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Neil Parish MP attended Bliss’ parliamentary event on Thursday 27 February. The campaign and reception were organised by Bliss, the special care baby charity, which provides support to families of babies born premature and sick across the UK.

The campaign has been launched with the release of their report called ‘It’s not a game: the very real costs of having a premature or sick baby’, which is based on a survey of over 1300 parents and 178 hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales. The report found that:

• Parents of a baby admitted to neonatal care face extra costs
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A woman who sustained head injuries following a crash on Exeter Road, in Teignmouth yesterday has been transferred to Derriford Hospital.

A female casualty was initially taken to Torbay Hospital after the vehicle she was travelling in crashed into a lampost just before 1pm on Friday 14th March.

Due to the severity of her injuries she has now been transferred to Derriford Hospital.

A police spokesman said:

" We recieved a report of a Road Traffic collision at Exeter Road in Teignmouth at 12.55pm. The car, a Black KIA Picanto, had crashed into a lampost...

An eldery woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after her microwave caught on fire.

Crews were called to the woman's property in Wychall Park, Seaton at 10.26am after reports of a microwave fire.

The fire, which was out on crews arrival, occured because toast had been put in the microwave.

The fire resulted in ambulance staff attending, with the elderly woman being treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation.

It is one of the most challenging environments in the world - snowbound for months at a time and full of life threatening hazards - but an Exeter student has taken it all in his stride.

Every year elements of the Royal Marines decamp the UK and move briefly to Norway's Arctic Circle where they undergo training in cold weather warfare.

Exeter sports student, Sam Logan, is one of 40 Royal Marine reservists in Norway for the first time undergoing phase one training learning vital Arctic survival skills.

Over the course of two weeks the commandos have to adapt to...