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Ben Woolvin BBC South West home affairs correspondent Charlotte Cox BBC News, South West BBC Chief Constable James Vaughan met with survivors of abuse, stalking and sexual offences The police chief for Devon and Cornwall has vowed to “relentlessly pursue” perpetrators of stalking and abuse crimes after meeting with victims. Among them was Georgia Gabriel-Hooper,...

A man suspected of carrying out an attack involving a crossbow which left two women injured in Leeds has died, police have said. Owen Lawrence, 38, was arrested and taken to hospital with a self-inflicted injury following the incident on the popular Otley run pub crawl in Headingley on Saturday. Counter Terrorism Policing North East...

Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said. The small plane was seen crashing into the water at around 08:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday in the Cha-am district, a coastal resort area some 130km (80 miles)...

A criminal investigation into suspended Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr has been dropped, according to Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez. Will Kerr was suspended from duty in July 2023 just seven months after being appointed to lead Devon & Cornwall Police. An investigation over allegations of sexual offences,...

BBC Devon and Cornwall Police made the arrests as part of a day of targeted action against domestic abuse. More than 60 people have been arrested during a day of targeted action against domestic abuse. Devon and Cornwall Police said the operation on on 8 April saw 65 taken into custody as part of targeted...

Police are appealing for information following a reported sexual assault in a car park in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident happened at 09:45 BST on Friday 18 April at Devil’s Point car park. Police officers said they received a call stating a man in his early 20s approached a woman in a...