West Country Ministry Of Defence

In an operation lasting almost 10 hours, the team found 663kg of heroin, 87kg of methamphetamine and 291kg of hashish and marijuana on board a small vessel.

Thousands of jobs in Yeovil will be secured for years to come if the town’s famous helicopter-maker wins a major government contract.

A World War Two bomb near the centre of Exeter has been detonated after more than 2,000 homes were evacuated and a 400 metre cordon was put in place.