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Police launch new boat to deter people smugglers

Devon and Cornwall Police are launching a new boat because of increased fears about organised crime gangs targeting the region.

Evening Standard

People smugglers targeting England’s south-west coastline, say police

Police in Devon and Cornwall unveil new boat to help tackle increasing number of gangs attempting to land in the region

The Guardian - UK

M5 delays after lorry transporting electric cars catches fire

There are delays on the M5 in Devon after a lorry fire on the M5

The Independent UK

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Pensioner found dead after huge search at popular beach

Devon and Cornwall Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine driving criminal gangs to target rural farm machinery for ‘lucrative rewards’

Organised crime gangs are suspected of stealing farm machinery to be trafficked out of the UK’s ports and destined for eastern Europe

The Independent UK

How a fleet of hi-tech drones are helping rural police catch organised gangs

CRIME: High in the sky, drones are being used to detect stolen machinery hidden in trailers on the M5. Alex Ross joins up with Devon and Cornwall Police’s drone team to find out how

The Independent UK

The Exmouth factor – exploring the south Devon beach town by bus, train and on foot

Easy to reach by rail and a seafood-lover’s paradise, Exmouth is a perfect place for decompressing, with walks and boat rides on the doorstep

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Fowlescombe Farm: The chic Devonshire farm stay where Londoners can actually switch off

With flower pressing, feasts from the fields and a blissfully easygoing pace, Fowlescombe makes doing nothing feel like an art form, says Annabelle Spranklen

Evening Standard

London leaver: 'our life in Devon is chalk and cheese with London — it has been an awakening'

During the height of the pandemic Ben Stafford-Davies was out on his daily walk when he spotted the woman who would become his wife practicing yoga in the park.

Evening Standard

Meet the former Londoners who left Hackney to build a creative community on the north Devon coast

After travelling the world for a year, the creative couple decided not to return to Hackney but settle on the comparatively affordable north Devon coast

Evening Standard

'I am the luckiest man': King's aide hails paramedics who saved his life after suffering cardiac arrest in central London

Exclusive: Lord Lieutenant of Devon David Fursdon has emotional reunion with the paramedics who saved his life

Evening Standard

Man dies as two multiple-vehicle crashes happen on same motorway stretch

The incidents were on the M5 southbound near Willand, Devon.

Evening Standard

Two multi-vehicle crashes on same motorway stretch leave several injured

Devon and Cornwall Police said it received reports about the collisions on the M5 between Junction 27 and 28 at about 9.50pm and 11.10pm on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Separate crashes on same motorway stretch leave several injured and traffic chaos

The M5 is a vital route for people travelling to and from the South West

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As pine martens are reintroduced to south-west England, a new study shows why local people need to be involved

Fifteen pine martens were relocated from Scotland to Dartmoor, Devon, late last year in the first phase of a reintroduction to south-west England. This autumn, more of these domestic cat-sized mammals will be released into Exmoor as part of a long-term recovery strategy to restore pine marten populations.

The Guardian - UK

South West Water taken to court over cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon

Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last year

The Independent UK

The South Hams Way: A new 100-mile walking route has opened in England

The circular path starts in the town of Totnes and takes walkers through Devon’s coast, valleys and moorlands

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon

Spurred into action by the species’ threatened future, two best friends embarked on a project to release 250 of the animals in Devon

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The Guardian - UK

Collapsing ceilings, leaking windows and rat boxes: inside one of England’s crumbling fire stations

Fire chiefs say many stations are not fit for purpose and are urging government to protect services from proposed cuts

The Guardian - UK

A car-free tour of Devon? Just the train journey there would be an adventure

Letters: Briony Mason researches the alternative to visiting the south-west in a car from Lincolnshire

Evening Standard

British aid worker killed in Ukraine drone strike, according to NGO

Annie Lewis Marffy had travelled from her home in Devon to Ukraine to deliver a vehicle and aid.

The Guardian - UK

‘A natural antidepressant’: how working with the land is helping ex-prisoners

Reoffending rates are just 5% after a placement at LandWorks in Devon, where they grow, cook and sell their produce

Evening Standard

Jennifer Saunders and Ade Edmondson in new planning row over £250k Dartmoor extension

The celebrity couple have owned the Grade II-listed property in Devon for 30 years

The Independent UK

Police investigate after sheep chased to death off cliff in Cornwall

Members of the public confronted a suspect, who is alleged to have been aggressive

Evening Standard

Police investigate after sheep chased to death off cliff edge in Cornwall

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

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