South West news

• Hillsborough victim's relative followed by police for a week, report finds

  06-12-2025 08:21 via bbc.com
  The police watchdog received 25 complaints about surveillance from people connected to the disaster.
  
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• Storm Bram: amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain

  09-12-2025 05:05 via bbc.com
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• Storm Bram: Amber warning in place as wind and rain hit UK

  09-12-2025 05:05 via bbc.com
  Warnings come into force as strong winds and rain sweep across the UK.
  
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• Non-league Macclesfield to host cup holders Palace

  08-12-2025 22:38 via bbc.com
  Sixth-tier club Macclesfield are drawn against holders Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Activist attacked officer to 'protect friend'

  08-12-2025 19:50 via bbc.com
  The Oxford University graduate is accused of causing grievous bodily harm during a break-in.
  
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• 'Danger to life' warning issued for Storm Bram

  08-12-2025 19:24 via bbc.com
  The Met Office said it expects disruption as flooding could cut off communities.
  
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• Drink and drug tests carried out on ferry service

  08-12-2025 18:08 via bbc.com
  Devon and Cornwall Police want to reduce the number of drug and alcohol-related crash fatalities.
  
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• Storm Bram named with amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain

  08-12-2025 15:55 via bbc.com
  Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains
  
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• Airport passenger numbers increase by 28%

  08-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  Airport says more than 450,000 customers passed through the terminal between April and October.
  
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• Aitchison's hard work pays off with FA Cup double

  08-12-2025 11:45 via bbc.com
  Exeter City forward Jack Aitchison scores first goal in the league and FA Cup since 2024.
  
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• Cleverley takes positives from narrow Bradford loss

  08-12-2025 11:16 via bbc.com
  Plymouth Argyle lose narrowly to Bradford City but Tom Cleverley is pleased with the defence's consistency.
  
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• 'Wasted opportunity' as Torquay United lose at home

  08-12-2025 10:52 via bbc.com
  Torquay United manager Paul Wotton says his side's 2-1 loss at home to Tonbridge Angels was a "wasted opportunity".
  
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• Dog rescued after falling from cliff

  08-12-2025 10:45 via bbc.com
  Coastguard rescue teams were called to the Scabbacombe area near Brixham to rescue a white cockapoo.
  
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• Banana containers clear-up operation set to begin

  08-12-2025 08:02 via bbc.com
  Response teams are set to start clearing cargo from containers that fell from a ship in the Solent.
  
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• Poppy seller amazed by Instagrammer's £12k gift

  08-12-2025 07:41 via bbc.com
  Denis Scaife's fundraising total now stands at £38,000.
  
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• 'I would drink and I wouldn't want to wake up'

  08-12-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  Navraj Singh sought help for his alcohol addiction, but found Asian people were underrepresented.
  
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• First nurse to give Covid jab honoured by university

  08-12-2025 07:25 via bbc.com
  May Parsons is being featured in a new campaign by the university she received her masters at.
  
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• Historic picture house awarded £675k grant

  08-12-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  Historic England gives a grant to the Paignton Picture House to help pay for development works.
  
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• Villagers rally to save community shop and chapel

  08-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  Villagers raise more than £100,000 to save the shop and Methodist chapel in Cheriton Fitzpaine.
  
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• Masterpiece resurfaced after chance discovery

  08-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Christ Blessing by Quentin Massys has now been moved from Campion Hall to the Ashmolean.
  
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• From fighting for his life to fighting in the ring

  08-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Charlie Dugdale is determined to have a career in the MMA after a life-changing transplant.
  
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• Is this London's ultimate Christmas walk?

  08-12-2025 07:13 via bbc.com
  A dazzling route is hailed as London’s top Christmas walk and goes viral on social media.
  
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• How do you decorate the world's tallest Christmas tree?

  08-12-2025 07:13 via bbc.com
  Planted in the 1860s, the Cragside tree is more than twice the size of the Angel of the North.
  
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• Poverty champion ran secret hate mail campaign

  08-12-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  Ex-Labour councillor Gerard Woodhouse may have targeted multiple victims, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Device to help stop falls 'could save NHS billions'

  08-12-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  The Shuffler could save billions of pounds by preventing falls, say its Kent inventors.
  
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• Display shows how James Bond would really operate

  08-12-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  Imperial War Museum North is lifting the lid on the world of 20th Century espionage and spying.
  
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• Awful deaths on South West roads spark urgent plea - Yahoo News UK

  08-12-2025 07:00 via news.google.com
  Awful deaths on South West roads spark urgent plea  Yahoo News UK
  
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• 'Stone thieves are stealing our street's history'

  08-12-2025 06:53 via bbc.com
  Thieves have been ripping up centuries-old Yorkshire stone, leaving residents calling for help.
  
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• How Norris achieved his lifetime's ambition by 'winning it my way'

  07-12-2025 22:02 via bbc.com
  There were bumps in the road but Lando Norris has secured his first F1 drivers' title and says he is proud "because I feel like I made a lot of other people happy".
  
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• Exeter off to a flier as they outrun Cheetahs

  07-12-2025 21:40 via bbc.com
  Exeter Chiefs get European Challenge Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a dominant display against the Cheetahs at Sandy Park.
  
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