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  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday

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Andrew Segal

  1. Car fire in Lostwithiel

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  2. Latest travel in Devon and Cornwall: Flooding on the region's roads

    BBC Travel

    • In Devon, the A388 at Town Mills is impassable due to flooding
    • The A3072 in Holsworthy is flooded at Anvil Corner and described as almost impassable
    • The B3232 is flooded at Huntshaw Cross, with only one lane passable 
    • In Exeter, traffic signals are out on the junction of Marsh Barton Road and Alphington Road
    • The Tamar Ferry service between Plymouth and Torpoint is experiencing delays of about 30 minutes on both sides of the river because only two ferries are running. The third ferry is out of service due to a technical fault
    • In Cornwall, there are reports of flooding on the A388 in Newport Square in Launceston, near Riverside. Approach with care
    • One lane is closed in both directions on the A30 at Kennards House due to drainage works. Traffic is slow
    • Traffic is slow on the A30 at Temple, after the removal of a broken-down lorry
    • On the trains, between Looe and Liskeard some services may be cancelled due to a shortage of drivers

  3. College head rejects call to take cut in £200k salary

    Carys Edwards, Business & Industry Correspondent
    BBC Spotlight

    The man in charge of the Cornwall College Group has rejected calls from unions for him to take a pay cut. 

    Cornwall College sign

    Amarjit Basi earns £200,000 a year. The college is currently £9m in debt and around 60 staff face losing their jobs.

    The University and College Union has suggested that he and other senior managers could take a drop in salary. In a statement, the college said the principal's salary was in line with national pay scales.

  4. News, sport, weather and travel for Wednesday

    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.