The RNLI has confirmed that it will attend both Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton's Christmas Day swims on standby this year.

The charity did not attend last year's events over a rise in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

The annual traditions, which are not organised, take place at around 11am in Exmouth and at around 10am in Budleigh Salterton on 25 December.

In Exmouth, swimmers will reportedly meet near the clock tower and on the beach from 10.45am.

Sidmouth's annual Boxing Day swim has been called off this year over a lack of insurance to allow the event to be held.