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A pregnant woman and her unborn child have died after being hit by a car in a town centre.

COVID-19: Indian coronavirus variant - where is it getting worse? COVID-19: Indian coronavirus variant - where is it getting worse? New figures show cases of the Indian variant of concern are growing fast, but from a low level. The latest national figures show there are 1,313 cases of the variant of concern in the UK, up from the 520 recorded the previous week. The cases are not evenly spread and are currently focussed in several areas where officials are especially concerned. Th...

At least 27 people have died in a fire at a Baghdad hospital treating COVID-19 patients.

Two men wanted over the Salisbury poisonings are now being hunted over alleged involvement in an explosion in the Czech Republic.

The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

Kenya has hit out at the UK government for adding the country to England's coronavirus travel red list.

East Devon Radio ‘Mr T. Rex’ running to raise funds for the RNLI Jay King, our newest and youngest Exmouth RNLI Tour Guide, is doing a 25k run around Exmouth starting 0900 on Saturday 3rd April 2021 to raise much needed funds for the RNLI. To make the challenge even more difficult he will be wearing a 7 foot dinosaur suit and running as ‘Mr T REX’. Jay said, “The RNLI do a wonderful job and have been affected by the current situation with their fundraising. To ...

A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Lorraine Cox in Exeter. Azam Mangori killed 32-year-old Miss Cox in his room above a kebab shop after homing in on her as she walked alone through the city centre in the early hours. He kept her body for several days before dismembering it and disposing of remains in an alleyway and woodland.  

The School Association ran a project to raise money to buy all the staff an Easter Egg as a thank you for looking after out children and keeping them safe and educated.

Every year we see so many preventable fires caused by disposable BBQs. They are a not only a fire risk when they’re being used, but also pose a risk when being disposed of, causing bin fires, and further damage to the environment to vegetation that has caught alight. They’re not really disposable at all.