Greater Devon News Today

An inquest heard Josh Pitt had passed his driving test just three months prior to the fatal crash

Inquest begins for Thomas Orchard, who died a week after officers placed a restraint belt around his face

Devons two coroners’ offices could merge as part of a nationwide push to streamline the service, the Local Democracy Reporter service writes.

Albina Yevko, 14, died in hospital after she was found unconscious on a Dawlish beach by her mother after going missing. She was airlifted to the hospital but was later pronounced dead.

Alex Wood and Alison Tilsley were with four other people when the vessel overturned in a lake on Wednesday

Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, died during an incident on Roadford Lake, near Okehampton, Devon, last week.

BBC News Published image captionThe North Devon District Hospital said it has made improvements to its maternity service since 2017 A baby who died shortly after birth might have survived if he had been delivered one or two minutes sooner, an inquest has concluded. Freddie Barnett died at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple after a difficult birth in June 2017. The coroner at the inquest in Exeter concluded his mother was not given "full information" over her emergency birthing options...