Bantham tea bus row cost village 'millions'

How snails are running amok by invading postbox and eating people's mail. More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqq71y6399eo

Psycho scumbag snails eat mail

BBC Radio package on risks of storing out of service fuelled nuclear submarines at Devonport

Living next to a nuclear graveyard

NHS trusts in England paid out more than £1.4bn in medical negligence claims last year compared to £583m in 2008, analysis shows.
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), which handles claims on behalf of trusts, said it was trying to reduce the costs.
It blamed big rises in claims and legal costs from claimants.
Lawyers said the costs would not exist if the NHS had not been negligent and accused it of delaying claims. Johnny Morris spoke to Radio Devon's Simon Bates about how the figures affected hospitals in the South West.

NHS negligence claims hit £1.4bn

Child migrants plucked from the chaos of the so-called Jungle camp at Calais arrive at a respite centre near Great Torrington in rural Devon. Local people talk about the advent of the young people.

Child migrants arrive in Devon

The ringleader of a gang which carried out attacks on wild animals including putting a dog in a cage with a fox has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-38211568

Caged animal fight organiser jailed

A holiday island bar manager whose body was pulled from the sea had been "smashed" at a party on the night he went missing, an inquest has heard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-38541911

Holiday island bar boss death mystery

Monks who make Buckfast tonic wine linked to violent crime in Scotland should be stripped of charitable status, say campaigners.
The National Secular Society says the beverage made at Buckfast Abbey in Devon is harmful.
Buckfast Abbey Trust does not pay tax on the income because it is a charity, which the society claims is an "abuse of the charitable system".
The trust said it was surprised at the complaint.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-39555998

Strip 'violent wine' monks of charity status, say secularists

A driver smashed into railings and sent a teenager "skidding down a road" whilst driving at twice the legal alcohol and speed limits, a court heard.
Ruby-Tuesday Hobbs underwent several operations after she was hit in Plymouth city centre on Christmas Eve, the city's magistrates court heard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-39880938

How teenager narrowly escaped with her life after BMW driver lost control

Interview with BBC Five Live - more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-40174137

Surfer describes moment a shark bit him on the leg at Bantham

Jade Sutton, 14, was deeply affected by an eating disorder until she found a way to fight back.

Beauty pageants were her unusual saviour and here she describes how they gave her life a new meaning.

Jade, from Totnes, Devon, has taken her message to more than 40 schools aiming to inspire others who find themselves in her situation.
More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-devon-45672070/totnes-girl-14-says-beauty-pageants-beat-her-eating-disorder

'You can't be a beauty queen if you're anorexic'

Big wave surfer Adam Amin from Sidmouth has been taking on the giant waves of Jaws off Maui. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-55840010

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