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Record-breaker rewarded with whisky from the King bbc.in/3TXwrEt

Record adventurer rewarded with whisky from the King

Dave 'Dinger' Bell set off from the west coast of Peru on 9 November last year.

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Scully hopes to stay at Exeter for 'many more years' bbc.in/4BlszxR

Anthony Scully: Exeter City forward hopes to stay for 'many more years'

Anthony Scully hopes he can extend his stay at Exeter City after his impressive start to life at the League Two club.

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Torquay must move on after missing out on Leicester tie bbc.in/4zNENO0

Torquay United must move on after missing out on Leicester City FA Cup tie - Jimmy Ball

Torquay United manager Jimmy Ball says his players have to "move on" after missing out on a glamourous first-round FA Cup tie.

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Exeter's Wyatt suffers fresh injury blow bbc.in/4z99MEq

Tommy Wyatt: Exeter Chiefs back suffers fresh injury blow

Exeter back Tommy Wyatt could be out until December after injuring his ankle.

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Satellite images reveal scale of reservoirs' decline bbc.in/3UKjM82

Satellite pictures reveal scale of reservoir's 'exceptionally low' levels

Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor was 13% earlier in October, despite being full to capacity in March.

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What happens next after police force downgrade? bbc.in/4yFq0Ef

Improvements to Devon and Cornwall Police will not be 'quick fix'

Devon and Cornwall Police was downgraded from Level Two to Level Three this year.

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Storm Austen hits south-west England and the Channel Islands bbc.in/3UHyYmo

Storm Austen hits Cornwall, Devon, Jersey and Guernsey with strong winds up to 80mph expected

Cornwall and parts of west Devon are under a Met Office amber warning, while Jersey is under a red warning as Storm Austen lashes the region.

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Cleverley to go back to basics with Plymouth bbc.in/4iAa9C0

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss goes back to basics in search of win

Tom Cleverley says he will go back to basics for Plymouth Argyle's preparations for their trip to Cambridge United.

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Target exceeded in quay £100k fundraising drive bbc.in/3VZE5ie

Target exceeded in historic Cornwall quay £100k fundraising drive

Supporters in Gorran Haven hope the quay is fixed before most winter storms arrive.

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Jury weighs if shortcomings were factor in deaths bbc.in/4zMOFYv

Jury to decide if shortcomings contributed to Exeter deaths

Alexander Lewis-Ranwell had been released from custody hours before he killed three elderly men.

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Exeter bring in forward Goedhals from South Africa bbc.in/4k7G7qn

Andre Goedhals: Exeter Chiefs bring in forward from South Africa

Exeter sign forward Andre Goedhals from South African side Pumas.

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South West Water waiting for 'recharge season' bbc.in/4ibtSq6

South West Water waiting for 'recharge season' to refill lakes

The company says plans are in place for handling the severe drought declared last week.

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Murder arrest after man found in wheelie bin bbc.in/4yxypJC

Murder arrest after man found in Plymouth wheelie bin

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.

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Vickery's journey from World Cup winner to bodybuilder at 50 bbc.in/4ie6nwS

Phil Vickery: England Rugby World Cup winner shares bodybuilding journey

Why England Rugby World Cup winner Phil Vickery has started entering bodybuilding competitions at the age of 50.

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Battening down the hatches before Storm Austen bbc.in/4Bm32Vd

Devon and Cornwall battens down the hatches before Storm Austen

Wind gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are forecast to bring disruption across the South West.

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Women targeted by police who 'abused the badge' bbc.in/4z9Igqw

Women targeted by police officers who 'abused the badge'

Two women preyed upon by serving police officers describe their ordeals and why they are speaking out.

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Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost bbc.in/47tB4Jz

Elderly Devon woman too scared to turn heating on as costs soar

Roslynn Garner-Gatley starts using a hot water bottle, bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.

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Hepworth piece fetches more than £6m at auction bbc.in/4Bi32W6

Barbara Hepworth sculptures fetches more than £6m at auction

The top three items at an Christie's auction house on Wednesday are all by Hepworth.

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Officers cleared over 'fake keyboard activity' bbc.in/4z20eeh

Devon and Cornwall police officers cleared over 'fake activity'

The police federation accuses Devon and Cornwall Police of conducting a "witchhunt" against them.

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Murder investigation after 'suspicious' death bbc.in/4z1mLYR

Murder investigation after 'suspicious' death in Plymouth

A man was found seriously injured in a service lane and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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