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  1. A30 to be closed 'for several hours' after van overturns

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  2. Exeter Airport has fewer departure delays than average

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    Flights from Exeter Airport were among the least delayed at the UK airport's last year, analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data suggests.

    Scheduled and charter flights, but not cancelled services, from the 25 busiest airports were examined in the study.

    The Press Association, which compiled the departure punctuality ranking, said flights across all airports left an average of 15 minutes late.

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    Planes left Exeter 11.9 minutes late on average.

    The best performing airport was Heathrow, with an average of 11-minutes delayed. The worst was Luton at 19.7 minutes.

    The CAA said the data allows passengers to "make informed choices about which airports they fly from".

    But a spokesman for the Airport Operators Association said "outdated" airspace infrastructure limits the efficiency of flights.

  3. Plymouth marathon driver accused of 'disgusting behaviour'

    BBC Spotlight

    There's been criticism of a woman who drove past a road closed sign into the path of runners at yesterday's Plymouth Half Marathon.

    Video of the incident showed onlookers, including a woman identifying herself as a police officer, rushing to stop the car driven by a woman who said she had a workshop in Okehampton and that there hadn't been information about road closures.

    Devon's Commonwealth sprinter David King said on social media that it was "disgusting behaviour" and the city's Labour MP Luke Pollard said it was "lucky no-one was hurt".

    Police have been contacted for a comment.

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  4. Scilly helicopter service still expects to launch

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    The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG) says it does expect to fly its first helicopters today despite the Council of the Isles of Scilly suspending services on Friday.

    The new service from Land's End airport to St Mary's will be the first passenger helicopter route to the islands in six years.

    It appeared to be in doubt on Friday after the council suspended the service to allow more time for an environmental assessment to be carried out.

    Over the weekend, the ISSG apologised to customers for the uncertainty but advised them to travel to Land's End as planned for flights.

    The council has yet to comment.

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