BBC News | UK News | England | Devon | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Coastguards defy call to strike- July 18, 2008 Some coastguards are defying their union and remaining on duty during national strike action over pay.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/7514946.stm Car theft attempt ends up tree- July 18, 2008 Two youths accused of attempting to steal a car are found up a tree by a police sniffer dog.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7514810.stm Fares hike to cover fuel costs- July 18, 2008 Stagecoach Devon puts up fares on longer bus routes to cover the rishing cost of fuel and free travel for pensioners.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7514396.stm EastEnders' Pat becomes a doctor- July 18, 2008 Soap star Pam St Clement returns to Devon to receive an honorary degree in education.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7514148.stm Payout ruling over sexist jibes- July 18, 2008 An estate agent who endured sexist comments from her boss wins more than 28,900 at a tribunal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7514236.stm Whitear probe 'miserable failure'- July 17, 2008 The parents of a student killed by an overdose in a Devon bedsit criticise police who probed her death.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7510934.stm Increase in drug offences in region- July 17, 2008 Recorded drug offences in Devon and Cornwall rise by over a tenth in a year but overall crime drops.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7512139.stm Man charged with supplying drugs- July 17, 2008 A man has been charged with supplying drugs in connection with the death of a man in Ilfracombe.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7511046.stm |