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Forecasters have issued a severe weather warning for Devon as a period of changeable and potentially disruptive weather heads for the UK.

Rain will become heavy and persistent at times during Tuesday and into Wednesday, and will be accompanied by south or southwesterly gales and possibly severe gales at times

The heaviest rain and strongest winds are likely to occur in two main bouts - one late morning and afternoon on Tuesday and another Tuesday night into Wednesday, before clearing to the southeast on Wednesday afternoon.

The Environment Agency has warned...

Exeter Guildhall will play host to a free-to-enter exhibition on 27 January as part of Exeter City Council and Devon County Council's commemorations of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 January - remembers not only the well documented Holocaust which occurred during World War Two, but also the ongoing worldwide genocides.

The exhibition will raise awareness of these ongoing issues with readings, presentations and visual displays as well as giving those who attend the opportunity to reflect on such issues and maybe even leave a comment in the City Council's...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A361 near Barnstaple on Sunday which left a woman passenger with serious injuries.

Emergency services were called at 4.05pm after the head-on collision between a Land Rover Freelander and a Skoda Yeti between West Buckland and Landkey.

The female passenger of the Yeti was extracted from the vehicle by the fire service and was taken to North Devon District Hospital with serious injuries. The Bideford woman, who is in her 30s, was later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.

The male driver of the Yeti...

Sussex Police are appealing for information about a missing man from Hastings who may be in Devon.

Karl Bunster, 37, was due to appear before Hastings Magistrates’ Court on 30 December to face two charges of assault by beating. However, he failed to show up and police are concerned as he has not been seen since before Christmas.

Detective Inspector Gavin Patch said: "This is a little unusual, but the circumstances of his non-appearance in court and that he has not been seen by family and friends since before Christmas have raised worries and we are concerned for his welfare...