Sunak's £2.4bn tax break gamble

RISHI Sunak is gambling on a £2.4 billion tax break to help secure the support of pensioners as he battles to remain in Number 10.

Israeli strikes add to misery in Rafah

ISRAELI strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said yesterday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city.

City councillor chosen as Labour MP candidate

SARAH ALLEN TO STAND IN THE SW DEVON CONSTITUENCY

Red-light cameras set to increase in number

DRIVERS URGED TO OBEY RULES OF THE ROAD

Work gets rolling for petanque 'terrains'

STONEHOUSE AREAS CREATED WITH BRICKFIELDS DEVELOPING

Funds are raised to buy dialysis machines

NEXT MISSION TO UKRAINE WILL TAKE VITAL AID SUPPLIES

Development site is linked to a mass grave

A PLYMOUTH site that has been earmarked for a huge development has been linked to a potential prisoners' burial ground dating back to the Napoleonic era.

Restaurant gives staff a 4-day week

PLYMOUTH'S award-winning fine dining restaurant Fletcher's has given staff a four-day week in a bid to keep them stress-free.

Closed bedroom door helped to contain house fire

A FIRE which tore through a bedroom at a property in Cornwall has left the room unrecognisable.

Ivybridge take over at the top

IVYBRIDGE are the new leaders in the Tolchards DCL C Division West after handing out a 197-run hiding to Yelverton Bohemians.

Murray's proud of his French record

BRIT'S BID ENDS IN FIRST ROUND IN HIS FINAL YEAR AT ROLAND GARROS

Heseltine warns over 'dishonest' campaign

TORY grandee Michael Heseltine has warned that the General Election campaign will be the \"most dishonest in modern times\" because both parties refuse to debate the consequences of Brexit.

Teen released over woman's beach murder

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was stabbed to death on a beach in Bournemouth has been released without charge.

At least 20 dead in US storms

POWERFUL storms have killed at least 20 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across the United States states of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Over £3m is owed by hotel firm

A COMPANY connected to Plymouth's posh Langdon Court Manor hotel has gone bust with debts of more than £3 million.

Mrs Murals brings colour to new unit at Derriford

AWARD-WINNING urban artist Ellie Johnson, alias Mrs Murals, has brightened an external wall of the new South West Peninsula Children's Surgical Unit at the city's Derriford Hospital.

No 54 'beach bus' to Bovisand returns

PLYMOUTH beach lovers and visitors will once again be able to take a bus straight to the seaside this summer.

Big Wheel plan for the Hoe is out thrown

PLANNERS REJECT IT DUE TO 'INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION'

Funding needed for community garden path

CHARITY PUTS OUT AN APPEAL FOR DONATIONS

Gardens at Saltram are blooming

EARLY SUMMER COLOUR WELL WORTH SEEING, SAYS GARDENER

Barbican launch for seafood deli

A NEW seafood deli opened on Plymouth’s Barbican yesterday in the space left vacant when The Catch closed last year.

SNP pledge to stand against "twin threats'

JOHN Swinney has said the SNP will stand against the “twin threats” of austerity and privatisation, as his party campaigns on public services.

Minai addresses fans after axed concert

NICKI Minaj has addressed fans outside her Manchester hotel after her gig in the city was axed following her arrest.

Death toll climbs beyond 670 in Papua New Guinea mudslide

THE estimated death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea has soared to more than 670.

Rooney 'really excited' to have landed 'perfect' role

FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN PROMISES TO ‘ENTERTAIN' GREEN ARMY

Plymouth prevail in the A Division match of the day

CORNWOOD dropped down from second to third in the Tolchards DCL Premier Division table following a 13-run defeat in a rain-affected game against Sidmouth.

Tax hikes ruled out under Labour - Reeves

RACHEL Reeves has ruled out increases to income tax or national insurance under a Labour government.

National service proposed

TEENAGERS would not be sent to jail for refusing to comply with the Tories’ proposed “mandatory” national service, James Cleverly has said.

City students set for voyage

THREE YOUNGSTERS WILL EXPERIENCE LIFE AT SEA

Tory councillors fight for airport

LEASEHOLDER ACCUSED OF ‘BACK DOOR LAND GRAB’