South West news

• Man dies after car crashes into Lidl supermarket

  23-10-2026 23:16 via BBC News
  
  West Midlands Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene with others requiring treatment.
  
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• Storm Austen brings power cuts and travel disruption as more wind and rain forecast

  23-10-2026 23:10 via BBC News
  
  A second storm, Storm Boelo, is expected to hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Saturday bringing more wild weather.
  
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• First storm of season brings day of disruption

  23-10-2026 20:58 via BBC News
  
  Thousands of homes are left without power while schools closed as Storm Austen hit.
  
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• Watch: Quadruplet capybaras born at wildlife park

  23-10-2026 20:23 via BBC News
  
  The four capybaras are settling into their new home with mum Pepita, the wildlife park says.
  
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• Exeter winger Birch extends contract until 2028

  23-10-2026 19:38 via BBC News
  
  Exeter City winger George Birch signs a new contract until the summer of 2028, with the option of a further year.
  
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• Five deny football pitch hearse disorder

  23-10-2026 18:04 via BBC News
  
  The men deny disorder which saw a funeral hearse driven on to the pitch at Dunston UTS v Gateshead.
  
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• Man sentenced for killing his dad in pub garden

  23-10-2026 17:47 via BBC News
  
  Martin Greensmith only learnt Steven Shevels was his father shortly before the encounter, a court hears.
  
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• Men sentenced for attempted £34m cocaine boat smuggle

  23-10-2026 16:26 via BBC News
  
  Multiple parcels of the Class A drug were found onboard a fishing vessel in Eastbourne in June 2026.
  
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• Mum sentenced for killing her three children

  23-10-2026 16:24 via BBC News
  
  Yasmeen Ali, 44, is given an indefinite hospital order after admitting their manslaughter.
  
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• PM defends Gogglebox appearance after Badenoch criticism

  23-10-2026 16:13 via BBC News
  
  Burnham says he "makes no apology" for the move as Kemi Badenoch says she is "amazed" he has time.
  
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• Striker Dennis leaves Torquay United

  23-10-2026 16:08 via BBC News
  
  Torquay United striker Louis Dennis leaves the National League South club.
  
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• Men jailed for jewellery shop tunnel burglary plot

  23-10-2026 16:04 via BBC News
  
  Sergiu Plastin, Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara and Ioan Asafeti are jailed for their roles in the plot.
  
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• Cambridge professor lifts world tiddlywinks crown

  23-10-2026 15:57 via BBC News
  
  Prof Patrick Barrie has home advantage as he beats Dave "The Dragon" Lockwood of the US in a pub.
  
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• Collector buys £18k Pokémon cards in record auction

  23-10-2026 14:42 via BBC News
  
  Joshua Nero bought the set in an auction which made £1.5m for a retired decorator from Surrey.
  
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• Record-breaker rewarded with whisky from the King

  23-10-2026 14:14 via BBC News
  
  Dave 'Dinger' Bell set off from the west coast of Peru on 9 November last year.
  
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• Scully hopes to stay at Exeter for 'many more years'

  23-10-2026 12:18 via BBC News
  
  Anthony Scully hopes he can extend his stay at Exeter City after his impressive start to life at the League Two club.
  
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• Torquay must move on after missing out on Leicester tie

  23-10-2026 10:42 via BBC News
  
  Torquay United manager Jimmy Ball says his players have to "move on" after missing out on a glamourous first-round FA Cup tie.
  
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• Exeter's Wyatt suffers fresh injury blow

  23-10-2026 09:21 via BBC News
  
  Exeter back Tommy Wyatt could be out until December after injuring his ankle.
  
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• 'I don't want to go into hedgehog mode at 4pm this winter'

  23-10-2026 09:01 via BBC News
  
  North Yorkshire's libraries loan out kits to help tackle the winter blues as the clocks go back.
  
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• Mayor's £2.7m interest in major rail scheme revealed

  23-10-2026 08:04 via BBC News
  
  A BBC investigation finds a mayor did not always disclose his interest in a major rail project.
  
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• Satellite images reveal scale of reservoirs' decline

  23-10-2026 07:34 via BBC News
  
  Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor was 13% earlier in October, despite being full to capacity in March.
  
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• Graduates in their 60s say 'it's never too late'

  23-10-2026 07:30 via BBC News
  
  Angi Mariani, 60 and Angela Moss, 61, say age should not be a barrier to learning.
  
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• Nurse trapped in lift while treating baby handed parking fine

  23-10-2026 07:28 via BBC News
  
  Lisa Smith says she was just trying to do her job but now faces possible court action.
  
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• Family's plea after autistic son escapes school

  23-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Jamie, 7, escaped from Brooke School in Rugby for 25 minutes after climbing a tree.
  
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• Who is London's mystery Batman doing good deeds?

  23-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  He’s filled potholes, paid for fuel and built a huge following. But who is London’s Batman?
  
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• What happens next after police force downgrade?

  23-10-2026 07:14 via BBC News
  
  Devon and Cornwall Police was downgraded from Level Two to Level Three this year.
  
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• Why did double jeopardy killer confess?

  23-10-2026 07:13 via BBC News
  
  William Dunlop is seeking parole 20 years after he was jailed for murdering Julie Hogg.
  
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