Two people have died following a reported skydiving incident at a Devon airfield, police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to Dunkeswell Aerodrome at about 13:00 BST on 13 June to concerns of the welfare of two people. The force said the pair were reported to have been skydivers and...
Paul Pigott & Nicholas Bourne BBC News Liz Saville-Roberts Paul Inch says it was the “worst thing I have ever experienced” A search and rescue specialist hired to recover a downed research balloon in what was supposed be a four-day job has finally returned home after spending more than 100 days in a West African...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Paignton Zoo Southern cassowaries are said to be more like dinosaurs than most other birds A zoo has been attempting to breed a pair of “enormous” southern cassowaries. Paignton Zoo in Devon said the birds –16-year-old male Madrid and 11-year-old female Twiggy – met for the first time this...
For many, a run is a jog through the park, a 5km or even possibly a marathon – but for two Devon runners, their next challenge is a little different. Wendy Dale and Alison Little, from Braunton, are about to embark on the Jungle Ultra , a 230km (140-mile) endurance race through the Amazon rainforest...
Shepherd, who has played 37 ODIs and 53 T20s, will be replaced in the squad by left-arm seamer Jediah Blades. He has played four matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, including a 14-ball 53 not out in his most recent innings. Rutherford has played in nine matches for current IPL leaders Gujarat Titans...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Prosecutors said a video was filmed of the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was felled Two men have been found guilty of the “mindless destruction” of the world famous Sycamore Gap tree, the felling of which sparked international outrage. The tree had grown in a dip on...
Two more members of a drugs supply network known as Scouse Dave have been jailed. The Liverpool-based county lines gang peddled crack cocaine and heroin in Gosport and Plymouth, Portsmouth Crown Court heard. On Friday, Paul Naughton, 30, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy...
Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath has confirmed that England batters Harry Brook and Joe Root should both be available to play in the County Championship match against Warwickshire next month. The White Rose claimed their first win since being promoted back to Division One with a comprehensive victory over Worcestershire at Headingley on Sunday. They...
A project has been launched to combat loneliness and promote the exchanging of skills in Devon. The University of Exeter said the scheme paired older people in Exmouth with international students. Dr Yuxi Heluo, assistant professor at the University of Exeter Business School, said the project aimed to get the elderly to share their “life...