Abused stepson jailed for attack
Monday, June 21st, 2010A man is jailed for 22 years for attempting to murder his emotionally and physically abusive stepfather at his Torquay home.
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Toddler crushed under car wheel
Saturday, June 12th, 2010A two-year-old girl is critically ill after being thrown under the wheel of a car she had started at her Plymouth home.
Man, 83, admits care home killing
Friday, June 11th, 2010An 83-year-old man is sent to a secure hospital after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a 92-year-old care-home resident.
Historic town centre ravaged by fire
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Several Tudor buildings in Dartmouth town centre are destroyed in a fire which began in a chip shop.
Row over Michael Foot street name
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010A row breaks out over whether a Plymouth street should be named after former Labour party leader and city MP Michael Foot.
Swimmer braves icy lake on Mount Everest
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh swims across a glacial lake on Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming.
Warship’s crew praised for rescue
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010The master of a cargo ship which sank off Somalia thanks the captain and crew of a Devon-based frigate for saving his men.
Nurse loses crucifix ‘ban’ claim
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010A Devon nurse says it is a “poor day” for Christians in the workplace after losing her fight to be allowed to wear her crucifix at work.
Scarlett Goa death trial begins
Friday, March 19th, 2010Two men appear in court accused of killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling, whose body was found in the Indian state of Goa in 2008.
Failed ‘mercy killing’ wife dies
Thursday, March 11th, 2010A woman convicted of trying to kill her husband in what she said was an attempted “mercy killing” dies in an assisted suicide in Switzerland.