Alex Green

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green |David Braine

Image source, Heather Hamilton/@cornwallunderwaterImage caption, The mauve stinger likes to feed on other small jellyfish and oceanic sea squirts, according to the Cornwall Wildlife TrustBBC South West senior broadcast meteorologist Beneath the surface of the ocean is a world filled with a vast array of fauna and flora but scientists say "somewhat unusual" changes are taking place.

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green

Image caption, Hospitals across the South West have been given money for vital repairsHospitals in Devon and Cornwall have been given more than £22m for vital repairs, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed. It comes as part of the £750m announced for the NHS in England in the autumn budget. Devon's hospitals have been given more than £15m for improvements, while Cornish hospitals will benefit from more than £8m.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green |Andrea Ormsby

Image source, University of ExeterImage caption, Lord Patrick Vallance said metamaterials would be "everywhere" in the futureThe University of Exeter is getting £19.6m of funding to improve our lives with "brand new science". Experts at the university have been selected to host a facility called The MetaHub - which will develop metamaterials. Metamaterials are 3D engineered structures, developed on a small scale, with properties not found in nature.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green

Image caption, Police said the two men in the car managed to escape before it set alightA car burst into flames after hitting a tree – leaving two men in their 20s in need of hospital care. However, both managed to escape the black BMW before it set alight, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the scene near Bideford in Devon about 19:50 BST on Sunday.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green

Image caption, Police have urged people to avoid posting images on social media if they spot anything concerning along the coastAn investigation is under way after human remains washed up at two locations on the north Devon coastline. Devon and Cornwall Police officers were informed initially of what appeared to be human remains on Westward Ho! beach in Bideford at about 09:30 BST on Thursday. Officers were then notified of further suspected remains being found on the coastline at Appledore.