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Devon father one step closer to completing world-first swim to raise awareness of son’s brain condition

A father from North Devon is set to complete the final six lakes in his bid to become the first person to swim Switzerland’s ten largest lakes after his young son was diagnosed with a rare brain-attacking condition PANDAS, that caused sudden onset aggression, OCD and tics overnight.

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Ofgem proposes new rules for suppliers to tackle energy theft

Electricity suppliers could face new rules requiring them to detect, investigate and prevent theft
National theft risk assessment service could be set up by suppliers
Up to one third of the electricity stolen each year goes towards powering cannabis farms

The energy industry regulator Ofgem has today put forward proposals for new rules requiring...

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Baby boy delivered by 'C-Section'

The birth of a newborn baby outside a Cornish police station has given new meaning to the phrase “delivered by C-Section.”

The little boy was brought into the world outside Camborne station by a group of police response officers from the locally-based C-Section.

The special delivery took place in the early hours of Friday 21 June 2013 when the on-duty officers heard a woman...

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Swimmer dies after rescue from South Devon sea

A man has died at Derriford Hospital after getting into difficulty swimming in the water off Beesands Beach, near Kingsbridge in South Devon.

A police spokesperson said that they attended the scene at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2013, after receiving a report that a male swimmer had been brought ashore unconscious.

HM Coastguard and South West Ambulance also...

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Chinese lanterns are banned at Glastonbury Festival

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have joined up with Michael Eavis to remind the public that Chinese lanterns are banned from the Glastonbury Festival.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Chinese lanterns look spectacular but create a very real fire risk. Once launched there is no control over where they might land and can cause fires and harm livestock.

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Well-known Rabbi to visit Devon

Rabbi Danny Rich, pictured above, the Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism for nearly ten years and author of various books on matters of faith and belief, will be visiting Devon this month.

On Tuesday 20 June he will be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the Devon Faith and Belief Forum at the Coaver Centre, County Hall, Exeter, on the theme “Is Interfaith Dialogue merely an excuse for...

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House sales hit three-and-a-half year peak, says RICS residential market survey

The number of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached its highest level since January 2010 as buyers across the country began to return to the market, says the latest RICS residential market survey (11 June 2013).

Chartered surveyors in the UK sold on average 17.9 properties during the three months to May. While low compared to the market peak of six years ago, it still...

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Duke of Edinburgh spends his 92nd birthday in hospital

The Duke of Edinburgh who is 92 today, is recovering after an exploratory operation at the London Clinic over the weekend.

The Duke has been honoured with gun salutes at the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle and Green Park in London, marking his birthday.

Prince Philip underwent what Buckingham Palace has described as a pre-arranged "exploratory operation following abdominal...

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Man killed after car plunges over cliff in Newquay

A man has been killed after his car fell off a cliff near to the Atlantic Hotel and Tea Caverns in Newquay.

Police were called at around 7.15am on Friday 7 June with reports of a car going over a cliff.

The coastguard’s search and rescue helicopter was deployed and fire and ambulance were also at the scene.

Police put a local cordon in place to allow the emergency...

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Satirical novelist Tom Sharpe dies aged 85

The acclaimed author Tom Sharpe, who wrote the novels Porterhouse Blue, Blott On The Landscape and the Wilt series of comedies, has died at his home in Llafranc in Spain at the age of 85.

Born in London in 1928 and educated at Lancing and Cambridge, Sharpe spent time in the Royal Marines before moving to South Africa in 1951 where worked as a social worker, teacher and photographer. He...

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