Donald Trump’s threats of severe tariffs on Russia is leading the front pages of Tuesday’s papers, with the US president pushing for Moscow to accept a deal to end the war within 50 days. The Financial Times says Trump has told Russia to expect 100% “secondary” tariffs if the Ukraine war does not end within...
Repeated vandalism of life-saving equipment is putting people in danger, councillors have warned. Torridge District Council said there had been multiple occasions where equipment used to rescue people had been vandalised at leisure spots, including Kenwith Valley Reservoir, which is popular with dog walkers. The council, which has more than 40 life-saving items across the...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC The RNLI has urged people to ‘float to live’ The RNLI has issued a warning following “serious” back-to-back water rescues on one day in south Devon. The life-saving charity said it responded to concerns for two kayakers who were heading towards Burgh Island in “challenging cross-shore winds” on...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Sam Hearn South West Water has urged people to avoid entering the dam South West Water (SWW) has urged people to avoid entering the water at operational sites after a teenager was rescued from Lopwell Dam near Plymouth. Katie Roberts, 37, from Plymouth said she rescued the teenager from...
It was a dramatic start to the week in Russia. On Monday morning, President Vladimir Putin sacked his transport minister, Roman Starovoit. By the afternoon Starovoit was dead; his body was discovered in a park on the edge of Moscow with a gunshot wound to the head. A pistol, allegedly, beside the body. Investigators said...
Given we are talking about the second half of next week and beyond, a long time off when it comes to the weather, there are question marks over who will see any potential heatwave, how hot it will get and how long it will last. At the moment, like in the previous heatwaves, computer models...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West RNLI The RNLI is reminding people to swim between red and yellow flags Thirteen people were rescued by lifeguards after getting caught in a rip current off a Cornish beach. The RNLI said the incident at Trebarwith Strand in north Cornwall on Sunday was one of several rescues it...
People are being advised to keep pets and livestock away from a Devon river after a pollution incident. The Environment Agency said a chemical had entered the watercourse, a tributary of the River Lew, near Okehampton, late on Monday. It said the source had since been found and stopped. Further investigations were continuing and officers...
Christine Butler BBC News, Cornwall BBC Staffordshire bull terrier Miley was neglected and emaciated when he came to the RSPCA The number of animal cruelty cases in the South West involving more than one pet from the same household has risen, the RSPCA said. Charity leaders said they feared the increase was partly due to...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West Devon and Cornwall Police The portable devices identify lethal synthetic substances within seconds, the team said Police across the South West have started to use technology that acts as an early warning system for dangerous drugs. Devon and Cornwall Police worked with a team of chemists to develop the...
Chris Vallance Senior Technology Reporter Getty Images Demand for so-called “fast tech” – cheap electronic items often quickly binned or abandoned in drawers – is growing, a not-for-profit that works to reduce electronic waste has warned. Material Focus singled out heatwave-fuelled demand for battery powered mini-fans as an example of the problem, suggesting over seven...
The US president expressed his frustration at the conduct of the two nations. Read full article at source...
Getty Images Unlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people’s lives at risk, officials say Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other “shocking locations” in Britain, officials have warned. People’s lives “are being put at risk every single day” by the lack...
A water firm has advised its customers to have shorter showers and let their lawns go brown after England experienced the driest spring since 1893. Southern Water serves about 2.6 million customers across the south of England, including in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It said a prolonged dry spell has impacted the local...
Getty Images Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union’s annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission. This could distract staff or make...