Charlotte Cox BBC South West Investigations Contributor A beaver takes its first steps into the wild, picture from an unlicensed release Under cover of darkness, a nocturnal creature emerges from a crate and takes its first tentative steps into a new life in the wild. “It is just essentially God’s work. We’re undoing the damage...
Munaza Rafiq Disability news producer Handout Kailee Kember-Brown says she has only heard back from 10 of the 40 job applications she’s sent “I don’t want to live off benefits all my life.” Teenager Kailee Kember-Brown, a wheelchair user, says she has so far applied for more than 40 jobs without success. Kailee, from Dover,...
LA Logic: Since Illegals Are Too Scared of ICE to Go to Work They Shouldn’t Have to Pay Rent, Either
Los Angeles and California never cease to amaze. I can say that with absolute certainty. Just when you think things are simmering down, those folks out there come up some off-the-wall freakin’ crap that just so mind glowingly unreal, you have to check twice to make sure you read it right. And then it’s still...
A demerit point is given to someone in international cricket who commits an offence that breaches the code of conduct for players and player support personal. The code was first introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September 2016. Offences that can lead to players and support staff being given demerit points include dissent,...
Earlier at Eastbourne, highly rated Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca claimed his first ATP Tour win on grass by beating Zizou Bergs of Belgium in three sets. Fonseca, 18, recovered from a bruising tie-break defeat in the opening set to claim nine consecutive games on his way to beating Bergs 6-7 6-0 6-3 in two hours...
Work to improve bus services in Plymouth will begin next month, the council has said. Plymouth City Council (PCC) said the Royal Parade bus improvement scheme aimed to reduce congestion and improve reliability by increasing its number of bus stops on the shop side of the city centre. The local authority said the scheme would...
In the County Championship, the maximum number of points a team can earn in one match is 24 points. The winning team is awarded 16 points, while the losers are earn none for the result. Draws and a tie give teams eight points each. On top of that, teams can earn up to eight additional...
Joshua Smith Joshua Smith was given the Nigel Queree Environment Award Two students studying for doctorates have been awarded grants for their natural history work. Societe Jersiaise has given the Nigel Queree Environment Award for 2025 to Joshua Smith for his project assessing grazing practices. The study group gave the Roderick Dobson Award to Rees...
Billy Kenber Politics investigations correspondent Phillip Kemp Political reporter Getty Images On a cloudy Tuesday in September last year, Gawain Towler, a veteran press chief for Nigel Farage’s various political parties, was working in Reform UK’s central London offices when his phone went calling him into a meeting. He was being given the sack. The...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Marie Swords said where the pallet was left made it “impassable” A woman from Plymouth has said she was unable to get to work for two days due to a delivery of a pallet of stones blocking the front of her garage. 71-year-old Marie Swords said she couldn’t...
Getty Images How does the weather health alert system work? The weather alert service warns the public in England when high or low temperatures could damage their health. The system is run by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office. It includes both heat health and cold health alerts Heat health alerts are...
Devon County Council Devon County Council said the bridge had undergone work to prevent structural water damage A 19th Century bridge in Exeter has reopened following major refurbishments. Devon County Council (DCC) said the Grade II listed Iron Bridge had undergone work to prevent water damage to its structure. Work had taken place since January...
Getty Images Former England football captain David Beckham has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, as have actor Gary Oldman and musician Roger Daltrey. UK Honours typically celebrate the contribution of well-known personalities, government employees and ordinary people who have served their community. When are UK honours awarded? Most UK honours are...
Firefighters worked through the night to tackle a fire at a shop in Tavistock. The fire service said nine crews attended the blaze in the Co-op store on Market Street when a fire alarm alerted them shortly after 19:00 BST on Wednesday. Crews said they found the fire at the back of the shop which...
Arrests for illegal work have doubled in a year as police focus on “unscrupulous” employers who exploit undocumented migrants, the government says. Immigration officers arrested more than 6,400 people in the past year in raids at businesses across the UK, data released by the Home Office shows. It said the figure is 51% higher than...