BBC Radio Devon

Plans for a new multi-million pound leisure centre in Exeter have gone on show. 

Image source, Eyewire

The council-run complex, external, which will be built on the site of the Paris Street bus station, includes an eight-lane swimming pool with a moveable floor.  

BBC Spotlight

Ambulance staff are to be offered support to help them deal with the traumatic events they have to deal with. 

The South Western Ambulance Service employs over 4,500 staff providing a range of emergency care on a 24-hour basis. 

Clinical professionals, including specialist counsellors, will be available to offer support - it's hoped the 'Staying Well Service' will encourage staff to seek help before a crisis develops.

Western Morning News

A woman named Star Tupac Shakur has appeared in court accusing of beating a Devon pensioner with a table leg, external.

James Churchfield
BBC Radio Cornwall

A Cornish MP says she's confident a deal can be struck between the government and junior doctors after strike action was cancelled last night.

The British Medical Association agreed to suspend the walk-out following a last-minute breakthrough in talks - two more strikes planned for later in December have also been suspended.

The MP for Truro and Falmouth Sarah Newton told me: "I think now, finally, the end of the process is in sight, they're talking about details now."

Holly Green
BBC Weather

If you're planning a trip to the coast today, here are the times of the next high waters around Devon and Cornwall.

I'll have the latest forecast onBBC Spotlightat 13:30.

Cornish Guardian

Wadebridge firefighters were called into action this afternoon whena car flipped onto its side, externaldown a hill in Burlawn, and its fuel tank began to leak.

BBC Radio Devon

A garage in North Devon which has been allowed to sell fuel at a 5p discount for the last six months has seen sales increase by around a third.

The EX35 postcode area - which has just one petrol station at Barbrook near Lynmouth - is the only place in the whole of mainland southern England to be part of the government's Rural Fuel Rebate Scheme.

It's meant to make fuel more affordable in sparsely populated areas.

BBC Radio Devon

A parking charge of £2 a day is being introduced in East Devon District Council car parks for three months. 

It comes into effect in all 39 pay and display car parks today at 10:00 - it's to boost trade over Christmas and the New Year.

Plymouth Herald

Firefighters rushed to a property in Plymouth after a blaze was started deliberately on the ground floor, external. A female was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire was started deliberately in the ground floor entrance of a property in North Down Crescent, Keyham.

BBC Weather

Mostly cloudy with a few patches of rain and drizzle at times, especially this morning and over high ground. Into the afternoon some cloud breaks may develop, allowing for some brighter spells. 

Winds will be moderate south westerly, but fresh around the coasts. Temperatures will once again be mild. Maximum Temperature: 13C (55F).

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

More consultants are being brought in to the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust to help it cope with cancelled elective surgery, despite today's planned strike by junior doctors being called off 

Roadside drug tests - where officers take swabs from drivers' mouths - are being introduced across Dorset, Devon and Cornwall from today 

Devon and Cornwall police have been criticised for failing to share intelligence on organised crime networks in the south west in a report by the policing watchdog 

Ambulance staff in the South West are to be offered support to help them deal with traumatic events

BBC Travel

- The Torpoint Ferry is running normally again after being suspended to allow a submarine movement, traffic is moving smoothly on the Tamar Bridge and on surrounding routes in Plymouth.

- There is slow traffic on the A390 eastbound in Chiverton Cross near Chiverton Cross Roundabout, because of an accident.

- The A392 in Newquay is partially blocked at the Pentire Road junction, because of an accident involving a car and a bus and recovery work.

- Watch out for an accident on the B3254 in Pensilva near the Higher Road junction.

- There has been a collision on the A3124 in Sampford Courtenay near the A3072 junction in mid Devon.

- Beware slow traffic on the A377 Alphington Road in Exeter near the Seven Stars traffic lights, because of an accident.

- An accident is reported on the A381 Main Road in Salcombe near the Beadon Road junction.

West Briton

Global legend Lionel Richie is the first superstar announcement for next year's Eden Sessions, external with ASUS. The singer-songwriter from Tuskegee, Alabama, whose smash hits include Hello, Dancing on the Ceiling and All Night Long, will play at the home of the famous biomes on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, as part of his All The Hits world tour.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Queues are building around the Tamar Bridge after all sailings of the Torpoint Ferry were suspended to allow a submarine to leave the port.

The Ferry is expected to start operating again at 08:55 - an emergency blue light service may be possible, but this will depend on shipping movements at the time and will require clearance from the Queen’s Harbour Master.