The world must seize a shrinking window to reverse the steep decline of wildlife and nature by triggering positive tipping points in food and finance, following the path of the one already underway in...

Two of the South West’s leading organisations for marine research and education have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reflecting their shared commitment to addressing the key issues fac...

Ofsted reports are an influential factor parents consider when choosing a primary school, with families abandoning schools after poor reports, according to new research. While Ofsted’s power to revers...

Tech companies have long claimed that personal agents could be the future of how we interact with computers – and now they are desperately trying to make them adorable

The prime minister wants fixing the crisis in social care to be the defining mission of his premiership.

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The University of Exeter Business School has been recognised for its commitment to advancing gender equality with an Athena SWAN Silver Award. It is among a select number of business schools in the UK...

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For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.

Autonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict

The secretive trade mechanism has provided a financial lifeline for Tehran in recent years.

Subsidies for emerging technology that allows seafood to be produced on land would boost the UK’s food security as well as deliver significant climate benefits, new research shows.     A new study in ...

Two University of Exeter academics have been recognised as leading figures in their fields following their election as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. Judith Green, Emeritus Professor in So...

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John Mase Smith probably holds the record for the briefest second marriage, heading back to his first wife at 5am the morning after his bigamous wedding in 1849.

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Simon takes your calls plus the best gossip from the county.

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Government confirms plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification in England as students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

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President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.

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The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.

Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage was re-elected to his parliamentary seat Friday in a by-election shunned by the major parties -- handing his main rival, joke candidate Count Binface, a larg...

Need for Burnham to tackle regional inequality could not be clearer as London becomes ‘educational outlier’

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The world record for the women's 800m is the longest standing in athletics. No-one has managed to break it for 43 years. Why is it such a tough task?

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Behind the South West's postcard image, poverty and isolation are limiting opportunities for many young people.

The US and Iran have fought over the Strait for months, deepening a global economic crisis. Experts tell Alex Croft that Trump may end up accepting key Iranian demands just to end an unpopular war

Satirical candidates are part of a longstanding tradition in British politics.

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If you’re looking to be loved, Simone de Beauvoir would warn you to look away from AI.

National Education Union (NEU) leader says asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’

PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to power

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Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby opined that middle powers have no coherent basis for alignment independent of the US

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How the handover of power at Number 10 happens.

Our experts explain how devolution in the UK has worked in practice – and what needs to change.

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Zelensky said he was “grateful for the strong emphasis placed on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense to better protect people’s lives."

Britain's educational divide is increasingly becoming a London-versus-the-rest story, according to new analysis showing that the capital continues to pull away from other regions on headline measures ...

The Makerfield MP plans to divide his time between Downing Street and Manchester

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