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The situation the world is in right now is horrible. Not only are we facing a deadly virus and a possible economic collapse, but we're also facing a battle every day to see the right information at the right time and from the right sources.

As the leaders of every nation stand at their respective podiums, we are looking to them to provide us with stability and help see us through this dark time. No matter how you feel about the current establishment, it's obvious that the job of a leader in these circumstances is incredibly difficult.

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More than 1,800 trees were planted across Devon during March through two initiatives offered by Devon County Council. The County Council, in association with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity The Woodland Trust , offered a limited number of packs of sapling trees via the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum website . Landowners from 40 sites across the county took up the offer to plant a mix of native broadleaved trees through the scheme to create new tree clumps and copses. The free packs provided a mix of oak, rowan and birch trees as well as guards and canes to protect them...

Over 100,000 key workers in the South West will join forces this bank holiday to say “thank you” to every member of the public who has stayed away from tourist hot spots this year and issue a plea to local people to continue to “think twice” about unnecessary journeys.

The South West is putting key workers at the heart of the bank holiday social media campaign as a reminder that every day they risk themselves to keep the public safe – whether they are health or social care professionals – or those who keeping us moving, keep us fed and ensure our essential services are maintained...

Devon Air Ambulance is today resuming air operations after the successful introduction of several innovative new aviation solutions, which means we can now provide greater protection for our patients and aircrew against Coronavirus.

A new separation screen has been installed between the front and rear sections of the aircraft, which partitions-off the pilot cockpit from the patient treatment/paramedic area. Our aircrew will also now be able to use newly designed throat microphones when they need to wear Level 3 PPE respirator masks in-flight which will improve internal and...