Wife who poured boiling water on husband’s mistress jailed
Family of firework-hit daughter urges parents not to take the risk this bonfire night
Cancer patients in court for growing cannabis
Mine fall man calls for 'risk of death' signs
Fifth day in search for missing man Tom Mugford, 24
Merger of two Devon district councils is off
Rail firm 'to run 60% of services during strike days'
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People in South Devon are being offered free mouth checks over the next two weeks.
It's Mouth Cancer Action Month and an NHS mobile dental van is visiting Newton Abbot today, followed by Torquay on Friday, and Paignton and Dartmouth next week.
NHS bosses said about 6,000 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer, external every year.
Police seized a large amount of crack cocaine and heroin, external in Exeter on Tuesday, and it’s thought the street value of the drugs seized is over £15,000.
South Western Railway (SWR) says it will run more than 60% of services on days strike action is due next week.
The operator, whose services include routes from London Waterloo to Exeter, is one of five railway firms nationally facing industrial action next week in bitter disputes over the role of guards.
Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will walk out on 8 and 9 November - the first time the company is being targeted since it took over the franchise from South West Trains in the summer.
The union has raised concerns about safety, accusing the company of resorting to "desperate and risky" measures "to cut corners on safety in order to run trains with staff who are ill-equipped to carry out the full range of functions of the guard".
SWR said the strike was "unnecessary" and it had "repeatedly assured the RMT" that it planned to keep two safety-trained employees on trains.
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BBC Local Live
Plans for two Devon district councils to merge are off after one of the two authorities voted against submitting the proposals to the secretary of state.
South Hams and West Devon councils already share some services but had proposed a full merger, saying it would mean £500,000 in savings annually.
Last night, the South Hams authority voted in favour but West Devon voted against.
The voting breakdown was:
It will stay dry, bright and mild all day.
High cloud in the morning will make sunshine rather hazy. But, by afternoon, sunlight will be more direct for most, though lower cloud may move over western parts just before dusk.
Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
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Farmers from across the South West are due to meet in Tiverton later to discuss how they're going to cope if Brexit negotiations fail to deliver a deal between the UK and the European Union.
Colin Rowland, who farms near Exmoor and heads the NFU's livestock board in the South West, said trade could be a disaster if talks failed and huge tariffs were introduced to some markets.
The government has promised to keep overall subsidy payments at the same level as the EU until 2022.
Image source, Family photoA mother whose young daughter was hit by a firework during a home display is urging parents not to take the risk this bonfire night.
Stephanie's daughter Masie was four when she was rushed to The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children after the firework exploded on her neck causing severe burns.
The family from north Devon want to warn others of the danger they can cause.
Watch: 'What Maisie went through last year was horrific'
A detective constable has praised the memories of trial witnesses after a former police puppy walker from near St Austell was jailed for 21 years, external for the sickening sexual abuse of two young children.
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Image source, Via Devon and Cornwall PoliceIt's the fifth day in the search for missing 24-year-old Tom Mugford, from Redruth.
Devon and Cornwall Police said officers had been using dogs and a police helicopter to find Tom, who absconded from Bodmin Hospital on Saturday morning.
He was sighted by people in Portreath yesterday who called his family.
Denise Sinkins, his mother, said she managed to speak to him but he ran off into woods alongside RAF Portreath.
Tom is described as about 5ft 10ins tall, with sandy-coloured hair, and was wearing a blue fleece.
St John's Church of England Primary School in Totnes is closed today due to a suspected gas leak.
The school's website said engineers were to assess the premises and more information would be made available to parents later.
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BBC News Online
A man who fell 50ft (15m) into a disused mine says urgent action is needed to stop further accidents.
Andrew Williams, from near Penarth in Wales, is still recovering after a six-hour rescue operation near St Just, Cornwall in September.
Experts said there were hundreds of historic mines in the county and many were easily accessible.
Cornwall Council says it is working with landowners, the National Trust, to secure "potentially dangerous" sites.
Jenny Kumah
BBC South West
Plans for two Devon district councils to merge are off.
South Hams and West Devon councils already share some services but proposed a full merger, saying it would mean £500,000 in savings annually.
Last night, members of South Hams authority voted in favour of the proposals, despite the fact it would have meant higher council tax bills for its residents - a £25 increase a year for three years.
But, in a surprising twist, West Devon councillors voted against, even though it's the poorer authority.
It leaves it needing to find another way to plug a £1m projected black hole in its finances.
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
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