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Police warning as Dartmoor daily exercise visits jump in lockdown We’ve had reports of increased people on the moors Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Devon again with our daily newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have ...

Senior Devon doctor predicts coronavirus tidal wave heading our way RD&E medical director Dr Adrian Harris says: We will be hanging on by our fingernails The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Tha...

Warns of “inexorably” rising numbers of covid-19 inpatients at neighbouring trust Hospital chiefs in the South West have warned the region will not avoid the extreme pressures felt by other parts of the NHS amid rapidly rising numbers of covid-19 inpatients. The region was the least affected area of England during the pandemic’s first wave, but the medical director of two acute trusts yesterday predicted a “tidal wave” of covid-19 coming to the West Country. Adrian Harris, medical di...

Covid R-rate in South West is highest in England as infections soar This means every 10 people with the virus could be spreading it to up to 15 others Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related news...

BCG vaccine trial extends across Devon, in partnership with RD&E A large global trial designed to test the theory that the widely used BCG vaccine might help protect against COVID-19 amongst healthcare staff and care home workers in the UK continues to recruit participants. The Exeter study site started recruitment in October and is ongoing in the UK and globally. Now, the University of Exeter has partnered with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust (RD&E) to recruit staff, and has opened new clin...

GP Sam Hilton signs up to BRACE A large global trial designed to test the theory that the widely used BCG vaccine might help protect against COVID-19 amongst healthcare staff and care home workers in the UK continues to recruit participants. The Exeter study site started recruitment in October and is ongoing in the UK and globally. Now, the University of Exeter has partnered with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust (RD&E) to recruit staff, and has opened new clinics in Teignmouth and North Devon...

Two hospital patients in Plymouth have died after testing positive for Covid-19 There have also been seven other deaths across hospitals in Devon Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newslette...

Updated Covid patients who would have gone to Carlisle in the first instance are instead going to Dumfries PATIENTS in hospitals in the north of England have not been transferred to Scotland, as this story originally claimed. Reports in The Independent stated that Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has been sending sufferers over to be treated in Dumfries. However, NHS Dumfries and Galloway has stated that "this is not the case". Instead, the health board said that patients living in Scotl...

Covid-19 death reported at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth Six deaths were reported today across Devon and Cornwall The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Not...

BBC News Published image copyrightLucy Kelly image captionChris Haggar and Lucy Kelly said they were so grateful to the police officers who helped deliver baby Lily Two "amazing" police officers helped deliver a baby in the front seat of a car after being flagged down by the father-to-be. Lucy Kellys waters broke while the 25-year-old was being driven to hospital in Exeter by her partner Chris Haggar on 27 December. Mr Haggar managed to get the attention of two passing police vehicles. Within f...