Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

David Braine, Weather Forecaster

It will remain cloudy overnight with some spells of rain at times, particularly over the moors and other high ground. Continuing to feel exceptionally mild overnight as temperatures drop to 13C (55F). 

Tuesday will be another windy, cloudy and mild day with outbreaks of rain. The best of any brightness will again be to the east of any hills. Maximum temperature: 15C (59F).

Andrew Segal
Local Live

- Devon and Cornwall Police Commissioner Tony Hogg says he is delighted the government is delaying funding changes to police which he said would cause "chaos" after its funding formula is found to contain an error

- An inquest into a South West Water worker's death hears there was a three-hour gap between his lone working alarm going off and his body being found 

- A teenage motorcyclist died as a result of a road traffic collision, an inquest jury rules

- A defence barrister tells a fraud trial at the Old Bailey that there is no evidence against ShelterBox founder Tom Henderson

- A church has been criticised for refusing to allow decorative silk poppies at a Remembrance Sunday service

Pudsey Bear

It's Children in Need Day on Friday - all this week we'll be looking at how the money you donate is spent in the south west.

The Wave Project in Cornwall was set up five years ago to see if surfing could help improve mental wellbeing in young people.

More than 500 children have been helped by the scheme and there are now Wave Project surf schools as far away as Scotland and Wales with some of the workers funded by Children in Need.

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Thanks to Neil Shepherd for sharing this lovely picture of dawn onthe BBC Radio Cornwall Facebook page, external, Neil says: "Sunrise from Portreath this morning."

Image source, Neil Shepherd

And Evelyne Talbot shared this snap, "Sky above water near Loe Beach."

Image source, Evelyne Talbot

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A new blood test, external which can determine the sex of a baby and reveal a range of genetic conditions "is an option for people continuing with a pregnancy as they have the right to know what is ahead", a doctor says.

The new test - developed by Plymouth University and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust University - is much less invasive than other procedures, including an amniocentesis test, external, and can detect diseases such as haemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Image source, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Ross Welch, a fetomaternal consultant at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust said: "It is of course correct that the test should not only be effective but also delivered at low risk to the health of both mother and child."

Miles Davis
BBC News Online

A church has been criticised for refusing to allow decorative silk poppies at a Remembrance Sunday service.

Image source, Dorothy Maat-Davey

Shirley Hayes said her silk flower decorations were no longer wanted after four years of use at St Elwyn Church in Hayle, Cornwall. 

The mayor said the "fuss about anything so trivial as an artificial flower display had "shamed" the town. St Elwyn's Church said there had been a "misunderstanding" and that nobody was banned from bringing silk poppies.

BBC One

The actor John Nettles is backing a new graduate drama school at Exeter's Northcott Theatre. 

The star of the TV series 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders' is helping to cast and direct young thespians in two plays - he said: "What it will do is give those young actors an opportunity of the same kind I and [David] Suchet and [Robert] Lindsey had all those years ago."

Life behind the scenes at the theatre will feature in 'On Stage' on BBC One at 19:30 tonight. 

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Redruth head coach Steve Larkins says his side is good enough to beat any team in National Two South.

Image source, Dan Barbary/Redruth RFC

The Reds ran in four tries as they beat Canterbury 25-10 at the Rec to consolidate seventh place in the table.

"The way that Redruth have gone this year is pretty impressive. In attack, in defence, there's a new lease of life at Redruth and I feel at the moment that I fancy our chances against any team in the league once we get that full squad on the pitch," he said.

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

There is no evidence against a charity founder accused of conspiracy to commit fraud, a barrister has told a trial at the Old Bailey. 

ShelterBox founder Tom Henderson 64, of Helston, Cornwall, allegedly ensured lucrative contracts were given to companies linked to his son, John Henderson, 35, from Hayle, between 2007 and 2012.

Keith Hadrill said during his closing speech: "I submit that the Crown's case is not made in any shape or form. The case has fallen away." Father and son and a third man deny conspiracy to commit fraud. The trial continues.

Police also told the BBC that the knives handed in were "not linked to any crimes".

BBC Spotlight

A jury at an inquest into the death of a teenage motorcyclist has ruled he died as a result of a road traffic collision.

Greg Taylor, who was 19, died following a crash in Paignton two years ago. The driver of the VW car which reportedly hit Mr Taylor was convicted of careless driving.

Presenting its findings, the jury told the hearing in Torquay: "From the evidence presented, we the jury believe on the balance of probability there was a collision between a VW Golf and Kawasaki motorbike ... this collision led to Mr Taylor losing control and colliding with an object which resulted in fatal injuries."

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Plymouth Argyle were not able to cope with the as they lost in the FA Cup, according to manager Derek Adams.

Image source, Getty Images

The Pilgrims, who lead League Two by five points, lost 2-0 to their division rivals and failed to trouble the Cumbrians throughout the match.

"They did a good job on us They took their time, got players behind the ball and were professional in the way they won," Adams told BBC Devon.

Western Morning News

A posh North Devon restaurant owned by artist Damien Hirst has received a shock one star rating by hygiene inspectors, external.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A Cornish councillor is supporting an appeal to transport unwanted caravans to refugee camps in Calais.

The aim is to use the the caravans as Mobile Crisis Units, providing facilities for hot food and medical attention - they'll then be taken to Macedonia and Lesbos. 

Wadebridge Town Councillor Amanda Pennington said: "We're looking for the wheeled units, anything with wheels we can have, and we're also looking for volunteer drivers or towers."

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Launceston boss Mike Lewis says that his side's poor results are starting to affect their mindset.

Image source, Dan Barbary/Redruth FC

The Cornish All Blacks scored a last-minute try as they lost 30-10 at Redingensians, their eighth successive defeat, to slip eight points adrift at the bottom of National Two South.

"We're low on confidence. We've got some fantastic players in the team and I honestly think we should be doing better than we are," Lewis told BBC Radio Cornwall.

Matt Pengelly
Local Live

Police are warning residents about telephone scams afteran elderly woman from Totnes handed more than £6,000 to fraudsters, external who had pretended to be from the Metropolitan Police.

Image source, Police

The woman in her 80s was tricked into drawing money from her account then handing it over to the fraudsters as 'evidence'.

Three other similar incidents were reported in Devon last week - a 76-year-old woman from Plympton, a man from Totnes and a 53-year-old woman from Torrington were all contacted by fraudsters, but refused to hand over any money.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A new blood test which can determine the sex of a baby and reveal a range of genetic conditions is much less invasive than previous tests that would be carried out to detect such conditions, Plymouth University says, external.

The new test "costs pence" and was developed by the university, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust University and the university's Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. It can detect diseases such as haemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  

Researchers said it could, in some instances, replace an amniocentesis test, external, which involved a needle and carried a 1% risk of miscarriage.

Torquay Herald Express

A man is in a serious condition in hospital, external after being beaten by a group of up to ten men in what police suspect may be a racially aggravated attack.

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale is hoping his side can get their first home draw in the FA Cup for eight years.

Image source, Getty Images

The Grecians beat eighth-tier side Didcot Town 3-0 on Sunday to win their first FA Cup game since 2009.

City, who lost to non-league Warrington Town last season, have not been drawn at home since they beat Stevenage 4-0 in the 2007 first round.

"11 of the last 12 have been away, let's make it a home draw please," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.