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Derriford Hospital is to receive £30 million for new A&E department

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have handed all elective orthopaedic surgery to Care UK for an 18-month period.

A 42-year-old man from Liskeard was airlifted to Derriford Hospital while a 43-year-old woman from Looe was also taken by land ambulance.

Nearly 600 patients turned up at the casualty unit last weekend.

Footage: Brett Butler Smythe

A huge swarm of bees has been spotted on a residential street in Plymouth.

It was caught on camera by former Apprentice contestant Brett Butler Smythe - who found his car surrounded by the insects in Derriford.

It's thought a mild winter and hot summer could have led to an increase in bee population.

Plymouth's hospital say most of their systems are now back up and running as normal after a cyber attack yesterday.

A new scanner at Derriford Hospital to improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer, the most common form of the disease in men.

Red Cross volunteers are helping with the winter crisis at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth - which MP Ben Bradshaw has raised in Parliament

The onset of winter has put growing pressure on hospitals which are already feeling the strain financially.

Derriford Hospital in Plymouth has made improvements according to latest inspection, but needs to make further progress