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Woman drives through bomb cordon and nearly hits people
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (267+ words) A woman narrowly missed two Royal Navy personnel while driving through a bomb cordon, against police instructions, in Plymouth. Cordons were put in place in the Southway area of Plymouth on Wednesday, April 29, following the discovery of a WW2 ordinance at…...
Family evacuated by bomb slams 'lack of support"
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (592+ words) The controlled explosion of a WW2 bomb took place in Southway today(Image: William Dax / SWNS) A housing association has apologised after a family who were evacuated during the Plymouth bomb drama last week criticised the way they were treated. Wayne,…...
Police uncover "580 K scam thanks to Plymouth bank staff
19+ hour, 32+ min ago (729+ words) Stephen Kpere-Daibo was arrested at Heathrow Airport (general file image) (Image: alexsl via Getty Images) An investment fraud worth more than half a million pounds was discovered thanks to quick-thinking staff at a Plymouth bank. The UK-wide scam left a…...
Disgraced Plymouth solicitor seeks to appeal jail term
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (503+ words) Alan Harris - his last moments of freedom on the day of sentence [February 25, 2026] at a Winchester Crown Court (Image: submitted) A former criminal defence solicitor jailed after being found guilty of sexually abusing vulnerable and often young clients in police…...
Woman is sent flying as motorcyclist strikes her in horror hit-and-run
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (202+ words) A woman has been taken to hospital following a hit-and-run incident involving a motorcyclist in Aberdeen. Disturbing footage captured on a Ring doorbell camera shows the woman walking towards an underpass on Garthdee Drive on Saturday, 2nd May. A motorcycle can…...
Plymouth murder investigation launched after young man's death
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (350+ words) Police on Stanley Place(Image: Matt Gilley/FPS Images) Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in his 20s at a Plymouth property last night. Emergency services were called at approximately 8. 20pm on Monday May 4 to reports…...
Bodies of man and dog found inside van
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (96+ words) The bodies of a man and a dog have been discovered inside a van in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a layby on the B3273, St Austell, at 3pm on Friday, May 1, following concerns. The bodies of both the…...
Tributes pour in for teen, 15, killed by falling tree in Stafford
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (365+ words) A school has paid tribute to a teenager who was tragically killed by a falling tree in a park on Saturday. Emergency services raced to Holmcroft Park in Staffordshire at around 6. 30pm on Saturday (May 2). Sadly, despite their best efforts, the…...
Plymouth among South West's 'most dangerous' places to live
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (266+ words) Officers take part in the police day of action in Plymouth(Image: Devon & Cornwall Police) Plymouth is one of the most dangerous places to live in the South West, according to crime rates. The latest Home Office figures show that…...
Vicious dog attacks surging in Devon - map reveals worst UK areas
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (639+ words) The number of vicious dog attacks on people has more than doubled in Devon and Cornwall since the pandemic. There were a total of 1, 265 out-of-control dog attacks causing injury offences recorded by Devon and Cornwall Police in 2025. That's equivalent to…...