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A GWR train pictured at a train station. It has a yellow front with red headlights and a dark green body.

Services resume after vehicle hits railway bridge

The line between Paignton and Newton Abbot reopens after the crash.

A head and shoulders shot of a fair haired man with a light beard and a shirt.

Man guilty of rape and assault jailed for 13 years

Christian Dodd, 46, who was arrested in August 2022, must also sign the Sex Offenders' Register.

Cooper is on stage playing guitar and singing. He is wearing an orange satin suit and a long lapelled black shirt that has gold sequins on it. His hair is slicked back.

Young Elvis impersonator to perform at Graceland

A 12-year-old Elvis impersonator is invited to perform at the singer's iconic Memphis home.

A street scene with shops and a narrow roadway and an awning over one shop and some people walking on the pavement.

Teenager held after man left with head injuries

The victim suffered non life-threatening head injuries in Fleet Street, Torquay say police.

Two police cars are parked on a road. An officer in uniform is standing on the pavement next to police incident tape.

Pedestrian seriously injured in van crash

Devon and Cornwall Police appeal for witnesses after a man in his 60s was injured in Paignton.

A hole in the ground, surrounded by fencing and a sign warning of danger, deep excavation, keep out.

Underground hole shuts seafront road for weeks

Engineers say the hole is much larger than first thought, and could take up to six weeks to repair.

Close up of the baby Diana monkey. The newborn monkey is snuggled into its mother. It has dark hair, big brown eyes and a pink face. The small monkey is tilting its head and looking directly at the camera.

Monkey 'defies medical odds' and gives birth

A zoo says the birth is "particularly remarkable" after the mother's ovarian tumour diagnosis.

The picture shows a women standing in a kitchen, gesturing towards the sink. She is wearing a light pink sweater and is looking directly at the camera. The kitchen has light green walls and white tiles around the sink. There is a window with white curtains above the sink, with various items placed around the sink including a soap dispenser, washing up liquid and a sponge.

Elderly tenants left without heating for a week

Teachers Housing Association apologises to residents of the sheltered housing scheme.

A dolphin on Paignton beach after it became stranded on the sand. It is lying on a sheet of blue tarpaulin while a Coastguard crew member wearing red overalls and blue plastic gloves kneels down to assess it.

Dolphin stranded on beach dies despite rescue effort

Rescue crews said members of the public tried to refloat the animal themselves before they arrived.