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

Bee Tucker
BBC Weather

Tonight will be dry and largely clear for western parts. Further east, cloud will push in come the early hours but it will remain mild. Minimum temperature: 8C (46F).

Friday will be a dry day for most, with the best of the sunshine in the west. It'll be cloudier in the east, with the risk of some rain later. But it will feel warm in the summer sun. Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).

BBC Radio Cornwall

A 16-year-old sailor who stayed at his post during the Battle of Jutland is still inspiring sailors training in Cornwall, a naval base commander says.

Jack Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry and his portrait still hangs in the chapel of HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, where a wreath has been has been laid to commemorate him. 

Base commander Capt Rob Belfield said: "Every Friday afternoon we have a passing out parade and I take the visiting officer into the chapel and we stand underneath the portrait. I just tell the story. I think it's a really good focus in how important sailors are. We're not about famous admirals or captains here at Raleigh, we're about getting sailors in the right mindset to protect the nation's interests in the fleet."

The Scotsman

A former medical chief has been accused of failing to protect patients, external from a disgraced surgeon dubbed ‘The Butcher’ who delivered Samantha Cameron’s baby.

Jenny Walrond, Health Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

A St Austell health centre is offering space and equipment for ophthalmologists as part of efforts to reduce a backlog of 2,000 eye appointments in Cornwall.

It's causing a a big problem throughout the South West, with demand rising but a shortage of space and ophthalmologists. We know that at least two people have completely lost their sight in recent years while waiting for appointments.

Consultant ophthalmologist Ashish Patwardhan (pictured) said of the work in St Austell: "What this service does is provide care close to home ... But, more importantly, it's an extra facility which does not put strain on Treliske [Royal Cornwall Hospital] resources."

BBC Spotlight

Coastguards are warning there has been a rise in the number of beach rescues of people being trapped in sand, after digging deep holes which collapse.

In 2005, three-year-old Abbie Livingstone-Nurse died when a 5ft hole in the sand collapsed on top of her on Upton Towans Beach near Hayle. 

Andy Cattrell from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said sand could be deceptively heavy: "If you imagine a dustbin full of sand, it doesn't look very much, but you wouldn't be able to shift it. If you put that on you, or on a child, it's going to get you in trouble straight away. It restricts your breathing, and, the more you move, the worse it gets."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A Royal Navy cadet, who has accused a fellow student of raping her twice, has told a court martial she carried out internet searches for pharmacies selling the morning-after pill and for the legal definition of rape.

She also went to her alleged attacker's room after the incident to return cufflinks and threatened to wreck his career if he told anyone because she was "scared others will find out", the court martial in Portsmouth was told. She said: "I have admitted that happened, I am not particularly proud of that, I was just distressed, I didn't know how to deal with these things."

Sub Lt Samuel Mitchell, 27, is accused of the attack at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon last year when the alleged victim was "too drunk to consent". He denies two counts of rape. The hearing continues.

About 1,200 homes in the Plympton St Maurice area, near Plymouth, are without power, Western Power Distribution has confirmed.

BBC Travel

• In Plympton the traffic lights are not working on the B3416 Deep Lane junction
• On the A374 we have reports of an accident near the Marsh Mills roundabout

• One lane is blocked on the A38 The Parkway because of an oil drum on the road

Andrew Segal
Local Live

People in Barnstaple are being asked to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour after two fires near woodlands.

Image source, North Devon Council

North Devon Council said dead vegetation was set alight near timber steps on the northern boundary of Yeo Valley Woodland last month, and a £600 cob bench was damaged by another fire some days later the first blaze.

Councillor Brian Moores said the "mindless vandalism" was "particularly sad considering how much work the local community has put in to the woodland". He said: "Not only does fire cause damage it is potentially very dangerous so this is a really serious matter."

BBC Politics

A stump speech by former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP in Camborne has been heckled by a man protesting about EU fishing quotas.

Fisherman Dave Hicks held a Vote Leave placard and approached the Remain campaigners, saying: "We want our fishing grounds back", adding Britain's fishing industry had been "destroyed by Brussels". He was asked to "go away" during a confrontation with a Labour activist. 

Remain campaigners say staying in the EU gives better access to the European market, rights to fish in the waters of other member states, and collective bargaining power to negotiate access rights in other waters.

Plymouth Herald

An eight-year-old girl was left terrified after being battered and bruised by a pony in Devon, external.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Police are hunting for a suspected road rage attacker in a van who assaulted a driver on the Tamar Bridge between Plymouth and Saltash.

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

The assault, at about 14:00 on Tuesday 26 April, occurred after a white Peugeot van followed a black VW Golf on to the westbound carriageway of the bridge. The van swerved in front of the Golf before stopping quickly, and the driver got out and assaulted the car driver - a man in his 30s. During the assault, traffic backed up on the bridge.

Officers appealed for witnesses and have released CCTV video, external of the van swerving in front of the car.

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Torquay United midfielder Aman Verma has agreed terms on a new contract with the National League side.

The 29-year-old, who can also play right-back, scored one goal in 23 appearances after joining the Devon club from Kidderminster in November.

Image source, Rex Features

"He's an athlete that can play anywhere and I'm delighted to have him back on board," said manager Kevin Nicholson. "Aman was a valuable asset for us last season and is a fantastic guy to have on and off the pitch."  

Rachael Thorn
BBC News Online

A Royal Navy cadet who has accused a fellow student of raping her twice has told a court martial she passed him a tub of moisturiser which he rubbed into her back.

The complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court martial in Portsmouth this was "one of the things I have struggled with, I became compliant, I cannot explain that".

Sub Lt Samuel Mitchell, 27, who is accused of the attack at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon last year when the alleged victim was "too drunk to consent", denies two counts of rape.

BBC Radio Cornwall

The government is being warned it could be harming public health by cutting funding for local authorities to clean up brownfield sites.

In a report out today, the Environmental Audit Committee said untreated soil contamination could enter the water source. It claimed the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs had withdrawn funding for local authorities to clean up such contamination. 

Sand Hill Park in Gunnislake is one area that applied and was rejected for funding. Martin Hewitt, who lives there, said: "The embankment looks nice but it’s totally contaminated. We've been told that we can’t go up there and we don’t. We've been told that, as long as we don't touch anything, and we don’t dig it up, and we wear gloves if we’re near it, that things aren’t too bad."

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Truro City midfielder Cody Cooke says he has signed a new contract to remain with the National League South side.

He is one of the Cornish club's longest-serving players and took to social media to announce the news.

Truro were beaten in the play-offs this season as they chased promotion and manager Steve Tully is yet to finalise a new deal.