Summary

  • Updates for Monday 6 June 2016

  • The latest News, Sport, Travel and Weather from 08:00 Tuesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    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.

  2. Zoo keepers swap penguins' eggs with fakes to help hatchingpublished at 17:53

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Keepers at a Devon zoo are swapping penguins' eggs with wooden fakes temporarily to incubate and protect them in a bid to "avoid any accidental damage".

    Penguins and zoo keeper. Pics: Jason Keller/Living CoastsImage source, Jason Keller/Living Coasts

    Living Coasts in Torquay said staff placed the real eggs in a specialist incubator and returned them when they were almost ready to hatch.

    Operations manager Clare Rugg said: "This is a great way to avoid any accidental damage, as it is very easy for parent birds to break eggs by standing on them or cracking them against stones. Also, inexperienced birds sometimes don’t spend enough time incubating. But parent-reared young are always preferable, which is why we put them back so they hatch naturally."

  3. Cloth-badged football kit inspired Wales superfan's collectionpublished at 17:46

    BBC Wales News

    A former physiotherapist for Exeter City FC who has spent £65,000 collecting hundreds of match-worn Wales tops said he was partly inspired to start when he realised there was a difference between the kits on the pitch and those on the terraces.

    Adidas home 1980-84 shirt signed by Ian Rush. Pic: Simon Shakeshaft/Getty ImagesImage source, Simon Shakeshaft/Getty Images

    Fifty-one-year-old superfan Simon Shakeshaft's collection includes 350 tops. The idea started in 1991, when a relative gave him a match-worn club shirt. His Wales collection kicked off in 2001 when he got a John Hartson shirt.

    He said he noticed how kits sold to fans "all had vinyl badges. They cracked and peeled and flaked off". He added: "The players' ones were cotton, with cloth badges, and they were just a more comfortable garment to wear." 

    Gareth Bale's shirt from the crucial win over Cyprus at home in October 2014. Pic: Simon Shakeshaft/Getty ImagesImage source, Simon Shakeshaft/Getty Images

    Mr Shakeshaft has tops worn by legends of Welsh football, including several Ryan Giggs shirts, some worn by Ian Rush (pictured top), and Gareth Bale's shirt worn during Wales' crucial win over Cyprus at home in their Euro 2016 qualifying group match in October 2014 (above).

  4. Latest weather: Mostly dry overnight, and a sunny Tuesdaypublished at 17:40

    David Braine, Weather Forecaster

    The evening will be warm, dry and often sunny. Overnight, it will stay mostly dry, but, like last night, it will feel rather muggy and become misty. Minimum temperature: 13C (55F).

    Weather

    Tuesday will again be warm with quite a lot of sunshine. There will be a bit more cloud around later on and the odd shower is possible in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).

  5. Cornwall thrash Oxfordshire in Minor Counties Championship openerpublished at 17:33

    James Law
    BBC Sport Online

    Andrew Libby took six wickets on his Minor Counties Championship return as Cornwall swept to an innings-and-59-run win over Oxfordshire at St Austell.

    Brad Wadlan hit 191 from 189 balls as the hosts posted 349. Liam Redrup took 4-52 as Oxfordshire were skittled for 144 and forced to follow on still 205 runs behind.

    They fared no better second time around as left-armer Libby posted figures of 6-42 to seal Cornwall's first innings victory for 11 years. It was their first game of the season in the three-day format.

  6. Dartmoor visitors warned against rescuing poniespublished at 17:25

    Andrea Ormsby
    BBC Spotlight

    Dartmoor visitors are being warned their kindness "could be killing ponies" when they think they're helping rescue an animal.

    Dartmoor ponies

    Recently one foal was carried miles from where it was found by people who thought it had been abandoned. It died five days later. 

    The Friends of Dartmoor Hill Pony said the number of such incidents was growing and that anyone worried about an animal should call for help rather than moving it themselves.

  7. Royal Navy officer accused of rape 'told by victim he was amazing'published at 17:17

    Press Association

    A Royal Navy officer accused of raping a fellow officer cadet has told a court martial his alleged victim was "responding the whole time" and told him how "amazing" he was.

    Samuel Mitchell, 27, now a sub lieutenant, is accused of going into the room of the cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, following a Victory In Europe Day dinner dance attended by students, staff and guests, on 8 May 2014. He denies two counts of rape. 

    The complainant previously told the court martial in Portsmouth that she was too drunk to consent and had remained passive during the incident to express her non-compliance. The case continues.

  8. MP Steve Double admits behaving 'completely inappropriately'published at 17:09

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    A Cornish MP has admitted behaving "completely inappropriately" after speculation about his marriage, external.

    Steve Double. Pic: Conservative PartyImage source, Conservative Party

    St Austell and Newquay Conservative Steve Double said he deeply regretted "the pain I have caused those closest to me". He added that he and his wife, Anne, were "committed to being together and seeking to move forward in our marriage".

    He said: "I accept I have work to do to recover the trust and respect of those around me. I would respectfully request that people give us the time and space we need at this time." His wife said she had been "deeply hurt" but still loved her her husband, adding: "I am committed to making our marriage a success for our future".

  9. Latest headlines in Devon and Cornwallpublished at 17:02

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    • A disgraced gynaecologist delivered David Cameron's youngest child in Cornwall despite warnings to hospital managers he was a risk to patients, a tribunal investigating his former boss hears
    • St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double admits behaving "completely inappropriately"
    • Four people are arrested by police in Devon as part of an operation against modern slavery  
    • New research shows nearly 60% of 18 to 44-years olds in the South West are forced to delay careers, marriage and children because of housing problems and shortages
    • A pensioner celebrates five years of life after a stroke by going on the longest and fastest zipwire in England at the Eden Project
  10. New gypsy and traveller sites needed 'in the same way as more housing'published at 16:55

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    New sites for gypsies and travellers are needed "in the same way" more housing is needed for Cornwall, a charity which supports the travelling community says.

    public consultation period, external finishes today to get views on current proposals before Cornwall Council sets out its Gypsy and Travelling Communities Site Allocations Plan. The council must provide suitable, well managed sites for residential and transit purposes, including a network of emergency stopping places. An estimated 320 new pitches are believed to be needed by 2030.

    Caroline Dann, from the charity TravellerSpace said: "In the same way that we've got mass house building on the cards in Cornwall, we also need more site provision. And it is actually a fraction of the need for housing."

  11. Misconduct tribunal told gynaecologist 'posed risk to patients'published at 16:47

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A disgraced gynaecologist was allowed to deliver David Cameron's youngest child six years ago in Cornwall despite warnings to managers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital that he posed a risk to patients, a tribunal has heard.

    More than 200 women treated by Rob Jones, a gynaecologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, have joined a group taking legal action against the hospital's managing trust. Mr Jones was suspended and later retired and the trust has apologised unreservedly to patients.

    A hearing of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal in Manchester heard that his boss, Dr Paul Upton, did not investigate Mr Jones properly. The tribunal heard allegations Dr Upton failed to act on complaints about Mr Jones. The hearing continues.

  12. Devon-based Irishman awaiting Olympic call-uppublished at 16:36

    BBC Sport

    Padraig McCarthy, a 38-year-old Tipperary native, is now a long way from home. 'Here' is a farm in rural Devon where his wife's family breed and train some of the best three-day event horses in the land.

    A former showjumper in his youth, McCarthy is now eyeing a place in the Irish three-day eventing team for Rio 2016.

    Padraig McCarthy

    "I guess he wouldn't have got involved in the sport if he hadn't have met me, but he's got a huge amount of natural talent and determination," says wife Lucy Wiegersma. "From when I set him off at his first event, it's all been his will that he's got this far."

  13. BBC Music Day: Duran Duran at Edenpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

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  14. Euro 2016: Fans could be banned from football matchespublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

    Chris Ellis
    BBC News Online

    Football fans who cause trouble during Euro 2016 have been warned by police "their actions will have huge consequences".

    Supt Ian Drummond-Smith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: “The vast majority of supporters will be genuine fans travelling to France to enjoy the country and the football.

    “We will monitor all incidents with a view to apply to the courts for football banning orders where appropriate.” The competition runs from 10 June-10 July.

  15. Torbay tourism business district 'vital for future'published at 15:58

    Sophie Pierce
    BBC Radio Devon

    Supporters of plans for a Business Improvement District - or BID - in Torbay to promote tourism say its creation could be "vital" for the future economic success of the area.

    Torquay seafront. Pic: Andrew SegalImage source, Andrew Segal

    About 1,000 tourism businesses are voting over the next four weeks to see if the BID should be set up. If the majority vote yes, all tourism-related firms will be obliged to pay into a central pot to market the Bay nationally. Some smaller business have described the levy as a "stealth tax".

    However, Claire Jeavons, marketing director of Beverly Holidays, said: "It's so important that we market the English Riviera as a destination brand. I think that's vital to the success of our economy. There are so many jobs in the Bay that rely on it."

  16. 'Bumper' half-term for businesses as new tourism group launchespublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

    BBC Spotlight

    Tourism bosses say they've had a bumper half-term week, boosted by the good weather.

    People enjoying the sun

    It comes as a new group is set up to promote tourism in Devon to the rest of the world. Visit Devon said tourist groups had, in the past, been region-wide and the county had lost out to other places.

  17. The next generation of police dogspublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

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  18. Scammers claiming to be from Citizens Advicepublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

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  19. Stroke survivor becomes Wonder Woman as she takes on Eden's zip-wirepublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

    A pensioner has celebrated five years of life after a stroke by going on the longest and fastest zip-wire in England. 

    Moira Tither, from Camborne, is raising money for charity and was dressed as Wonder Woman.

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