Royal Devon: Last News

A former primary school teacher and international football referee from Bolton died after falling from a first-floor roof as he tried to escape the Devon care home he was living in.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A 36-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a pensioner, found beheaded in woods more than 200 miles from her home.Jemma Mitchell, 36, of Brondesbury Park, Brent, northwest London was arrested on July 6 and has since been charged with the murder of Mee Chong, 67.The victim - known to her friends as 'Debbie' - had been reported missing from her home in Wembley, northwest London on June 11.She was found in an area of woodland near to Bennett Road in Salcombe, in South Devon on June 27.A post-mortem took place at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital on Monday June 28, but the cause of death

cat has to be put to sleep today after being shot by an air rifle in its spine, vets have said. Devastated owner Lisa, of Butts Road in Heavitree, Devon, was called by vets on Wednesday, August 5, and told her 14-year-old black cat Nermal had been handed in after being found collapsed in the road, DevonLive reports.She was shocked to be told he had been shot by an air rifle which left him paralysed.Lisa, 51, who is a laboratory worker at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, said: "It's horrible."Someone found him in the road and drove him to St David's Veterinary Group."He is chipped so they were able to call me yesterday at 2.30pm and tell me what had happened.“They said they had my cat and that he had been shot.

A maternity ward has shared a novel way of educating pregnant women about the dilation of their cervix during labour.

When Bruce Taylor was mistakenly diagnosed with ‘burnout’ at 54, his wife Claire never suspected that he was in the early stages of dementia

Kenny Sansom’s family have sent a plea to his former clubs, including Arsenal, as the England hero continues to fight for his life in hospital.