BBC Radio Devon

A Devon environmentalist is measuring the financial value of trees in the grounds and gardens of the Houses of Parliament today.

Kenton Rogers, the co-founder of Exeter-based company Treeconomics, external, will use specialist computer software that he's pioneered in the UK. 

Image source, BBC/Laurence Cross

In 2011, a pilot project in Torbay found trees were saving local taxpayers more than £1.3m in pollution absorption and flood prevention each year.

Exeter City chairman Julian Tagg has backed plans for Premier League academy sides to play in the EFL Trophy.

"The EFL Trophy will allow a unique opportunity for our own under-21s to gain genuine valuable first-team experience. The possibility of being drawn away to a category one Premier League academy/under-21 side at a Premiership venue, would provide both crucial player experience, and an event for fans to enjoy," said Tagg.

"Secondly, the much needed reboot of the competition, currently without a sponsor, will provide increased revenue from central funding, match-day receipts and TV and prize money (which is double next season); an opportunity the club could ill-afford to lose out on."

Heidi Davey
BBC Spotlight

In 24 hours time the Royal Marines' Rehabilitation Triathlon gets underway at Lympstone in Devon. It's designed to help with the recovery process for hundreds of sick and injured Royal Marines.

Andy Lock has been battling with post traumatic stress disorder since serving in Afghanistan six years ago. For him, taking part in the event is a mental and physical challenge which helps him cope with the condition.

West Briton

A diver was rescued by Penlee RNLI yesterday afternoon, external after suffering suspected decompression sickness.

Rachael Thorn
BBC News Online

Cervical screenings for women over 50  "could be more painful", the screening and immunisation manager for Public Health England in the South West has said.

Image source, SPL

"These women are more likely to be going through the menopause, and sometimes when you go through the menopause, you have hormonal changes which can make it difficult to have a smear", Jane Stewart said.

The number of women over 50 attending screenings has fallen across the South West in the past year.

Bee Tucker
BBC Weather

If you're planning a trip to the seaside, here are the times of high water around the region's coastline.

Join me for a full weather forecast in Spotlight's lunchtime news at 13:30 on BBC One.

West Briton

Sennen's RNLI lifeboat crew assisted in a dramatic rescue, external on Saturday night after a yacht which had suffered engine failure was rescued from crashing into the Longships reef at Land's End.

BBC Radio Devon

A man convicted of the murder of a Newton Abbot man known as a "gentle giant" is due to be sentenced today. 

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

Stuart Hodgkin, 41, originally from Basingstoke, systematically robbed 51-year-old AdrianMunday, before launching a savage attack on him.  

He set fire to MrMunday's property in Wain Lane last October. He's due to be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court later.

Bee Tucker
BBC Weather

It'll be a mainly cloudy start to the day with patches of low cloud and hill fog lifting during the morning.

Early showers will be light and quite isolated, but will become more frequent and heavier this afternoon as sunny spells start to develop. 

Winds will be from the west and moderate or fresh. Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).

Plymouth Herald

A homeless man has been found guilty of murdering 'gentle giant' Adrian Munday, external during a vicious attack at his Newton Abbot home.

Rachael Thorn
BBC News Online

• A man convicted of the murder of a vulnerable man in what police described as "a savage attack"  is due to be sentenced today
• Exeter City Council is rebutting claims the proposals for a £6m bus station are flawed
• The number of women being screened for cervical cancer in the South West has fallen in the past year
• A woman in Newquay has been the victim of what police are calling a "sexually motivated assault"

BBC Radio Devon

There are concerns that the take-up of screening for cervical cancer has gone down by more than 3% over the past five years in some some parts of Devon.

NHS managers are particularly worried about women in the over-50 age group who are delaying screening by an average of 26 months.

Image source, SPL

Each day, an average of nine women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and three women will lose their lives to the disease.  

BBC Travel

• On the A30 at Kennards House one lane is closed westbound due to drainage work
• In Plymouth, Outland Road is partially blocked near the Milehouse Interchange due to an accident
• At Ivybridge on the A38 heading towards Plymouth the exit slip road is closed due to roadworks
• There are temporary traffic lights and roadworks on the A39 Trispen Bypass at the Trispen junction
• In Dawlish on the A379 Exeter Road near The Drive there are temporary traffic lights for bridge strengthening work
• On the A39 between Buckshead and Carland Cross there are speed restrictions in place for ongoing drainage work

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

Exeter City Council is rebutting claims the proposals for a new six-million-pound bus station are flawed. 

Image source, Exeter City Council

The Exeter and District Bus Users Group and the Civic Society are worried it'll lack space and facilities for passengers.

The council says the new designs, which go on display today, are more than adequate. The new station is part of a £30m redevelopment of the site, which will also include a leisure centre and shops.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Good morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall today. If you want to get in touch, please email us.