Januhairy is a month-long campaign encouraging women to "love and accept" their natural body hair.

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• In Plymouth - reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike on Mount Gould Road near the hospital.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

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The family of a young woman who died in a crash in Exeter have paid tribute to her.

Nineteen-year-old Emily Brewster died in hospital after the crash near the railway bridge in Alphington Road at about 21:20 on Saturday 15 December.

Emily's family paid tribute, saying she was a "very caring and helpful person who put others before herself".

A 26-year-old man from Exeter was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and being the driver of a vehicle which failed to stop after a road accident.

He has been released on police bail until 13 January.

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Nearly 160 jobs are set to be created at Exeter Science Park after the local authority agreed to invest £1.1m.

East Devon District Council is putting the money towards a new building for small and medium businesses specialising in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine.

The grant is 15% of the cost of the Open Innovation Building, which should be ready by next year, managers said.

The funding has been raised against future business rates income.

Image source, Exeter Science Park

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Lanes are being closed on A380 near Kingsteignton after a lorry crashed into the central safety barrier, highways bosses said.

About 100m of the barrier, between Eagle Farm and Ideford Dip, was damaged in the collision on Thursday.

Devon County Council said it was closing both carriageways' outside lanes "after the peak travel time" to allow for repairs to start on Friday morning.

The work was expected to continue throughout the day and commuters have been warned to expect major delays at peak times, with the closures to stay in place "until it is safe to re-open both lanes".

The council added that it was expected that work would continue on Saturday morning "but it is hoped that the lane closures will be removed by the end of Saturday".

Meet the Velovets - some of whose members are in their 90s - as they head out for a weekly pedal.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Some 650 drivers were recorded exceeding the speed limit in Devon and Cornwall on a single day just before Christmas, police say.

Devon and Cornwall Police said, external monitoring and patrols on 19 December, part of Operation Logjam, found 121 of these were class-restricted vehicles, such as delivery vans.

Officers also said some of the speeds recorded were "literally and figuratively excessive", with one car doing 114mph and a delivery van driving at 84mph in a 60 limit.

A second campaign, Operation Liquor, between 18 and 22 December detected 615 speeding offences.

Nine people were also arrested on suspicion of driving whilst over the specified drug limit and driving whilst unfit through drugs.

But officers from the No Excuse Team said they were "cautiously optimistic" over only two out of 166 alcohol breath tests they carried out were positive.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Paignton Zoo bird keeper Maisy Laidler is working on the zoo's annual animal stocktake with the help of a Chilean flamingo chick in this picture.

This time each year, keepers take on the mammoth task of counting each and every animal in their collections.

The experts keep detailed records of every animal birth, death, arrival and departure, carrying out the work each January as a requirement of zoo licencing.

Image source, Paignton Zoo

Alex Osborne
BBC Weather

Mostly cloudy and dry again overnight. However some clear spells will develop, under these some patchy fog may form. Feeling rather cold away from the coasts again.

Winds remaining light.

Minimum temperature: -4 to -1C (25 to 30F).

A very cold start is again expected on Friday away from the coasts. High pressure will then dominate again, with a cold feel, but dry again with some sunny spells.

Patchy fog may be stubborn to clear in places.

Maximum temperature: 5 to 8C (41 to 46F).

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

A light aircraft has crashed in a field near Honiton, police say.

Emergency services were called to a farm in Colestocks at about 13:15.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the Cessna 195 aircraft had taken off from Dunkeswell airfield but was forced to make an emergency landing due to mechanical failure.

The aircraft flipped over when its nose went into muddy ground in the field during the landing.

The pilot, a man in his 40s from Exeter, was not injured.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is being informed.

A man facing charges over explosives allegedly being found at his home in Exeter is to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

Robert Manners is facing charges under the Explosives Act after police recovered a small device from his flat in Weirfield House, Larkbeare Road, last November. The area was sealed off.

The 29-year-old appeared at Exeter Crown Court by video link from prison but was not asked to enter a plea.

The judge adjourned the case and ordered the assessment to be carried out while Mr Manners is in custody.

Image source, Google

BBC Radio Devon

A memorial bench which fell into a sinkhole in Exeter, will be replaced by the city council.

The original seat had only been installed a few weeks before it fell into the hole on the river bank near St James' Weir after heavy rain in the area on the night of Tuesday 18 December.

It initially opened a 13ft (4m) long sinkhole on city riverbank, swallowing the bench.

The council said it had originally hoped to recover it, but it was now planning to order a new bench and placard.

It added that the bench "will, of course, be relocated to another safe location nearby".

The council is still working to stabilise the bank and fill the hole.

The area remains cordoned off and officials have warned the public to stay away from the area while work to make the site safe is carried out.

Image source, Exeter City Council

Preston North End sign striker Jayden Stockley from League Two side Exeter City for a fee understood to be £750,000.

The boy, said to be aged between one and two, was found alone in a street in Torquay on Wednesday afternoon.

League Two's leading scorer Jayden Stockley is set to leave Exeter after "several clubs" trigger a release clause.

BBC Radio Devon

People are "frustrated" that more isn't being done to police speeding and that money from fines is not being used locally, Devon and Cornwall's police commissioner says.

Currently those who break the speed limit face three penalty points and a fine of £100.

But commissioner Alison Hernandez said she wanted fines to be raised and some of that money returned to local forces to be reinvested in local road safety measures and enforcement, rather than going to central government.

Of 2,680 people who took part in the online survey 80% were in favour of stiffer penalties for those caught speeding.

Ms Hernandez said that showed that she was not the only one who wanted to see increased fines...

A total of 63 people lost their lives on Devon and Cornwall's roads in 2017, 12 more than the previous year.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

More than 500 people have written protest letters against plans for parking meters near a popular beach.

The proposal from Torbay Council to put meters along a stretch of Marine Drive near Preston Beach at Paignton emerged just before Christmas.

Parking is currently free and the unitary council said the plan would make parking fairer by increasing turnover at the roadside bays.

The meters would cost from 60p for an hour up to £10 for all-day, with a charge of £3.50 overnight.

Image source, Google

Protesters said the charges would discourage local people and holidaymakers from using the beach, push cars onto neighbouring residential roads, reduce trade and hit beach hut owners who had already seen costs rise.

As well as the protest letters, more than 1,700 people had signed an online petition opposing the meters.

Torbay Council is having to find millions of pounds of cuts and extra income to balance the books after continued funding cuts.

A consultation on the parking meters proposal ends at 17:00 on Friday.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Five parked cars and a bus have been hit by a car in Plymouth, police have said.

Officers were called to Pemros Road in St Budeaux at about 10:40.

The driver of the car - a man - has been treated on the scene for a minor head injury, Devon and Cornwall Police added.

The road is closed and traffic is being diverted up Victoria Road.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Developers will be charged for supplying new-build properties with recycling and waste containers in east Devon.

Currently East Devon Council provides all new properties with the containers free of charge, but the cost of supplying them to between 750 and 900 new homes every year is escalating.

Council environment lead John Golding told councillors on Wednesday night that about £112,000 a year was spent supplying containers and "we have to make some savings".

He said the authority could charge for containers "like other authorities", and bring in £40,000 a year of additional income.

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The council’s recycling and waste partnership board recommended to the cabinet that developers are charged £80 for each set of recycling and waste containers, which include a grey wheeled bin, a green box, green sack, food caddy and kitchen caddy.

A communal waste collection service will see a £300 charge for every communal bin.

The proposals were unanimously agreed. The cabinet also agreed to charge householders £30 if they had to replace grey wheelie bins unless they were stolen or damaged by the council’s contractors.

All recycling containers – a green box, green sack, food caddy and kitchen caddy – will continue to be replaced free of charge.

The charges come in to force from April and will be reviewed annually.

BBC Radio Devon

Pemros Road in St Budeaux has been closed due to an accident. Devon and Cornwall Police is at the scene.