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Journalist @bbcnews, formerly @MENnewsdesk. Please send stories to [email protected]

 South West, England
Joined December 2010
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'We moved in with 17 strangers so we wouldn't be lonely' - why co-housing is on the rise bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4…

Nine families, one house - a new era of co-housing in Devon

Co-housing is becoming a more popular model to beat loneliness and the affordable housing crisis

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Could desalination help save us from drought? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx…

Could desalination be the answer in the South West?

The UK mainland is yet to get a desalination plant properly up and running.

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Has Dartmoor become the "Wild West" of sheep rustling? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4…

'I've lost 4,500 sheep to thieves on Dartmoor'

A farmer has described Dartmoor as the "Wild West" amid ongoing sheep thefts.

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The fight continues for blood scandal victims, via @Nathanheath0 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr8…

Blood scandal victims demand faster action on compensation

Thousands of people are waiting for final payouts after being infected by contaminated blood products.

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It’s relentless, it never stops - Sam Goodchild bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnw8…

Sam Goodchild: How to sail round the world, solo, non-stop

Cornwall sailor Sam Goodchild is on track to fulfil his childhood dream in the Vendee Globe race.

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"At the end of the day she's my best friend"...via @mojo90 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vr…

How Devon and Singapore pen pals became partners for life

Chad and Alena first started writing to each other aged 17 and decades on they are still together.

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The shopkeepers carrying out citizen's arrests in the face of a retail crimewave bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8v…

The shopkeepers confronting festive shoplifters

Shopkeepers in Devon and Cornwall describe confronting criminals amid a retail crime wave.

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"Positivity and hope", via ⁦@mojo90⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce93…

'Time for change' say Totnes voters after 100 years of Tory MPs

A historic victory for the Liberal Democrats in South Devon is marked with joy and hangovers.

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“The Labour Party has won this general election and I have called Keir Starmer to congratulate him” PM Rishi Sunak holds his seat in Richmond and Northallerton but says he takes responsibility for Conservatives losing the election #BBCElection live bbc.in/4cqdBd1
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Veterans minister Johnny Mercer loses battle with Fred Thomas in Plymouth Moor View #PlymouthMoorView bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4ngl95r…

Thirteen MPs elected across Devon

The county has three Labour, four Conservative and six Liberal Democrats MPs.

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Keir Starmer names new cabinet, with Reeves as chancellor and Rayner as deputy PM

The prime minister appoints his top team after pledging “the work of change begins immediately”.

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HMP Dartmoor latest as prisoners return. bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngl7…

New radon plan at HMP Dartmoor as Devon prison inmates return

A new regime at the prison will include opening windows, doors and roof vents three times daily.

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Prison staff's 'health worries over radon' bbc.com/news/articles/cpee33…

Staff's 'health fears over radiation' at HMP Dartmoor

Radon levels peaked at 10 times the recommended workplace limit in 2020 and 2023.

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Getting set up for @BBCCornwall hustings debate for North Cornwall. Live on @BBCCornwall & @BBCiPlayer from 11. Been a while since I was in a TV studio.
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Alderney considers conservation status for camps bbc.com/news/articles/c100ge…

Alderney considers conservation status for Nazi camps

The Alderney States president suggests a new memorial should be considered in light of the inquiry.

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Nazi camp inquiry finds succession of cover-ups bbc.in/4av7H8A

Inquiry into Nazi camp in Alderney finds succession of cover-ups

The inquiry found it likely between 641 and 1,027 people died under in the Nazi camps in Alderney.

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"We were there": Born in the shadow of Britain's Nazi camps - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/c4n1gd…

Born in the shadow of Britain's Nazi camps

Janet Pope was born in 1943 in Alderney during the German Occupation.

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"The truth matters" - a look at the German occupation of the Channel Islands and the many prisoners who died in Alderney. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99z…

The British island and the Nazi labour camps

The German Occupation of the Channel Islands is at the heart of an inquiry into prisoner deaths.

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What lurks beneath: Treasures, wrecks and curios, an interesting Sunday read from ⁦⁦@RebeccaR_TV⁩ and @MarkEdwards38 bbc.com/news/articles/c80zwy…

What lurks beneath: Treasures, shipwrecks and curios

More than 300 items found at sea were reported last year including an elephant tusk and human bones.

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What do political leaders think should happen to the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in Exeter? #Exeter #LTN #LocalElections2024 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de…

The impact of a traffic scheme on Exeter's elections

The Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in Exeter has been hugely controversial.

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