Summary

  • Murder inquiry of men in 80s continues

  • Motorcyclist hospitalised after being 'trapped in fence'

  • The English Channel's 'abandoned shipwreck'

  • Donkey Sanctuary reopens after equine flu

  • Updates on Thursday 14 February 2019

  1. Motorcyclist hospitalised after being 'trapped in fence'published at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash left him trapped in a fence.

    The fire service, ambulance and police were called to Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, at 22:50 and helped free him.

    It's believed the crash only involved his vehicle - but police are appealing for any witnesses.

  2. Exeter murder probe: Police 'working around the clock'published at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    BBC Radio Devon

    Police in Exeter say they're working around the clock following the deaths of three elderly men.

    A 27-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

    The bodies of the men - all in their 80s - were found at two addresses, on Bonhay Road and Cowick Lane a day apart.

    Exeter
  3. Actor supports campaign to save South West music venuespublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    Alison Johns
    BBC South West

    One of Britain's best known actors is backing a campaign to save local music venues in the South West.

    The Music Venue Trust says about a third of them have closed in the last 10 years and wants profits from the music industry in Britain to be ploughed back into keeping them going.

    It's thought the music industry generates about £4.5bn a year for the national economy, the trust added.

    Art Malik, who's appeared in A Passage to India, Homeland and Cold Feet - and lives in Devon - is supporting the campaign.

    He says he has fond memories of watching bands in Plymouth in his youth...