A British war veteran has become the last surviving member of the true story behind The Great Escape, following the death of Australian pilot Paul Royle.

Running out of toilet roll and difficulty ringing a Chinese takeaway have been revealed as some of the frivolous 999 calls made to Devon and Cornwall Police.

CONTROVERSIAL comic Jim Davidson refused to go on stage apparently because wheelchair users in the front row would not move, it emerged yesterday.

A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed in Devon.