This is the moment a huge explosion was heard in Plymouth, as bomb disposal experts made a 250kg WW2 device safe.

More than 1,200 homes were evacuated and residents sent to Southway Youth and Community Centre. They have since been told they could return home.

The BBC's Jenny Kumar was at the scene.

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Jo Tuckett will be competing in the European Championships in Portugal this year.

Photographers turn their cameras to the sky as pink and green hues light up the night.

Laura Crane, a 30-year-old from Devon, hopes to have broken a world record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.

Watch our coverage with Erin Black and Victoria Graham at the spectacular event.

Beyond Van Gogh opened in Westpoint Exeter on Thursday and is open until 31 October.

Dawlish Waterfowl Centre says Reggie has "settled in very well" and already found a mate.

A rower has an unexpected encounter when a curious seal pup clambers aboard.

Divers clean the replica for 45 minutes weekly and it would take about 10 hours to deep clean it.

CCTV footage shows one of a pair of escaped European Brown bears helping itself to food after escaping its enclosure.

Pennon Group chief executive Susan Davy concedes the increases may be too much for some.

The Australian marsupial is seen grazing in the Devon garden before hopping away.

Kitesurfer Tom Bridge leaps 129ft (39m) from the top of a cruise ship and makes a smooth landing.

The Reverend Leigh Winsbury says the cut-price gym is open to worshippers and weightlifters.

The cost of living, the environment and better mental health support were among the issues raised.

Thousands of pirates are descending on Plymouth for a weekend of fun and entertainment.

Laura Crane gets towed into a monster wave at Nazare.

Charlotte Cheshire speaks of the battle for an affordable home and council-funded emergency housing.

A World War Two bomb has been safely exploded out at sea after being discovered in a back garden in Plymouth.

Vision Zero South West says last year was the busiest year since the operation was set up in 2019.

Festive ponies have been visiting Derriford Hospital's ICU garden in Plymouth.