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A fire in a flat in Union Street Plymouth has left one man dead and a number of people needing to be rescued.

Emergency services were called to the property at around 2am on Thursday 1st January following reports of a major fire, leading to a mass evacuation including neighbouring flats as the fire spread.

Police closed the road between the Octagon and Stonehouse Bridge to...

The last few days have seen some crisp wintry days and nights with the coldest temperatures of the year so far.

The weather is set to change with a rise in temperatures and a move to more unsettled weather, but what's the weather looking like for New Years Eve itself?

It will be breezy with rain in western parts through the afternoon and evening of New Year's Eve, but this is...

As 2014 comes to a close, 70% of respondents to the WIN/Gallup survey say that they are happy, up 10% from 2013.

Of the 64,002 people polled just 6% declared themselves to be unhappy, compared to last year’s 12%, while those that are neither happy nor unhappy has remained stable, 23% against 26% last year.

Africa appears to be the happiest region in 2014 with 83% of those...

British motorists will be able to fly the flag with pride in the new year thanks to government plans to display the Union Flag on driving licences, transport minister Claire Perry announced today (30 December 2014).

Anyone applying for a new licence or changing their personal details will be issued with a licence showing both the British and European Union flags.

The changes...