BBC Entertainment and Arts

Cornish singer songwriter James Morrison is hoping his fourth album shows he's maturing as a writer and performer - saying: "I'm refining my sound - but in a ragged way."

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The 31-year-old, who went to school in Newquay, has a new album out called "Higher Than Here" - he believes it's more spiritual and sparse than his previous records.

"That's always been my aim - to write something that goes a little bit deeper than a pop song on the radio," he said.

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Torquay United have signed Kidderminster's Aman Verma and West Bromwich Albion's Andre Wright on loan. 

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Midfielder Verma, 28, will stay at Plainmoor until 2 January, while striker Wright has a one-month deal. 

Meanwhile central-defender Nathan Smith has had his loan spell from League One side Port Vale extended until the end of the season.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Police investigating the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in a shop in Truro say, external a man is awaiting to be interviewed by officers.

The girl was reportedly assaulted in New Look on Monday. 

Officers said: "A man is currently awaiting police interview and we would like to thank the public for their help in this matter."

BBC Radio Devon

Nearly 900 vulnerable elderly people in the Exeter and east Devon area have been visited by volunteers in the last year, in a pilot project aimed at reducing pressure on local hospitals and GPs. 

The Neighbourhood Friends, external is one of just eight groups nationally that have had special funding from the Cabinet Office, with the aim of keeping older people out of hospital. 

BBC Radio Cornwall

BBC Radio Cornwall is celebrating after winning the local radio equivalent of an 'Oscar' for the their coverage of the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly.

Director General Tony Hall and TV star Chris Tarrant handed over the Gillard award to Ross Ellis, Jack Murley and Dick Straughan last night.

The station's features onWorld War 1 at Homewere also highly commended in the Faith category. 

Torquay Herald Express

A Paignton couple are among 20,000 Britons holidaying in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt where UK flights have been banned. Torbay councillors Chris Lewis and Barbara Cunningham flew to the resort from Bristol with Thomson.

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

Investigations are continuing into yesterday's two-car crash which killed a young man and left one of Cornwall's main roads closed for seven hours.

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A Vauxhall Astra and an Audi A4 collided on the A39 at Perranarworthal just before 04.50 on Wednesday - a 20-year-old man from Birmingham died at the scene.

The two drivers were both badly hurt in the crash and remain in hospital. Devon & Cornwall Police have appealed for witnesses.

BBC Weather

A band of occasionally heavy rain crossing the region will clear Devon by late afternoon. Drizzle, hill and coastal fog on southwest-facing cliffs will persist. Winds will be moderate from the south, but fresh or strong around the coast and will veer south westerly as the rain clears. 

Tonight there will be some light and patchy drizzly rain, later a heavier band of rain will sweep in from the southwest. Winds will be moderate from the southwest, remaining fresh around the coasts, backing southerly and increasing to strong. Min temp: 12C (54F). 

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Plymouth Argyle defender Gary Sawyer hopes the club can use their good form in League Two to go on a long run in the FA Cup. 

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The Pilgrims are five points clear at the top of League Two and have won seven of their last eight matches. 

Sawyer was part of the Plymouth side that reached the quarter-finals back in 2007, when they lost 1-0 to Watford. 

"If we stay like we are then we're very hard to beat. I don't know how far, but I hope we go really far this year." 

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

A Cornish pensioner who twice drove the length of mainland Britain on a tractor for charity, says she is giving up because of "horrendous" traffic and "crazy" drivers.

Mary Phillips, 75, from St Teath has driven "Fran" - a 1953 tractor - at 9mph for the last six years. In that time she estimates she has travelled 3,000 miles.

She told the BBC she decided to stop driving it on the roads because she would "feel awful if an accident was caused", but noted "people take too many risks".

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

The Royal Navy is investigating claims that German naval vessels have been snagging fishing gear off Devon.

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Fishermen have claimed supply ships Die Bonn and Frankfurt Am Main caused thousands of pounds of damage while training off Plymouth. The map shows their location on Wednesday.

The Royal Navy confirmed the ships had been taking part in exercises off Plymouth - but it had "no evidence" the ships had encroached on fishing areas. 

Andrew Segal
Local Live

More than a dozen reports have been made recently about a man claiming to be from "Cornwall County Council investigations department" as a part of a new wave of phone scam calls, Trading Standards, external staff say.

The calls - from someone calling themselves Michael or Peter, and saying he was investigating accidents - were bogus, officers confirmed.

Trading Standards Officer Gary Webster said: "Any cold caller who asks you to pay money with the promise of a larger refund, prize or compensation payment is clearly not to be trusted."

BBC Travel

- The A390 Highertown in Truro is partially blocked, causing slow traffic between Sainsbury's and the Malabar Road junction, because of an accident involving two vehicles and recovery work

- Watch out for a traffic light failure on the B3238 Greenbank Road in Plymouth at the B3250 Mutley Plain junction. Approach with care

-  In Woolacombe, the B3343 is partially blocked by an accident near Mullacott Park

- Due to continuing poor weather conditions at Land's End, Newquay and St Mary's, the remaining Skybus flights to the Isles of Scilly have been cancelled. Skybus is trying to contact all passengers to offer space on flights tomorrow or a transfer to the Scillonian ferry tomorrow

Bill Buckley
BBC Radio Devon

As flights between the UK and Egypt remain grounded, have you been affected and do you still feel safe going abroad? 

Thousands of Britons are stranded, after intelligence suggested a bomb may have caused a Russian jet to crash killing all 224 people on board.  

Join me on today's phone-in and call the show on 0845 3011034. 

BBC Entertainment and Arts

James Morrison is one of Britain's biggest male solo artists - selling more than five million albums worldwide, thanks to hit singles like 'You Give Me Something' and 'Broken Strings'.

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But two years ago, he was ready to walk away from music for good - and not for the usual reasons.

Instead, the 31-year-old from Newquay had suffered huge personal tragedy, losing his father, older brother and 21-year-old nephew in quick succession.

Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

Fewer than one in 10 allegations of rape result in a suspect being charged in much of the south west, according to new figures, external from the official monitoring organisation.

Rape support groups have expressed concern, but police forces said they were doing more to support victims and secure convictions.

I'll have more on this story on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.

Western Morning News

A haul of weapons and suspected cannabis plants, external have been seized after a two-hour stand-off in Exmouth. Armed officers were called to Exeter Road, Exmouth at 7.55pm yesterday after a man was reportedly brandishing a knife.