recent years, the UN says A man slept outside in a car park overnight in Kenya with his wife and infant son in January, consumed by confusion and disbelief. The family, refugees from the Democratic Republic of...
Nick Ericsson BBC World Service Reuters President Trump doubled down on his unfounded claims of a white genocide in a remarkable meeting with President Ramaphosa South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation went to Washington this week hoping for a boost and a reset after months of acrimony with the Donald Trump administration. Instead...
Juna Moon and Tessa Wong BBC News Reporting fromSeoul and Singapore BBC Korean Han Tae-soon had spent decades looking for her daughter Kyung-ha The last memory Han Tae-soon has of her daughter as a child is in May 1975, at their home in Seoul. “I was going to the market and asked Kyung-ha, ‘Aren’t you...
The boss of South West Water has apologised unreservedly for a parasite outbreak in south Devon a year ago. In an interview with BBC Spotlight’s Victoria Graham, Pennon Group chief executive Susan Davy also responded to criticism over bill rises, sewage spills and her remuneration. Video: Erin Black Read full article at source...
South Africa’s latest crime statistics debunk claims that a genocide is being committed against white people, the country’s police minister has said. The widely discredited allegation was amplified by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, in an extraordinary meeting with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump told Ramaphosa that white farmers in South Africa...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Victoria Graham BBC Spotlight presenter BBC Susan Davy said she had sleepless nights during Brixham’s cryptosporidium outbreak The boss of South West Water (SWW) has said she unreservedly apologises for a parasite outbreak in south Devon a year ago. In an interview with the BBC, Pennon Group CEO Susan...
Cyril Ramaphosa kept his cool despite the onslaught Read full article at source...
A federal judge has said the deportation of eight men to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated his order that migrants must be allowed to challenge their removal to third countries. Judge Brian Murphy’s finding on Wednesday was the latest turn in a fast-evolving dispute. One day earlier, he ordered US authorities to keep custody of the...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged a federal judge to consider holding the officials in contempt of court. Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Tuesday urged a federal judge to consider holding U.S. officials in contempt of court following the Trump administration’s alleged deportation of multiple immigrants from Southeast Asia to South Sudan,...
Did you vote for this? Because I ain’t gonna lie … I voted for this. For months, South Africa has tried to paint Israel as genocidal for fighting the war Hamas and the Gazans started on October 7. That began a rift with the US that has sharply accelerated since Donald Trump took office, who...
Watch moment Trump confronts South Africa’s president with video US President Donald Trump has confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House with a video that the US president said supports his claim that white farmers are being “persecuted” in the country. The footage shown during a news conference with the South African...