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Moment Exeter road rage driver ploughed into police officer caught on camera Footage - which some people may find distressing - of the incident in the car park at Sainsburys has been released The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and youll never miss a big story againInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Keep me updated When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll inc...

A social distancing reminder in Barnstaple. Picture: Matt Smart - Credit: Matt Smart North Devon and Torridge will be faced with further restrictions once the national lockdown ends on December 2. Areas across England will be placed into one of three tiers when the lockdown ends, but the system has been toughened. North Devon Council and Torridge District Council areas will be placed in tier two along with the rest of the county – a level higher than before the national lockdown. The Governme...

A hospital trust in Devon has shifted to the highest alert level after claiming it is being overwhelmed by an influx of Covid-19 patients and staff absences. Bosses at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust activated OPEL  yesterday, also known as a black alert. These are declared when a hospital is under such significant pressure it cannot deliver comprehensive care and patient care is at risk. Its deputy chief executive Dr Adrian Harris said that whole wards had been forced to close because of...

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital on black alert after struggling with coronavirus demands The hospital has moved into OPEL 4, previously known as black alert. The Royal Devon & Exeter Hospitals main entrance GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsle...

By Daniel Clark Covid cases in Devon and Cornwall fall below 1,000 for first time in nine weeks. Main picture from file: John Fielding The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed across Devon and Cornwall in the previous seven days has fallen below 1,000 for the first time since the start of October. A rolling weekly total of 869 new cases has been confirmed across the two counties – the lowest since the week ending October 2 – w...

Another patient dies at Derriford Hospital after testing positive for Covid Across hospitals in England, there have now been 44,757 deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus 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. Your information will be us...

A SINGLE mother and her ex-boyfriend have been found guilty of biting, battering and force feeding a 17-month-old toddler who was found covered in bruises. The former couple met through Tinder and had joint care of the little boy in the weeks before doctors found 18 different areas of injury on his head and body. They had just moved to Seaton in East Devon from Southbourne, Dorset, in January 2018 when a pharmacy worker saw bruising on the child’s face and alerted social workers. A mo...

799 hospital staff off work due to Covid-19 in Devon The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has the highest number of staff absences due to Covid-19 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the pick of the weeks stories and fascinating Devon history features direct to your inbox every Saturday morning in our exclusive Weekend Report newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these ...

What tier am I in? Full list of areas by tier and search your lockdown status Mirror 16/12/2020 Dan Bloom & Oliver Milne More than half of England is now in the strictest form of local lockdown after London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire joined swathes of the north in Tier 3. In total 10.8million extra people have gone into Tier 3 as of 12.01am on Wednesday 16 December. If no areas in the north and Midlands get knocked back down to Tier 2 later this week, there will be 3...

Pair of glasses saved womans eyes in horrific chainsaw accident Margarets incredible story is one of several shared by Devon Air Ambulance to support the charitys Christmas appeal 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 recommend...