Summary

  • Fatal motorbike crash victim named

  • Sharks 'at risk from industrial fishing ships'

  • Exeter Fringe Festival gets under way

  • Teenage swimmer rescued by Exmouth lifeboat

  • Updates from Friday 26 July

  1. Large gorse fire 'fanned by high winds'published at 11:42 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Firefighters spent the night tackling a large gorse fire which was burning on two fronts.

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  2. Blitz firefighters honoured with memorialpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    The 48 men and woman died trying to protect Plymouth in the Blitz, 80 years ago.

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  3. Fire crews tackle large gorse blaze on scrublandpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A blaze on scrubland near Redruth was difficult to deal with due to "high winds", firefighters say.

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  4. Devastating thatched pub fire was 'accidental'published at 16:25 British Summer Time 24 April 2021

    The Jolly Sailor in Ogwell, near Newton Abbot, lost the whole roof.

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  5. Firefighters tackling thatched village pub blazepublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Firefighters were called to a pub in Ogwell, near Newton Abbot at about 16:40 BST.

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  6. US President Biden to visit UK in Junepublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    The US president will travel to Cornwall for the G7 for his first overseas trip since his election win.

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  7. Man jailed for manslaughter after 'hefty push'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Mark Stacey vaulted a pub garden fence and caused Terry Hewitson to hit his head on a pavement.

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  8. Trans woman contacted fake underage girls for sexpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Jessica Smith has been jailed for attempting to meet two girls aged 12 and 14 for sex.

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  9. Firm never suspected £900k fraudster employeepublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Clare Roberts got away with her "extraordinary duplicity" for eight years.

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  10. Cow hoof trimmer goes viral on TikTokpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    "I don't think many people know that this is an actual job", says Ant Thomas.

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  11. Election 2021: What about parish councils?published at 07:01 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Jackie Weaver put them in the international spotlight, but what do parish councils actually do?

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  12. Children 'very upset' after litter signs destroyedpublished at 06:43 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Families who made the "heart-warming" anti-littering signs say they are determined to remake them.

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  13. Men admit grievous bodily harm after park stabbingpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The judge remanded the pair in custody and warned them to expect long jail sentences.

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  14. Chef jailed for raping women after spiking drinkspublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Tom Wade-Allison is sentenced to 24 years in prison for a series of rapes on five women.

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  15. Wildcats could return to England after 200 yearspublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The predators will be bred at sites in Kent and Devon while a suitable release site is found.

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  16. 'Monster' fatberg removed from city sewerpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Picks, crow bars and hammers were needed to remove the 88 tonnes of debris.

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  17. Firefighting crew who died in Blitz rememberedpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Six volunteers were killed after "stepping forward" to help as the Luftwaffe bombed Plymouth.

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  18. Scotland set for hybrid-electric plane trialpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The aircraft is to make round trips between Kirkwall and Wick, before being used in test flights in England.

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  19. Police change stalking policy after murder reportpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Kerry Power dialled 999 but was not put through to the police on the night she was killed.

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  20. What do young people think about local elections?published at 06:09 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    BBC News has been talking to young people in the South West about the upcoming local elections.

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