Weekly round-up: Stories you may have missed
Two separate sightings of the European praying mantis have been recorded in Truro and Mousehole
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"Hitchhiking" praying mantises, a new missile launch captured on camera and villagers saving their only pub were among the stories you may have missed this week.
We have selected six articles from the past seven days for Devon and Cornwall.
Slips and trips at mast challenge
Watch: Slips and trips as competitors race up the mast
Hundreds of competitors took part in Red Bull's capture the flag challenge last weekend.
Participants were tasked with running up a greased mast at the event on Plymouth's Barbican.
The challenge, which was won by Jak Plummer, involved attempting to run up the slippery pole as quickly as possible.
Praying mantis species spotted in Cornwall
The insects are about 3in (7.62cm) long
There have been sightings of praying mantises in the wild in parts of south-west England for the first time.
Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) said two separate sightings of the European praying mantis had been recorded in gardens near Truro and Mousehole.
It said the sightings of the insects, which are about 3in (7.62cm) and native to southern Europe, were the first recorded in Cornwall and might have been blown over on strong winds or "hitchhiked" in someone's luggage.
Drinkers raise £400k to save village's only pub
It is hoped the ale house will be "up and running in time for Christmas"
Residents of a Cornish village have raised £400k to buy the only pub for miles in order to save it from shutting.
The campaign to keep The Ship Inn in Portloe, on the Roseland peninsula, afloat first came about when St Austell Brewery announced it was going to sell the 18th Century ale house.
It now aims to restore the pub and get it "up and running in time for Christmas".
Frigate tests new missile off Norway
The missile can hit targets more than 100 miles (160km) away
On-board cameras captured the moment a Royal Navy warship successfully fired a powerful new type of missile for the first time.
HMS Somerset, based in Plymouth, launched the Naval Strike Missile during a training exercise in Norway, working alongside Norwegian and Polish forces.
Mine aims to extract tin again by mid-2028
The chief executive of Cornish Metals, Don Turvey, has been talking about the plans
The team behind plans to reopen a tin mine have said they are optimistic they will begin commercial extraction by mid-2028.
Engineers have pumped water out of the flooded South Crofty mine, in Pool, Cornwall, and have accessed areas 1,148ft (350m) below ground.
Despite being full of water since the mine closed in March 1998, managers at Cornish Metals said the tunnels were "intact" and in good condition.
All-female tuna fishing crew aim to inspire others
The women have travelled from as far as West Wales and Northumberland to take part
The first all-female Atlantic Bluefin tuna fishing crew set sail from Salcombe.
The crew, which included a member of Team England Angling, aimed to inspire other women to join the industry.
Hannah Rudd, head of marine at the Angling Trust, said there were different career options "whether you want to go into policy, be a scientist [or] work in recreational fishing".
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