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• Officers cleared over 'fake keyboard activity'

  21-10-2026 21:24 via BBC News
  
  The police federation accuses Devon and Cornwall Police of conducting a "witchhunt" against them.
  
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• Murder investigation after 'suspicious' death

  21-10-2026 17:18 via BBC News
  
  A man was found seriously injured in a service lane and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Cleverley urges Pepple to 'set tone' for Argyle

  21-10-2026 16:21 via BBC News
  
  Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says top scorer Bim Pepple needs to "set the tone" for the rest of the side.
  
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• Zoo welcomes 'troublesome' trio of baby fossas

  21-10-2026 14:29 via BBC News
  
  Lakeland Wildlife Oasis says the triplets' arrival is a "very big step towards fossa conservation".
  
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• Astronaut surprise video leaves pupils starstruck

  21-10-2026 13:55 via BBC News
  
  The surprise came after a teacher's father met Peake while working on a cruise ship.
  
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• Amber warning issued for Storm Austen

  21-10-2026 12:55 via BBC News
  
  The deep area of low pressure is expected to move close to the south of the UK early on Friday with south-west England set to bear the brunt.
  
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• Covid tests liar nurse can return to work

  21-10-2026 11:56 via BBC News
  
  Seven residents died at Holmesley Nursing Home in Sidford when Joanne Burchell was its manager.
  
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• Taylor hails 'electric' Exeter City after Crewe win

  21-10-2026 11:28 via BBC News
  
  Exeter City manager Matt Taylor hails his resurgent side after they inflict a first league defeat of the season on Crewe Alexandra.
  
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• Storm Austen hits Devon on Thursday night

  21-10-2026 11:14 via BBC News
  
  An amber warning has been issued and Bee Tucker has the details
  
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• Mum upset by 'heartless' decision to no longer allow autistic daughter wheelchair

  21-10-2026 09:16 via BBC News
  
  Alex Doyle's seven-year-old autistic daughter Remi used a wheelchair for the last five years.
  
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• Cleverley apologises for 'unacceptable' Argyle loss

  21-10-2026 09:12 via BBC News
  
  Plymouth Argyle manager TomCleverley apologises for his side's "unacceptable" performance in their 3-0 League One loss at Stevenage.
  
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• Massive wasps' nest in wildlife office dismantled

  21-10-2026 07:35 via BBC News
  
  The insects lived in a nature reserve office for four months.
  
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• Young adults in the North 'dying at higher rates'

  21-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  The gap with southern England has more than tripled since 1981, despite falling death rates.
  
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• Teen racing driver makes history in car built with dad

  21-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  Dara McInerney, 16, has won 14 of 18 BRSCC Fiesta Junior races, with 17 podium finishes
  
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• 'Nipple tattoos gave me my confidence back after double mastectomy'

  21-10-2026 07:29 via BBC News
  
  Grace Suffell turned to the Lingen Davies cancer support charity for help after having a double mastectomy.
  
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• Data-breach NHS worker told woman she had cancer

  21-10-2026 07:28 via BBC News
  
  Pippa Boardman says she lost "dignity and privacy" after she was told by an acquaintance she had cancer.
  
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• Sex, lies and police spies: The disputed story of the 'creepy' undercover officer

  21-10-2026 07:21 via BBC News
  
  Andrew Coles denies claims he deceived a young woman into sex while infiltrating an activist group.
  
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• Leaks 'unfixed for months' during drought

  21-10-2026 07:21 via BBC News
  
  South West Water says it's repaired more than 26,700 leaks across the region in the past 12 months.
  
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• Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on

  21-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  The U-672 sub was identified 20 miles (32km) off Salcombe after divers discovered it in August.
  
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• Covid care home findings will not change anything, says woman who lost dad and sister

  21-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  Jane Roche's relatives died within days of one another during the first lockdown.
  
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• Man finds car he had to sell in 1991 on eBay

  21-10-2026 07:15 via BBC News
  
  Man recognises classic car after seeing bespoke restoration details in listing and buys it back.
  
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• Stalking laws must change to save lives, family says

  21-10-2026 07:14 via BBC News
  
  Alice Ruggles' father calls for a review into legislation to be published to prevent future deaths.
  
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• Scrap first class on trains, say councillors

  21-10-2026 07:12 via BBC News
  
  A motion going before Stevenage Borough Council calls for the change to help ease overcrowding.
  
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• Collapse fears at housing block over long-running subsidence issues

  21-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Residents say they have experienced years of cracks in their homes and bricks coming loose.
  
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• Best friends despite a 54-year age gap

  21-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Despite a 54-year age gap, the two women say friendship has brought them joy and support.
  
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• Third-generation chip shop manager up for Young Fish Frier of the Year

  21-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  Georgia Lye, who manages a Surrey chippy, says other young people should consider the same career.
  
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• 'Like Hilary Swank, I had a baby in my fifties'

  21-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  Older mums have spoken to the BBC about having babies later in life.
  
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• Italian mayor supports Cherries for AC Milan game

  21-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  Roberto Rocca says, despite his family supporting AC Milan, he will be supporting Bournemouth.
  
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• Castle that hosted Henry VIII goes up for sale for £5m

  21-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are said to have dined in the castle's Great Hall.
  
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• 'I thought I just had a cold - but I lost part of my leg to sepsis'

  21-10-2026 07:06 via BBC News
  
  Alex Plank has had to rebuild her life after having fingers and toes amputated due to the infection.
  
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