All news on the topic: Devon
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Incredible solar eclipse graces British skies - the very best pictures of the once-in-a-generation event
Britons’ eyes went skyward this evening as the most significant solar eclipse in 27 years graced UK skies.
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Major fire tears through Exeter park as heatwave and drought worsen across England
Firefighters raced to battle a major fire at a park in Exeter on Tuesday amid a worsening heatwave and drought conditions sweeping the country.
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Pregnant women face two-hour journeys as North Devon maternity unit suspends births
Concerns about feeling pressure to have caesarean section, or paying for hotel in Exeter after hospital in Barnstaple suspends birthing services
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Ann Widdecombe battered 21 times over the head with a hammer by man who burst into her home as she ate lunch
Ann Widdecombe was battered 21 times over the head with a hammer by a man who allegedly burst in as she ate lunch, a court heard today.
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"Dexter" fan murdered prison cellmate while awaiting trial over two dismemberment killings, court hears
A serial killer fan strangled a prison cellmate while on trial for murdering two other men and dismembering their bodies in Cornish woodland, a court has heard.
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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect pictured as police probe possible terror motive
Ann Widdecombe’s alleged murderer has been pictured for the first time after the politician was killed in a suspected targeted attack.
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Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd charged with attacking new girlfriend
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has been charged by police with attacking a new girlfriend, new parole board documents reveal.
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Counter-terror probe focuses on final timeline before Ann Widdecombe’s death
The suspected “targeted murder” of Ann Widdecombe at her isolated country bungalow has shocked the nation.
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Ann Widdecombe’s £600,000 home featured on national TV just five days before her murder
Ann Widdecombe’s home was shown on national television just five days before she was killed, The Sun can reveal.
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Police release murder suspect in Ann Widdecombe case as hunt for killer continues
A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation.
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Man arrested over Ann Widdecombe’s murder as police launch major investigation
The 78-year-old’s death was announced on Friday morning after the former MP was found at her home having sustained serious injuries.
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Police launch murder investigation after Ann Widdecombe found dead at Devon home
Police have launched a murder probe after Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her remote Devon home – with cops hunting a “white male”.
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Brand-new £31m academy condemned before first pupil enters amid structural defects
A brand new school that cost £31million to build is set to be demolished in a shocking “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
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Female pilot dies after plane crashes near former RAF airfield in Devon
The female pilot woman in her 40s was flying alone when the plane crashed near Dunkeswell Airfield on Friday morning.
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Brexit betrayed Britain’s fishermen as Starmer locks EU boats in UK waters until 2038
George Shipley doesn’t mince his words. The 34-year-old acting skipper stands on the quayside at Brixham harbour, the smell of salt and diesel thick in the early morning air, white plastic boxes stacked behind him and the Devon hills rising beyond the trawlers, and says what every fisherman here is thinking.
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Janice Sowden ordered to pay £4,000 over deaths of two care home residents
A care home manager has been ordered to pay £4,000 after two people in wheelchairs drowned when their boat capsized on a day out.
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Tesco evacuated after two caravans deliberately set on fire in Glastonbury
A Tesco store was evacuated after two caravans were deliberately set on fire, according to emergency services.
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Three Royal Navy personnel die after helicopter crashes during training exercise in Devon
Three Royal Navy personnel have been killed after their helicopter crashed into a field overnight.
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Royal Navy helicopter crashes near A30 in Devon as emergency response continues and roads remain closed
A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field at Sourton Down near Okehampton in Devon, prompting a major emergency response and widespread road disruption across key routes in the area.
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Watchdog accuses prison service of exposing inmates to cancer-causing gas
The prison service risks facing severe penalties from the health and safety regulator after it exposed staff and inmates to dangerous levels of lethal radon gas.
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Inferno returns: Notorious Sherwood Palm hotel burns again on Easter Sunday after second blaze in three days
A hotel called "Britain’s worst" has gone up in flames for the second time in a matter of days.
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42 UK prisons under investigation after staff and inmates exposed to deadly radon gas
There are concerns that hundreds more inmates and staff may have been exposed to hazardous levels of cancer-causing gas, with the Ministry of Justice now investigating 42 prison and probation sites, The Independent can reveal.
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Storm Chandra brings flooding, travel disruption and school closures across the UK
Heavy rain and strong winds swept across the UK as Storm Chandra arrived, triggering weather warnings, flooding, transport disruption and widespread school closures.
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Body found in search for man missing after Christmas Day swim in Devon
A body has been found in the search for a 63-year-old man who disappeared in the sea during a Christmas Day swim.
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Major investigation triggered after doll mistaken for child’s body near Awliscombe
Police have confirmed that remains initially thought to be a “child’s body” found near a Devon village were in fact a “childlike sex doll”.
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