Promo_Link/Getty Images Serving strawberries in a sandwich might be unusual in the UK, but it’s nothing new in Japan Strawberries and cream – an iconic British combo since the 1800s. But do they belong together in a sandwich? M&S has rolled out a limited-edition strawberries and cream sandwich, made with strawberries, whipped cream cheese and...
Part of the Series The Public Intellectual Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. On June 6, resistance ignited in the streets of Los Angeles to confront the Trump regime’s brutal campaign against immigrants,...
Protests against immigration raids have continued in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, with similar demonstrations happening in other major US cities. US President Donald Trump says the protests are an “assault on peace and public order”. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the way to dismantle protests is to end the raids. In Chicago, Illinois,...
The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday, with tear gas fired in the Paramount district. Read full article at source...
BBC The electric buses are due to start operating in June The first vehicles that are part of a new fleet of electric buses will soon be rolled out onto the streets of Plymouth and parts of Cornwall. Plymouth Citybus is replacing some of its current diesel vehicles with 50 zero emission double-decker buses as...
Alex Green BBC News, South West BBC Many wear fancy dress for the Plymouth half marathon each year Thousands of runners have taken to the streets of Plymouth for Sunday’s half marathon. The 13.1 mile (21km) route begins and ends on the Hoe, going via Embankment Road and through Saltram Woods, among other areas. Organisers...
Rachel Stonehouse BBC West Investigations Emma Hallett BBC West Investigations WATCH: Police officers Siggi Gilleburg and Jordan Daruvalla on patrol WARNING: This article contains details of a sexual nature. If you have been affected by anything in this story, help can be found at the BBC Action line. The commercial sex industry is highly complex,...
Street artists are being given the opportunity to make their mark in Exeter. InExeter – the city’s Business Improvement District, or BID – is looking for talented artists to help brighten up the streets of Exeter. They’re looking for artists with the vision and skills to create spectacular pieces that add to the vibrancy and...
Watch: BBC witnesses tempers flare between a van dweller and local residents “I’m standing up for my rights,” bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol. The 55-year-old has just marched across the grass, his pink shirt flapping open in the early...
A serval cat which was spotted roaming city streets after getting out during a suspected break-in at its owner’s property has returned home. Plymouth City Council said it received a call about a possible sighting of a large cat in the city. The council said officers contacted the cat’s owner, who is the only person...
Tens of thousands took to the streets across the United States on Saturday in a scathing indictment of Donald Trump’s mounting pile of attacks. These protests came just two weeks following the “Hands Off” protests that brought out millions of people across the country to the streets in coordinated actions, denouncing the administration’s attacks on...
Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his arrest is politically...
HEADLINES Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away....
Devon County Council has admitted that the Heavitree & Whipton Active Streets trial it launched in August 2023 led to a “lack of trust in the decision-making process” at County Hall and a perception of a “downward spiral” in Exeter highways management. It also said that focus groups held in November, after the trial scheme...