Mount Mayon, otherwise known as Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines erupted on Tuesday morning killing at least five, and injuring many more according to local media reports.

According to philstar.com tour guide Kenneth Jesalva, who climbed up the volcano with seven others on Monday, said in an interview that three foreign tourists and a tour guide were killed due to the ash ejection.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the Mayon Volcano produced a small phreatic event at 8am and lasted about 73 seconds and sent ash clouds rising to a...

As part of Deaf Awareness Week (6 - 10 May) the Exeter Academy for Deaf Education is delighted to be launching its first 'Wear It Loud' Day on Friday 10 May.

Academy staff and students will be taking part and several local companies are already signed up to the challenge of 'wearing the brightest clothes you dare!'

Anyone is welcome to take part, so why not join in the fun? The suggested donation is £2 per person and the Academy is encouraging people to run their own fundraising activities, such as holding a brightly decorated cake sale or challenging family and friends and...

Cassa Pancho's award-winning Ballet Black returns to the Exeter Northcott Theatre for the third time this week as they celebrate the talents of black and Asian dancers from around the world. The company has garnered praise from all quarters, with recent accolades including a Critics' Circle National Dance Award nomination for Best Independent Company of 2012.

The company is delighted to present a mixed bill of premieres with exciting new work from up and coming choreographers: Ludovic Ondiviela (The Royal Ballet) with a specially composed score by Fabio D'andrea; Robert Binet (...

Extreme sports fanatic Ant Gange has chosen training charity St Loye’s Foundation as the beneficiary of his latest daredevil stunt.

27-year-old Ant, who is deaf, has a history of outdoor challenges including snowboarding in the French Alps, skydiving with the Army parachute Association and ‘parapenting’ or running off the side of a mountain with a parachute and looking for thermal updrafts to keep flying! Ant’s latest undertaking is a skydive to raise funds for the charity where he is currently training.

St Loye’s Foundation provide tailored training and support for people...

Tributes have been paid to Nick Milligan, the 51-year-old father killed in a tragic speedboat accident in the Camel Estuary near Padstow on Sunday (5 May).

Mr Milligan and his eight-year-old daughter died after they and four other members of their family were thrown out of the boat into the water. They are believed to have been hit by the vessel as it circled the vicinity.

Eye witness reports suggest the boat was out of control in water near to the harbour of the North Cornwall town.

A local man - named as Charlie Toogood, a water sports instructor - has been...

Exeter College art students showcase their talents this month in the city centre. The annual Foundation Degree Summer Show is open to the public, and provides an opportunity for prospective applicants to see the high standard of work produced. Exhibits include Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Digital Arts.

In partnership with Plymouth University, students can top up their Foundation Degree to a full BA with an optional third year in Plymouth.

The free show is open on weekdays for the last two weeks of May at the Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria...

According to a sleep study from 2010 at a sleep laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden, people who were sleep deprived were rated less healthy and less dishy than those who got a good night's sleep! So how many hours of sleep is best? Adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep, while teens and babies need more. During deep sleep, our skin's metabolic rate and the body's cells show higher production rates and the breakdown of proteins decrease. Proteins are the building blocks of our skin cells, so if they're chuffed and flourishing, so is our skin! If your hubby thinks...