South West news

• Group entered hotel of cricketers mistaken for migrants

  10-09-2026 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.
  
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• Trail honours generations of shipyard workers

  12-09-2026 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new Shipyard Trail between Bideford and Appledore highlights more than 500 years of shipbuilding.
  
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• Historic coastal defence battery being restored

  12-09-2026 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work on the Garden Battery at Mount Edgcumbe has started with plans to open the space to the public.
  
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• Women continue quirky challenges to honour friend

  12-09-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Plane died in 2017 from breast cancer, now her friends are walking as flamingos in her memory.
  
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• Flower farms flourish as buyers favour homegrown

  12-09-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trade body Flowers from the Farm says people want high quality andsustainable" blooms from the UK.
  
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• Vets can diagnose bluetongue to cut test delays

  11-09-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government announces the change in approach as the virus continues to spread in the UK.
  
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• Chief constable agrees to stay for two more years

  11-09-2026 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Vaughan will remain in post beyond plans to abolish the police and crime commissioner's role.
  
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• Curtis feels fit and healthy after summer knee surgery

  11-09-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Argyle winger Ronan Curtis says he has felt no ill effects from his summer knee surgery.
  
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• 9/11 memorial shows 'solidarity' to US fire crews

  11-09-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
  
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• 'Game-changing' suicide prevention charity expands

  11-09-2026 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity provides safe spaces for men to talk about their emotions without being judged.
  
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• Ball still hopes to add to Torquay United squad

  11-09-2026 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Torquay United manager Jimmy Ball says he hopes he can still add to his squad.
  
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• Cleverley pleased with start made by Torquay loanees

  11-09-2026 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Argyle boss Tom Cleverley says he is pleased with the start youngsters Tegan Finn and Caleb Roberts have made to their loans at Torquay United.
  
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• Hospital project milestone 'a long time coming'

  11-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new six-storey emergency care building in Plymouth reaches its highest point.
  
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• Gateshead sign Plymouth forward Issaka on loan

  10-09-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gateshead sign forward Freddie Issaka on loan from League One side Plymouth Argyle until January.
  
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• 'Violent' man who strangled women in hotels jailed

  10-09-2026 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tobias King is jailed for strangling two women and sending multiple women sexually explicit images.
  
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• Car crash teenager had 'the world at his feet'

  10-09-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of Rahulan Chelliah say he was a young man who "valued honesty, humility and patience".
  
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• Outfit planning, royalty and 45,000 glasses of prosecco - Doncaster prepares for race week

  10-09-2026 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 250-year-old race meeting is still a huge event in Doncaster's social calendar today.
  
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• 'Everywoman' statue unveiled in Trafalgar Square

  10-09-2026 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tschabalala Self's Lady in Blue will sit atop the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square for the next two years.
  
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• Speeding driver jailed for killing man on pavement

  10-09-2026 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shanise Hussain, 27, is jailed for four and a half years after striking Maurice Middleton, 68.
  
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• Cash machine torn from town's high street

  10-09-2026 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It has caused a massive hole in the wall of a funeral directors, with rubble strewn on the floor.
  
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• Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title - Pochettino

  10-09-2026 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up.
  
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• Pokémon star catches 'em all at World Championships

  10-09-2026 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vikram, 16, from Malton, beats trainers from around the world to claim the title in San Francisco.
  
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• 'I watched my daughter's house burn': How day of fires changed lives

  10-09-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homes were destroyed in Stourbridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Pershore and Willenhall.
  
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• 'He's massive!': Meet Hugo, the world's tallest horse

  10-09-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hugo the shire horse enters the record books as the world's tallest living horse.
  
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• How can bosses improve workers' mental health?

  10-09-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Having overcome her own struggles, Emily Pearson is hoping to help companies help their workers.
  
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• Car fanatic, 10, surprised with dream Reliant Robin

  10-09-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toby, from west Oxfordshire, has always been infatuated with the iconic three-wheeler.
  
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• Foster homes sought for trainee guide dogs

  10-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity is seeking foster homes for some of the 27 guide dogs it currently has in training.
  
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• Scientists and fishermen celebrate return of tuna

  10-09-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marine biologists and fisherman reflect on the increasing numbers of bluefin tuna in UK waters.
  
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• Jewish Londoners hope for change after 'horrible' year

  10-09-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Jewish Londoners look forward to the year ahead, many are thinking of the challenges they face.
  
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• 'Tenant left my property in a shocking state'

  10-09-2026 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Mountain says she was in tears when she first saw the state her home had been left in.
  
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