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Eight more people who supplied Class-A drugs to Plymouth have been sentenced today.

The gang who organised the transport of tens of thousands of pounds of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Liverpool were arrested as part of an investigation codenamed operation Rio by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Overall thirteen people have been convicted as part of the £1million a year...

Half of all UK seven-year-olds are sedentary for between six and seven waking hours per day and half are not doing the recommended daily minimum of one hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity, according to the latest findings from the Millennium Cohort Study .

The research, led by academics at University College London (UCL) and published in the journal BMJ Open, shows that...

A new superintendant has been appointed to lead the local policing teams across South Devon. Claire Armes, aged 38, is one of the youngest women in Devon and Cornwall Police to secure a position as superintendent.

Claire Armes first joined the force as a special constable sixteen years ago, assisting response officers in Torbay. “This was a fabulous opportunity as it gave me a superb...

Better data recording by hospitals is needed to share best practice and drive up standards, says Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

More than three quarters (79%) of the parents of babies in neonatal units are seen by senior healthcare professionals within 24 hours of admission and the majority of parents report positive experiences, but there is room for improvement in...