Lisa Young BBC News, South West BBC Firefighters said the people in the car on Friday night had been “very lucky to have survived” A fire chief has warned drivers to be aware of an accident hotspot on Dartmoor after three people were injured when the car they were in overturned. Ashburton Fire Station crew...
Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah Getty Images The cryptosporidium parasite causes cryptosporidiosis, a serious gastrointestinal illness Tens of thousands of visitors due to attend a UK-wide open farm day this weekend have been warned about a parasitic infection that causes serious gastrointestinal illness. There were 17 outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis linked to farms in England and...
Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey Health reporters Getty Images Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drug safety experts in the UK say it’s not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, could harm an unborn baby....
The prime minister has been warned he will fail to meet his own target of halving violence against women and girls without significant investment in services, according to two senior government watchdogs. This is the first time Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales Dame Nicole Jacobs and Victims Commissioner for England and Wales Baroness...
Students could face subject “cold spots” if universities are not allowed to work together more to deliver courses, according to a new report. The review by Universities UK, which represents 141 institutions, found universities were reluctant to collaborate because of concerns around breaking business laws designed to promote healthy competition between them. The Competition and...
Swimmers in Devon have been warned about the dangers of open water swimming, including cold water shock. Nearly 200 people died from accidental drownings in the UK last year, with 28 in May alone, according to the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF). The NWSF said cold water shock was “the body’s response to sudden immersion...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Shutterstock for Big Brother Mickey Rourke is known for films like 9½ Weeks, Year of the Dragon and The Wrestler Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been given a formal warning for using “offensive and unacceptable” language towards JoJo Siwa in Celebrity Big Brother. The Oscar-nominated star entered the ITV reality show...
Police are warning people in the South West to be responsible when watching marine wildlife. After an increase in whale sightings recently, Devon and Cornwall Police said it had received reports of people disturbing them to get a closer look. Officers said people should keep at least 100m (328ft) away from whales and other marine...
Tom Espiner and Simon Browning BBC business reporters PA Media Heathrow Airport was warned about the “resilience” of its power supply in the days before a fire which shut down the airport for more than a day last month. The boss of a group representing airlines told a group of MPs on Wednesday that he...
Universities could face multi-million-pound fines for breaches of freedom of speech rules, the Office for Students (OfS) said. The University of Sussex was fined £585,000 after the OfS said its equality policy – which includes rules to “positively represent trans people” – could prevent staff and students voicing opposing views. Sussex was investigated after Prof...
Several front pages lead on the chancellor’s Spring Statement on Wednesday, including the Guardian which reports on concerns about what Rachel Reeves could announce. The paper says she is due to promise to “secure Britain’s future” by boosting defence spending, but adds there is “mounting speculation that she will be forced to raise taxes” in...
