Updates on Tuesday 22 March 2016
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A seven-year-old child who got stuck in a chair at a school, external in Plymouth has been freed by firefighters.
They used small tools and a saw to release the child whose knee had become trapped.
Two years after the ancient causeway to St Michael's Mount was damaged in storms, repair work is almost complete.
The original stones were scattered around Mount's Bay and staff from the Mount had to retrieve them so the causeway could be accurately replaced.
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
The father of a psychiatric patient who died while being monitored by a healthcare company says he's "very disappointed" no sanctions are to be taken against a nurse found guilty of serious misconduct charges.
Image source, Russell MitchellJoanne Campbell was found guilty by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of two charges relating to record keeping and safeguarding concerns over the care of Ruth Mitchell (pictured), found dead in her Plymouth flat in 2012.
Ms Mitchell's father, Russell Mitchell said: "We were very disappointed that there was no sanction imposed especially after the facts were proved on two serious incidents of misconduct, which provided unwarranted risk to Ruth. I am taking official advice on how to appeal."
David George
BBC Spotlight
Cornwall's Navy search and rescue squadron has formally closed down.
Responsibility for the service was taken over by commercial helicopter company Bristows at the start of the year.
The de-commissioning ceremony for 771 Naval Air Squadron took place at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall today. My full report on Spotlight from 18:30 on BBC One.
Holly Green
BBC Weather
Tonight there will be variable cloud around, with some clearer spells. A few patches of frost and fog are possible. Minimum Temperature: 2C (36F).
Wednesday will be an often cloudy day, with a little patchy light rain or drizzle possible at times, particularly over the moors. A few bright spells likely here and there though. Maximum Temperature: 10C (50F).
The former Bishop of Truro has rejected suggestions his disgraced twin brother pretended to be him during services in Cornwall.
The Church of England is investigating whether congregations were aware which brother was appearing in front of them.
Image source, Getty ImagesPeter Ball (pictured right with his brother), who is 83, was jailed at the Old Bailey last year for sexually abusing teenagers and young men. Michael Ball said: "I'm quite certain they [congregations] would have known if it was him, because he would have told them. He would have not pretended to be me."
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Plymouth City Council is working with property consultants to find a buyer for the Quality Hotel site.
The authority stepped in to buy it last year after a series of arson attacks on the derelict the 10-storey building.
Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live
- The former Bishop of Truro has rejected suggestions that his disgraced twin brother impersonated him during church services
- Family's disappointment after ruling that no sanctions will be taken against a nurse found guilty of serious misconduct charges
- A decommissioning service has taken place at RNAS Culdrose to formally close down 771 Squadron
- Repair work on St Michael's Mount's iconic causeway after parts were washed away in winter storms is nearing completion
A South West MP says farmers would still receive subsidies if Britain left the European Union.
There has been a warning that farmers on Exmoor face losing their livelihoods if Britain leaves the EU. Some receive more than half their income in grants from Brussels.
But Cornwall MP and farming minister George Eustice, who's backing the campaign to leave, said: "We would still support our upland farmers. They do have a vitally important role to play, they're custodians of the countryside. We'd stop spending £350m a week on the EU, so we'd have the funds to give them the support they need."
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Police investigating what is believed to be a series of arson attacks in Torquay have appealed for witnesses.
Officer said three fires were believed to have been started deliberately in the Ellacombe area of the town in the early hours of Sunday.
Discarded furniture was set alight outside a property in Hoxton Road, causing damage to the front of it. Similar incidents occurred outside a property in Princes Road East and on Lower Ellacombe Church Road. There were no reports of any injuries.
Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport
Launceston player-coach Ryan Westren says the club's current squad will find life in National Three South West.
Image source, Alastair CoweThe Cornish All Blacks were relegated earlier this month and lost 79-0 at home to Bury St Edmunds on Saturday - the club's 24th loss in 25 games.
"I'm under no illusions that it will still be very tough, and that's keeping the exact side that we've got now and you never know, that might not be the case."
Pranksters in Exeter targeted a car in the city this morning - the car in Blackall Road was spotted covered in cling film, external.
Newquay Cornwall Airport says it is operating as normal today following the Brussels terrorist attacks.
Could the bard himself have trodden the boards in the West Country?
Newly discovered documents show that Shakespeare's players, the King's Men, visited Devon several times. Find out more in Spotlight at 18:30 on BBC One.
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The founder of a pro-European group on Exmoor said leaving the EU would have a major impact on the UK and could "tear it apart".
Farmers on the moor are considering how their livelihoods might change as a result of the European referendum. Some receive more than half their income in grants from Brussels.
Image source, Andrew SegalStanley Johnson, who has a family farm on the Devon-Somerset border, has founded a group of environmentalists campaigning to stay in the EU. He said of the referendum: "I think it's going to be a most horrendous event. It could be epic, epoch making; and I have no idea how it's going to turn out."
Firefighters spent the night tackling large gorse fires, external in Mullion. Crews from Mullion, St Keverne and Helston were sent to deal with a blaze, measuring around 10 hectares, near Mullion Holiday Park.
Jenny Kumah, Devon Political Reporter
Researchers of a report to Devon County Council into home-schooled children have found a rise in the number registered for very short periods of time.
It has been suggested some have done this to avoid fines for taking children on holiday in school time. Concerns about these trends have been raised with Education Secretary Nicky Morgan by Exeter's Labour MP, Ben Bradshaw.
In response, Nicky Morgan said parents who home-schooled temporarily to avoid holiday fines should be told that they risked losing school places and having to permanently teach children at home.
Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport
Cornish Pirates forwards coach Alan Paver says he and backs coach Gavin Cattle will continue the work of outgoing director of rugby Ian Davies.
Image source, Brian TempestDavies will leave at the end of this season due to budget cuts, with Paver and Cattle taking up the reins.
"Every day we're having meetings and we're talking about recruitment and planning. He he really has mentored me and Gavin fantastically. We feel we're in a good place to carry on and do the good work," Paver said.
