Updates on on Wednesday 13 July 2016
Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Don't forget Spotlight on BBC One this evening and the late bulletin at 22:30. There will also be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.
Holly Green
BBC Weather
It'll be a fine evening with sunny spells. There'll be some starry skies overnight, giving a cool night again, particularly in rural spots such as around Dartmoor. Minimum Temperature: 11C (52F).
Thursday will be fine and dry, with some good sunny intervals through the day. It will feel warm in the sunshine with lighter winds than Wednesday. Maximum temperature: 19C (66F).
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A woman whose dog was killed by seagulls last year says one of her four children has now been attacked.
Emily Vincent said her daughter, Jessie, was playing in the garden at their Newquay home when the bird swooped and "hit her on the side of her face, and took her off her feet", leaving a "big bruise on the side of her face".
She said nothing has been done to deal with the problem, despite pleas for help. Cornwall Council and Natural England both said gulls were protected by law from any interference or action to control them.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Dartmoor Zoo says it has cut the number of people searching for an escaped lynx, external from more than 30 to just four as part of efforts to recapture it.
Image source, Dartmoor ZooFlaviu escaped from the zoo last week after arriving from a nature reserve in Kent last Wednesday.
The zoo said it was cutting the number of people searching to allow the cat "to settle in his new territory and ensure that human activity in the area is kept to an absolute minimum".
This, plus cameras in the area he was believed to be in, would "enable us to confirm our assumptions about his movements and behaviour, and identify opportunities to increase the chances of a safe recovery".
It looks as if a North Cornwall headland with some of the finest sea views in the world , externalhas a new owner.
Police are trying to trace a man, external who attacked a car and its occupants twice in a road rage incident in Plymouth.
Officers said a woman in a Renault people carrier - carrying her, a man and two children - was spat on by the driver of a Mercedes after he pulled in front of them on Crownhill Road between 16:45 and 17:20 on Wednesday, 29 June.
The same driver then opened and banged his door into the people carrier after catching up with it when the Renault drove away to escape.
The Mercedes driver was described as a white man, in his 50s, 6ft tall; with a greying, receding hairline, of large build and wearing a blue t-shirt and light coloured jeans.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Doctors all need to have the same information and diagnostic tools to detect suspected sepsis in patients, a woman whose one-year-old boy was killed by the condition says.
Image source, Mead FamilyWilliam Mead died from sepsis in 2014 after potential signs of the blood poisoning condition were missed by NHS 111 staff and GPs. England's health watchdog now says the condition must be treated as an emergency in the same way as heart attacks.
William's mother, Melissa Mead, said: "If doctors were all working from the same clinical tool kits, we'd be able to treat and triage sepsis more easily."
BBC Sport
Devon's Jo Pavey will compete in a fifth Olympic Games after being selected to represent Team GB at the 2016 event in Rio.
Image source, Getty ImagesShe is among a team of 80 athletes selected to represent Britain that will be looking to improve on the haul of six medals in 2012.
The 42-year-old, who will be the first British athlete to take part in five Games, achieved a 10,000m qualifying time at the European Championships in Amsterdam on Wednesday (pictured).
Jonathan Morris, BBC News Online
A Portuguese submarine which got caught in the nets of a French trawler about 34 miles off Cornwall had been providing support to operational sea training, the Royal Navy says.
The Tridente became entangled in the nets of a Saint-Brieuc-registered trawler off The Lizard on Tuesday. There were no casualties and both vessels were safe, but there was some damage to the trawler's nets, the navy said.
No British units or personnel were involved in the incident, it added.
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez says one of the main issues she wants to tackle is antisocial behaviour by working with local authorities.
She said: "The only way to solve any of these things is by us working together, so one of the things for me is how can I work better with local councillors."
She added that she could not rule out the loss of some police buildings, but added she was keen to collaborate with councils on community facilities.
BBC One
The story of ordinary men and women who are doing something extraordinary
Newquay's lifeboat crew features in a new BBC One series which starts tonight.
Saving Lives At Sea tells the story of the ordinary men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) who, across the country, are ready to launch their boats and race to the rescue within minutes of a cry for help - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, whatever the weather.
Over 150 years, RNLI volunteers have saved the lives of more than 140,000 people.
Parents claim the removal of a crossing patrol, external at King Charles School in Falmouth could lead to children getting injured.
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Mr Cameron proposed a national "gull summit" following a spate of attacks, including one on a pensioner in Cornwall and the death of a dog in Newquay.
Vic Morgan
BBC Radio Devon
A Devon MP says the House of Commons was "absolutely packed" and had a "different type of atmosphere" while David Cameron faced his last Prime Minister's Questions.
Image source, AFPTorbay Conservative Kevin Foster, who was on the front bench (pictured second left) during the session, said: "The whole House was absolutely packed, not just what you can see on the cameras, but also in the galleries."
Image source, PA"It was a very different type of atmosphere. It usually really is a bit Punch & Judy, and people can see that. But today was a mixture of people wanting to challenge the Prime Minister and his record, and a bit of a reflection on the fact that this was someone who has been a major party leader for the last 11 years and Prime Minister for the last six."
Crows eating rotting meat in the countryside are preventing major hygiene hazards, a Cornwall-based scientist says.
Image source, Andrew SegalA study by the University of Exeter in Penryn found that 98% of rotten scavenging was carried out by crows, with a little help from foxes, magpies, badgers and herring gulls.
Lead scientist Richard Inger said: "Without these scavengers, dead animals would be scattered around our environment rotting and causing a hygiene hazard."
Jonathan Morris, BBC News Online
A Portuguese submarine taking part in Nato exercises off Cornwall became caught up in the nets of a French trawler, the Royal Navy has confirmed.
Image source, Pedro VilelaThe Tridente was below the water's surface while training with British armed forces when it became entangled in the nets of Daytona, a Saint-Brieuc-registered trawler, about 34 miles (55km) off The Lizard on Tuesday.
There were no casualties and both vessels were safe, but there was some damage to the trawler's nets, the navy said. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch were made aware of the incident, it added.
BBC Travel
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An acquisition of South Crofty tin mine in Pool has been completed by Canadian firm Strongbow Exploration.
Lawyers for the buyers, Stephen Scown, said Strongbow had acquired a 100% interest in Western United Mines Limited and Cornish Minerals Limited.
Strongbow had earlier commented that it believed South Crofty offered one of the best tin opportunities available globally.
