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Bus Users UK will be by the Princesshay Shopping Centre on Bedford Street at 10am to 2pm on Wednesday 12 June to hear what local people have to say about their bus services.

Bus Users UK, the charity that aims to bring people together through socially inclusive transport, will be joined by representatives from Devon County Council and Stagecoach South West.

Passengers and local residents can pop in and raise their concerns or suggestions directly with the people responsible for running their bus services.

Anyone not able to make the event can call Bus Users on 0300...

Extroverts and introverts are opposites of each other. While extroverts enjoy the company of others and love to be in the spotlight, introverts prefer to keep to themselves and often look forward to being at home all alone. If they are so different, then why are they so attracted to each other? Is it just because opposites are supposed to attract, or is there something else involved? Keep reading to find out why these groups of people can’t seem to get enough of each other.

They want what they don't have.

This is the biggest reason why introverts and extroverts are so...

It’s been just over 50 years since John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous ‘bed-in’ to promote world peace. The year was 1969 and the US was locked in conflict in the Vietnam War. John and Yoko were against it, as were a great many people, and they invited the media into their hotel room, the presidential suite at Amsterdam’s Hilton Hotel. From there, the newly wed couple promoted world peace and urged people to reject violence in all its forms.

That’s what they were doing from their bed, but there are people out there who work from their bed. Rather than keep their nice,...

A University of Exeter scientist has won FameLab International, a global competition to find the best new science communicators.

Marine biologist Tim Gordon progressed through preliminary rounds and regional finals earlier this year, before winning the UK final of FameLab at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Monday. Judge Dr Vivienne Parry OBE described his presentation as “authentic, honest and absolutely passionate about his subject”, and he was awarded £3,000 as the national champion.

He then represented the UK in an international semi-final, qualifying for the overall...