The disappearance of a Bulgarian woman living in Exeter has sparked a murder investigation
Police are investigating a "near miss" between a drone and a passenger plane near Newquay
'At least another day' to extinguish flames in St Erth as firefighters enter day four of tackling the blaze
Plymouth's Ben Proud came third in his 50m freestyle heat to secure a place in the semi-finals on Thursday evening
Cornwall's Helen Glover and rowing partner Heather Stanning make it to the finals of the women's pairs
Details of tin mining revival plans for Cornwall to be released later
Updates on Thursday 11 August 2016
Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online
Police are looking for a "reckless" drone operator whose device was involved in a near miss with a passenger aircraft on Tuesday.
Civil Aviation Authority rules, external state that drones must not fly higher than 400ft and must be kept away from aircraft, helicopters, airports and airfields.
Quote MessageOn Tuesday at approximately 14:45 the pilot of a landing scheduled air service sighted a drone being flown within the Newquay Air Traffic Zone and adjacent to the final approach to the airport. Although on this occasion there was no danger of collision, Air Traffic Control (ATC) reported this incident to the police as the drone should not have been flown in that area without ATC clearance and posed a potential danger to incoming flights. The aircraft in question was a Flybe service inbound from London Stansted.
Cornwall Airport Newquay
Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online
A specialist drone unit is investigating a near miss between a passenger plane and a drone on Tuesday.
“We view such incidents very seriously and the force's specialist drone unit will be leading on the investigating into this incident,” police said.
A BBC report highlighted the big rise in reported near misses between aircraft and drones earlier this year.
Elisabeth Mahy
BBC News Online
Police are looking for the operator of a drone that was involved in a "near miss" with a commercial aircraft just south of St Columb Major on Tuesday.
Image source, Getty Images“Police immediately conducted a search of the area but neither the drone nor its operator could be located. This is an incredibly concerning incident; the close proximity of the drone to the passenger aircraft shows a complete disregard by the operator for public safety," a police spokesperson said.
Chris Ellis
BBC News Online
Insp Dave Meredith said: "The aircraft was travelling at around 900ft and was approximately two miles from Newquay Airport, just south of St Columb Major, when it reported a near miss with a drone which flew alongside the aircraft.
"Police immediately conducted a search of the area but neither the drone nor its operator could be located."
Devon and Cornwall Police has launched an investigation, external following reports of a near miss between a drone and a commercial flight on Tuesday.
The passenger plane had 62 people onboard and was approaching Newquay Airport.
Rachael Thorn
BBC News Online
A woodland community living on Dartmoor has been given a year to leave their homes after they lost an appeal against their eviction.
People living in the Steward Community Woodland near Moretonhampstead have lived on the site for 15 years in buildings without planning permission.
Following a six-day public inquiry in April and May, the independent planning inspector said the existing development "unacceptably harms the character and appearance of Dartmoor National Park".
Young thrill-seekers are being warned of the dangers of tombstoning, external after complaints from coastguard volunteers and horrifying witness accounts.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Devon's Giselle Ansley helped Great Britain's women hockey team make the Olympic quarter-finals with two games to spare.
Image source, Getty ImagesTeam GB had an excellent 3-2 win over Argentina last night to stay top of Group B. They will next play Japan on Friday.
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Three people have escaped a fire at a property in Plymouth in what police believe is a suspected arson attack.
Image source, GoogleDevon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were called to the house on Romney Close at 00:55, after being alerted by the fire service.
Police said they were treating the incident as arson with intent to endanger life and have launched an investigation.
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It will take at least another day to "finally extinguish" the flames at St Erth, according to the station manager at Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.
Image source, Tolvaddon StationDavid Carlisle said an investigation into what caused the blaze at the recycling unit was "a few days off".
More than 70 firefighters have been involved in the rescue effort since the fire broke out at around 20:15 on Monday.
North Cornwall Labour Party members have voted overwhelmingly, external to back Jeremy Corbyn in the contest for party leadership.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Leander swimmer Ben Proud is preparing to begin his campaign for a 50m freestyle medal.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 21-year-old, who failed to make it out of the heats in the 100m freestyle on Tuesday, is the British record-holder and is ranked number six in the world.
His heats begin at 1700 BST with the semi-finals starting at 0200 BST.
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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 become fresh at times, particularly for areas close to the coast.
Maximum temperature: 21C (70F).
It is hoped rising tin prices and a weak pound since the Brexit vote could help boost a plan to revive tin mining in Cornwall almost two decades since the last working mine closed.
The Canadian mining specialists Strongbow Exploration are set to outline their plans for South Crofty at Pool near Camborne today.
South Crofty went into administration in June 2013 when Western United Mines (WUM) blamed a failure to receive promised investment cash.
Teenagers are being urged to take up the MMR vaccine after a spate of measles cases at festivals.
There have been 18 cases this summer at South West events - including 16 at Glastonbury.
That is half the national total of 38.
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