The Latest Breaking News from Devon

Eight areas in the UK have been placed in drought conditions: Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and south London, Hertfordshire and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the east Midlands

A car crashed into the central reservation of the M5 near Cullompton, Devon, and came to a halt on the opposite carriageway, forcing all traffic on the motorway to come to a halt

Rupert Kirkwood, 62, from Holsworthy in Devon, filmed the moment he was circled by a Minke whale for 20 minutes.

Walkers watched in horror as a large section of Sidmouth coastline in Devon crashed onto the beach at 9.15am on Monday. Parts of the cliff face were still tumbling into the sea hours later

Facing a sandy beach that’s the stuff of childhood nostalgia, this boutique base ups the ante with lashings of lobster, Devon sparkling wine and a chic little spa, says Lucy Thackray

First Dates star Laura Tott - who works as a paramedic following her stint on the Channel 4 - stunned as she shared a selection of wedding photos from her special day

The Imperial pub in Exeter, Devon has taken a number of unusual measures in a bid to try deter the seagulls which have been terrorising punters for years - and has now installed a shrieking alarm

Depicting an oversized military vehicle, the sand sculpture was brought to life on Saunton Sands beach in Devon, an area steeped in military history and adjacent to the Braunton Burrows Training Estate. The artwork launches the next phase of the Respect the Range campaign, a public safety initiative to warn…

Richard Peirce, based in Exeter, Devon, is a shark expert and pioneered the idea of taking tourists out to swim with blue sharks in British waters - and now he's shared the truth about attacks