Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Torquay United boss Kevin Nicholson says striker Brett Williams reminds him of former Manchester United and Tottenham forward Dimitar Berbatov.

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Williams, 28, moved to Plainmoor this summer after leaving Forest Green.

"You watch him every day in training, the guy is just talented," Nicholson told BBC Sport. "He makes everything looks easy, he's got that way about him, that Berbatov swagger than can sometimes look a bit lazy, but it's just because he's got such confidence in his ability."

BBC Weather

It will be a dry day with bright or sunny spells, but also cloudy at times as high level cloud builds.

Light or moderate northwesterly winds will be become fresh at times, particularly for areas close to the coast.

Devon's high could reach 22C (68F) but we are not expecting more than 20 in Torquay and Exeter, 19 in Plymouth, 18 in Tavisotck and 17 in Ilfracombe.

BBC Travel

The A38 in Doublebois is blocked. There's very slow traffic in both directions near the Trago Mills junction after a serious accident. 

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Police have seen a steep rise in the number of incidents being reported involving drones, external – including one assault that happened after someone confronted a drone user.

BBC Weather

Stargazers are getting ready to enjoy the spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower.

Hundreds of meteors will streak across the sky in the beautiful natural firework show, visible around the world.

Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online

• Devon & Cornwall Police are investigating following reports of a near-miss between a drone and a commercial flight with 62 people on board
• Devon GP practice, Hatherleigh Medical Centre, has been placed into "special measures"
• South Crofty Tin mine at Pool near Camborne could reopen within five years if a Canadian company can get permission to pump out the water from the flooded shafts
• People who've been living in a woodland community on Dartmoor for 15 years are being evicted
• Harbour masters are urging people to heed safety warnings over so called tombstoning in Cornwall's ports and harbours

Devon and Cornwall Police has issued a warning to motorists after attending two collisions on the A30 near St Erth.

CI Adrian Leisk, tweeted, that both vehicles were performing U-turns in heavy traffic.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A Canadian mining company with a permit to mine at South Crofty says the site could reopen again within five years.

The CEO and President of Strongbow Exploration says it will take two to three years to "de-water" the mine, then they will look at re-equipping shafts to reach the minerals.

Richard Williams claims the company has capital, but there are environmental hurdles including how to discharge water from the mine.

BBC Travel

• In Stowford the main road is closed due to roadworks near the Hawkridge Brook bridge
• In Torquay A379 Torbay Road is partially blocked, slow traffic due to a collision near Shedden Hill Road / Belgrave Road
• In Barnstaple, Northfield Park is closed due to roadworks near Beech Grove

Ross Ellis
BBC Radio Cornwall

Penzance's Helen Glover and her pairs partner Heather Stanning have won their semi-final in the pairs rowing at Rio.

They'll now go into the final tomorrow afternoon.

Image source, AP Photo/Andre Penner

Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online

The rules governing the use of drones in the UK are "largely fit for purpose" according to the British Model Flying Association (BMFA), but new users need to be "educated and informed".

Manny Williamson, development officer at the BMFA, made the remarks in light of a police investigation into what officers are calling a "near miss" with a passenger plane between St Columb Major and Newquay Airport on Tuesday.

Devon and Cornwall Police are looking for the operator of the drone.

BBC Radio Devon

Extra precautions are being taken to keep a lynx - which escaped from his enclosure and was on the run for three weeks - in his cage.

Dartmoor Zoo director Benjamin Mee said: "We're working on putting a mesh roof on the outside of Flaviu's enclosure.

"Although he escaped by chewing his way through the wooden house, which surprised everybody, the old lynx had an open-top enclosure and it didn't jump... but with this guy, I'm not taking any chances." 

Chris Ellis
BBC News Online

• A drone and a Flybe aircraft carrying 62 passengers had a "near miss" as it came in to land at Newquay Airport
• Police say they still don't know who was operating the drone and are appealing for help to find them
• The plane was coming into land at Newquay on Tuesday just before 15:00
• It was around two miles south of the runway and flying at 900ft when the pilot reported a "near miss" with a drone which flew alongside the aircraft
• The police were informed and a search was carried out in the area but neither the drone nor it's owner could be found
• An investigation is under way and police say anyone who knows who was responsible should contact them on 101

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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Exeter's England winger Jack Nowell could be out for more than two months after undergoing surgery on his thumb. 

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The 23-year-old from Newlyn, who featured in all three of England's wins over Australia on tour in June, will certainly miss Exeter's three pre-season games and their opening Premiership games against semi-finalists Wasps and champions Saracens. 

"It is potentially something like an eight-to-10 week injury," Exeter head coach Rob Baxter told the club website.   

Scott Bingham, BBC Spotlight

Plymouth Herald

A woman was left suffering with smoke inhalation after a late-night arson attack, external at a home in Plymouth last night.

Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online

The British Model Flying Association (BMFA), which represents drone users in the UK and has 36,000 members, has told the BBC that the "vast majority" of drone pilots follow Civil Aviation Authority guidelines.

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Manny Williamson, from the BMFA, said the action of a drone operator, who had what police are calling a "near miss" with a passenger plane on Tuesday, was "completely unlawful".  

Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online

US national newspapers have taken up the story of the "near miss" between a drone and a passenger plane in Cornwall on Tuesday.

Both the New York Times, external and the Washington Post, external have featured the story.

The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK's aircraft regulator, issues guidelines on drone use: