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From the acclaimed producers of George’s Marvellous Medicine and Horrible Histories, Birmingham Stage will bring its production of David Walliams’s Gangsta Granny to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in February.

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing- staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure- it’s going to be SO boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on and adventure of a lifetime...

Female burying beetles are more attracted to small partners because they are less likely to get into fights, a study by researchers at the University of Exeter has found.

The research published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology found that while small male beetles were more successful at attracting female mates to the breeding ground of an animal carcass than larger males, they didn’t make better parents.

In the first study of its kind carried out in the wild, researchers tested whether individual male burying beetles -- known for being exceptionally good parents in the...

This winter's wet and blutsery weather is set to continue this week with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning of rain for today.

The Met Office warns the public and emergency responders of severe or hazardous weather which has the potential to cause danger to life or widespread disruption.

The Met Office five-day forecast is as follows.

Today:

Blustery showers will continue to feed in from the northwest today, becoming heavy in places, especially over higher ground. Some may become organised to bring prolonged periods of rain but there will also be some...

In 2015 the South West Group of the National Service (Royal Air Force) Association celebrated its tenth anniversary.

During the anniversary year a varied programme of activities was enjoyed by members - from guest speakers and trips, to ceremonial occasions.

Among the former were talks on the Devon Freewheelers and the development and demise of Concorde, together with entertainment from Mick Groves, formerly of The Spinners, at the Christmas buffet.

Participation in ceremonial events included the Armed Forces Day parade in Exeter, attendance at an association annual...