The Latest Breaking News from Plymouth

Dame Darcey Bussell to become new chair of the board at Theatre Royal Plymouth

The announcement of her appointment, effective from April 1, coincides with International Women’s Day.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Scots tourist found dead by friends in Plymouth Airbnb while on holiday

Kirsty Kindness, 40, who lived in Annan, was found dead by friends at the premises in the south-west of England where she was also planning to visit Torquay.

Daily Record · Mar 7, 2023

Seven-year-old boy crushed to death between two vehicles in freak car park accident

Alfie Tollett had just watched his brother play in a rugby match at his local club and was putting his shoes back on when he got wedged between two cars.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023

TUI charges NHS worker £327 to change maiden name on booking after passport mix-up

Sharon Tucker, from Plymouth, booked a holiday to Turkey with TUI, only to realise she would fall foul of post-Brexit travel document rules if she didn't get a new one

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Devon defence jobs secured after British Army vehicle contract win

Combat vehicle manufacturer Supacat and engineering giant Babcock have struck a deal to make potentially hundreds of light armoured transporters at the firms' sites in Dunkeswell and Plymouth

Birmingham Post · Feb 23, 2023

Killer Plymouth gunman's family plea 'for action, not words' to prevent future atrocities

Apprentice crane operator Jake Davison, 22, used his legally held pump action shotgun to carry out one of the worst gun massacres in Britain for more than a decade

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023

Britain’s gun laws could be tightened after Plymouth shooting - but what are they?

Firearms laws could be changed in the UK to make sure shootings can never happen again.

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

'Terrifying' warning guns are in wrong hands as MP tells of constituent in hiding

The government is under pressure to tighten gun laws after the conclusion of an inquest into the killings in Keyham, Plymouth, by evil Jake Davison, as Labour MP Rachael Maskell said a woman in her constituency has been forced into hiding

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023

Plymouth shooter’s sister and brother criticise failure to toughen gun laws

Government under pressure to reform licensing system, with one MP describing it as ‘a thicket’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Britain’s gun laws could be tightened following ‘catastrophic’ failings that enabled Plymouth shooting

Home secretary will be ‘failing in her duty to protect the public’ if laws are not changed, families say

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023