South West news

• Baxter aiming for 'continuity' in Exeter squad

  14-01-2026 12:31 via bbc.com
  Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is encouraged with how his squad building for next season is going.
  
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• Man seriously injured in shooting

  17-01-2026 12:43 via bbc.com
  A man is in a critical condition after a gun was fired in Urmston, Greater Manchester, on Friday.
  
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• Anonymous donor gives £200,000 to restore Railway Children locomotive

  17-01-2026 12:02 via bbc.com
  Anonymous donor's £200,000 gift will enable work to start to bring engine back to life.
  
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• Mum suing TikTok over death of son says hearing was 'deeply painful'

  17-01-2026 10:06 via bbc.com
  Roome is one of five parents suing the social media giant in the US over their children's deaths.
  
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• Deepfake law delay was frustrating, says academic involved in drafting it

  17-01-2026 09:27 via bbc.com
  Prof Clare McGlynn says the law faced "quite a long delay" considering how "urgent" the problem was.
  
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• Council accused of 'intimidating' homeless families

  17-01-2026 09:20 via bbc.com
  A campaign group says its members have had unannounced visits and emails saying they could be moved far from London.
  
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• Where did it all go wrong for South East Water?

  17-01-2026 09:05 via bbc.com
  A week of woe for South East Water customers sees politicians and regulators weigh in.
  
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• Teenage 28 Years Later star 'wants it all'

  17-01-2026 09:00 via bbc.com
  Alfie Williams, 15, is back as Spike in the latest installment of the horror franchise.
  
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• Get Carter and Flash Gordon director 'felt forgotten'

  17-01-2026 08:34 via bbc.com
  A new book compiles several years of unseen interviews with filmmaker Mike Hodges.
  
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• Endangered tigers celebrate first birthday

  17-01-2026 08:27 via bbc.com
  Sumatran tigers, like those born at West Midlands Safari Park, are close to extinction in the wild.
  
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• 'Me and my guide dog have to walk in the road because of selfish parking'

  17-01-2026 08:24 via bbc.com
  Anna Lawson says bad parking makes life more dangerous for people with guide dogs.
  
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• Image of Bletchley code breaker among photo winners

  17-01-2026 08:24 via bbc.com
  The image of Betty Webb is among 100 winners of the Portrait of Britain Awards.
  
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• 'You can't stop once the fossil hunting bug hits'

  17-01-2026 08:23 via bbc.com
  Fossils found at the East Yorkshire coast often date back more than 150 million years.
  
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• UK's oldest working postbox draws mail heritage fans

  17-01-2026 08:23 via bbc.com
  Radio Solent's Harry Kille-Smith visits the 19th Century relic to find out what it is all about.
  
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• Tribute to 'hero' teacher who died on Christmas Day

  17-01-2026 08:22 via bbc.com
  Damian Barr helped children "develop their confidence and personalities", his wife says.
  
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• 'We started The Couture Club with £5k loan from my mum'

  17-01-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  This loan marked the start of a multi-million business that has attracted customers around the world.
  
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• Council removes almost 1,000 flags from city streets

  17-01-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  The city council said it would continue to remove unauthorised flags from lamp-posts.
  
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• Mum says her 'miracle twins' are thriving at school

  17-01-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  Jade, mum to Harry and Harley, now aged four, says they have started at a SEND school.
  
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• 'Gladiators gave me a platform to inspire others'

  17-01-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  Joe Fishburn from Scarborough says the show gave him an 'incredible opportunity'.
  
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• Helming a lifeboat crew's record-breaking year

  17-01-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  Plasterer Carl Taylor reflects on 12 months saving lives off the North East coast.
  
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• Teacher using day job as 'distraction' from FA Cup

  17-01-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  Striker Amy Russ is hoping to play up front for Chatham Town against York City on Sunday.
  
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• 'Results, results' - how Guardiola outlasted five Man Utd bosses

  17-01-2026 07:39 via bbc.com
  Pep Guardiola takes on a sixth different Manchester United boss in Saturday's derby as he approaches a decade at City, but how has he outlasted all of those before Michael Carrick?
  
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• How a tyre company's name on a shirt changed football for ever

  17-01-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  Kettering Town's pioneering sponsorship deal is still a talking point, 50 years on.
  
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• Unexploded WW2 bomb to be disposed of at sea

  15-01-2026 22:46 via bbc.com
  Residents face ongoing disruption after two separate unexploded WW2 bombs were uncovered in Devon.
  
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• Driver who blamed crash on dog admits pooch was innocent

  15-01-2026 19:44 via bbc.com
  Jody Lovatt's runaway van crashed through the level crossing at Knaresborough Station.
  
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• Tour de France Femmes 'will boost women's cycling'

  15-01-2026 19:37 via bbc.com
  The start of the annual elite women’s cycling race will take place in Yorkshire.
  
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• Richarlison out for seven weeks with hamstring injury

  15-01-2026 19:07 via bbc.com
  Tottenham forward Richarlison is ruled out for up to seven weeks with a hamstring injury.
  
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• No 10 no longer has confidence in police chief

  15-01-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  Chief Constable Craig Guildford is facing calls to resign or be sacked by senior politicians.
  
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• Fake Deliveroo driver jailed for shooting family

  15-01-2026 18:40 via bbc.com
  Jazz Reid shot an eight-year-old girl and her father while pretending to be a Deliveroo driver in north-west London.
  
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• Ship's crew recall moment of North Sea crash

  15-01-2026 18:33 via bbc.com
  Vladimir Motin has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter over the collision in March.
  
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