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With the FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, Devon and Cornwall Police is launching its annual summer drink and drug driving crackdown. Sunday, June 1, 2014, will see the launch of the initiative in support of a wider national campaign to reduce risk on our roads. The consequences of driving while over the limit the morning after drinking are a particular focus of the campaign with late night World Cup matches, including England games, taking place from Thursday, June 12. Despite long term reductions, drink driving still accounts for 15% of road deaths and almost 10,000 casualties...

Update: The Road is now cleared.

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A earlier accident involving an overturned camper van on the M5 is causing delays betwen Exeter and Exminister.

The road i snow mostly clear but the problem persists after two southbound lanes of the motorway were blocked.

The accident took place between J30, A376 (Exeter) and J31, A30 (Exminster) sometime \t around 11:45 this morning (2 June).

Emergecny services are at the scene and the incident is ongoing.

Fire crews were called to the scene confirmed that the...

Devon and Cornwall Police are reported to have launched fresh talks with prosecutors into the disappearance of Aylesbeare schoolgirl Genette Tate, 36 years ago. 13-year-old Genette disappeared on 9 August 1978 whilst delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare in East Devon. Despite an extensive police investigation and a search of the surrounding countryside involving thousands of volunteers, Genette Tate's body was not found and her disappearance remains officialy unexplained. But today detectives from Devon and Cornwall Police are reported to have approached prosecutors to look at bringing...

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the Lady's Mile Caravan Park in Dawlish this morning after a car was found on fire.

The fire service were alerted to the incident at 3.14 am, and on arrival found a vehicle to be well alight along with approximately ten feet of fence panel. They got to work fighting the fire using two sets of breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets. The car was extinguished using the above equipment but was severely damaged by fire.

Police also attended as it was believed to have been deliberate ignition.

Inspector Pete...