South West news

• Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian march

  05-10-2024 18:36 via bbc.com
  
  Protesters in London have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Middle East conflict.
  
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• Human remains found under sheltered housing patio

  05-10-2024 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the remains found during building work are "very old".
  
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• Two children, aged 4 and 6, injured by four dogs

  05-10-2024 16:50 via bbc.com
  
  A woman is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control.
  
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• Charity world-record attempt halted due to potholes

  05-10-2024 15:46 via bbc.com
  
  Mike Land halted his world-record attempt after pulling a 1.5-tonne van for nine hours.
  
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• Child murderer has appeal bid rejected

  05-10-2024 15:10 via bbc.com
  
  The Criminal Appeals Office says David Boyd's bid to appeal over the 1992 murder had failed.
  
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• 'People travel across the world for slowest Parkrun'

  05-10-2024 15:06 via bbc.com
  
  Tourists love Great Yarmouth North Beach Parkrun - dubbed the slowest because of the sandy terrain.
  
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• Teen from bombed Ukrainian uni gets UK scholarship

  05-10-2024 14:21 via bbc.com
  Mariana Kachun, 19, fled to York after her university in Ternopil was bombed in April 2022.
  
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• Service marks Ladbroke Grove disaster 25 years on

  05-10-2024 13:57 via bbc.com
  
  The names of 31 people killed on 5 October 1999 are read out during a service near the crash site.
  
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• Fox and badger snapped nose to nose in garden

  05-10-2024 13:10 via bbc.com
  
  Amateur photographer Leigh Pugh says he is "so stoked" to have taken the photos in Matlock.
  
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• Arrest after car hits people outside nightclub

  05-10-2024 12:54 via bbc.com
  
  Police say a 22-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
  
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• Look back: Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival 1948

  05-10-2024 08:40 via bbc.com
  
  A BBC reporter’s voiceover is hijacked by Pearly King Bill Nicklin who helps explain the tradition.
  
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• Couple share their home with 20 rescued parrots

  05-10-2024 08:37 via bbc.com
  
  David and Gill Vickery give a home to a host of birds after taking in two cockatiels 40 years ago.
  
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• Horror injury strongman 'may never compete again'

  05-10-2024 08:22 via bbc.com
  
  Dan Jones talks about his recovery after ripping his patellar tendons while carrying 80kg in a race.
  
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• Meet the 12-year-old drag racer competing for a title

  05-10-2024 08:14 via bbc.com
  
  Candra Redshaw, from Darlington, is in the British Junior Drag Racing finals.
  
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• 'My husband's death was not humane'

  05-10-2024 08:13 via bbc.com
  
  Pauline McLeod says her husband Ian was left with "no quality of life" in his final weeks.
  
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• Pantomime Masters graduate lands dream debut role

  05-10-2024 08:10 via bbc.com
  
  Jefferson Parlett studied the art of the pantomime at Staffordshire University.
  
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• Lego Bible creations taking over Devon church

  05-10-2024 08:09 via bbc.com
  
  Organisers of the event say they want to promote creativity and imagination using the popular toy.
  
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• Dartmoor art exhibit to highlight 'urgent issues'

  05-10-2024 08:08 via bbc.com
  
  Two specially commissioned pieces of art will feature at the event in Devon running for four months.
  
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• Overdose reversing spray added to police vehicles

  05-10-2024 08:06 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the anti-overdose medication will help save lives in Devon and Cornwall.
  
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• Remembering the victims of the Guildford pub bombings

  05-10-2024 08:03 via bbc.com
  
  Five people were killed and 65 injured when the IRA blew up two pubs in Guildford on 5 October 1974.
  
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• Parkrun: The local jog that became a worldwide hit

  05-10-2024 02:03 via bbc.com
  
  From its humble beginnings as a local event, Parkrun has become a global phenomenon.
  
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• PCC to wait on investigation into police chief

  04-10-2024 20:44 via bbc.com
  
  The Police and Crime Commissioner is hopeful a decision will be made by November.
  
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• Wheelchair record athlete blown away by support

  04-10-2024 19:53 via bbc.com
  
  Lexi Chambers is attempting to break the record for travelling from John O'Groats to Land's End by wheelchair.
  
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• Dartmoor tent killer jailed for man's death

  04-10-2024 18:37 via bbc.com
  
  Alan Perrin was jailed for six-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
  
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• Wayward wallaby spotted in Devon garden

  04-10-2024 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  The Australian marsupial is seen grazing in the Devon garden before hopping away.
  
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• Forty-eight people die on South West roads in 2023

  04-10-2024 16:49 via bbc.com
  
  The police and crime commissioner says each crash has a "devastating impact" on communities.
  
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• Elderly woman admits careless driving death

  04-10-2024 15:08 via bbc.com
  
  Edward Langworthy died in hospital 18 days after he was hit by Doretta Winsor's car in Paignton.
  
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• Plymouth sign striker Gray on short-term deal

  04-10-2024 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  Plymouth Argyle sign former Watford and Burnley striker Andre Gray on a short-term deal.
  
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• Duo arrested after reports of hare coursing

  04-10-2024 11:22 via bbc.com
  
  Two suspects, aged 17 and 19, are detained after rural residents contact police.
  
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• Exeter ready to renew rivalry with Saracens

  04-10-2024 11:08 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he still sees Saracens as his side's biggest rivals ahead of Sunday's Premiership clash.
  
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• Life after care: 'I fear owning too much stuff in case I have to move'

  04-10-2024 10:05 via bbc.com
  
  The number of young care leavers facing homelessness is a "failure of society", says one charity.
  
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• How are walnuts harvested? Take a look behind the scenes

  04-10-2024 07:25 via bbc.com
  
  Burmington Farm, Warwickshire, is the home of the Granary Oil Company where nuts are harvested.
  
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• The cyclist helping to catch hundreds of bad drivers

  04-10-2024 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  Tim, of Birmingham, says clips from his helmet camera have resulted in hundreds of police sanctions.
  
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• Major work to replace banks to protect rail line

  04-10-2024 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  The line runs along the Exe Estuary and bosses fear water is eroding ground underneath the track.
  
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• Faulty fuel filter caused failed rocket launch

  03-10-2024 22:29 via bbc.com
  
  An investigation found that a fuel filter had dislodged from its normal position.
  
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• How did a council lose 90 mobiles and 30 laptops?

  03-10-2024 21:31 via bbc.com
  
  Bosses say some gear could be still in the possession of staff who have since left the authority.
  
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• Authorities criticised after care home deaths

  03-10-2024 20:17 via bbc.com
  
  One relative said she was "absolutely astounded" by the evidence she had heard from the inquest.
  
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• Wealthy socialite 'laundered £200m of crime cash'

  03-10-2024 19:49 via bbc.com
  
  James Stunt and four other men deny being behind a scheme to clean up "dirty" cash by buying gold.
  
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• Wild boar spotted outside pub

  03-10-2024 19:04 via bbc.com
  
  The animals were filmed wandering past a pub in Cinderford.
  
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• Ex-soldier used dog as weapon in asylum hotel riot

  03-10-2024 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  Christian Hemus is one of four rioters jailed in Sheffield for their part in August's disorder.
  
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• Disqualified motorist drives home from court

  03-10-2024 18:49 via bbc.com
  
  Steven Luck, from Darlington, says he did not know the ban started straight away.
  
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• Former PCs begin appeal over athlete search sacking

  03-10-2024 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  Two ex-Met officers are appealing their dismissal over the stop-and-search of two athletes in 2020.
  
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• Man held over baby's death after mum hit by car

  03-10-2024 18:39 via bbc.com
  
  The pregnant woman had emergency surgery to deliver her baby son after she was struck by a car.
  
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• Mother guilty over fire deaths of four sons

  03-10-2024 18:12 via bbc.com
  
  Deveca Rose's two sets of twins died in a house fire while she was out shopping.
  
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• Suspects told 'take photo' at short-staffed police hub

  03-10-2024 18:00 via bbc.com
  
  Notices at the Corby police hub say it is only open two days per week.
  
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• Exeter boss unhappy with league and WXV clash

  03-10-2024 17:34 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Susie Appleby says the Premiership Women's Rugby season should not begin until the WXV competitions finish later this month.
  
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• Dog rescued a week after becoming trapped in cliff

  03-10-2024 17:32 via bbc.com
  
  Rose the Jack Russell fell into a small crack in a steep section of the cliff in West Yorkshire.
  
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• Solanke gets first England call-up in seven years

  03-10-2024 16:44 via bbc.com
  
  Dominic Solanke's first and only England cap came in 2017 against Brazil at Wembley.
  
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• 'Why did the match go on as my brother was dying?'

  03-10-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Townsend's brother is calling for an investigation into Sheffield Wednesday's safety protocols.
  
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• Man held after acid attack on girl outside school

  03-10-2024 16:28 via bbc.com
  
  Teagan McFarlane, who is 14, remains in hospital with "potentially life-changing" injuries and has undergone surgery.
  
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