Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defend their women's pairs title in Rio
Search for a women who went missing last week as murder inquiry continues
A light aircraft crashed in Cornwall with two people on board
Plymouth swimmer Ben Proud broke the British record at the Rio Olympics
Updates on Friday 12 August 2016
Part-time fisherman Mark Butler has spoken of his "huge gratitude" to the lifeboat crews and coastguards who rescued him when his boat caught fire, external off the coast of Bude.
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The pop legend Michael Jackson's appearance at Exeter City's ground in 2002 is to be the subject of an art installation, external at Gallery 333 at the Exeter Phoenix.
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A planning academic at Plymouth University who lives in Totnes says residents have voted in large numbers against the development of the town's 14th century market because of "clumsy information" they have been given.
More than 1,300 people have signed a petition, external against the plans.
Image source, GoogleProfessor Chris Balch says "I think the response is as a result of really clumsy information used by South Hams (District Council), which I think is an out-of-date picture of the development site in and around the centre of Totnes.
"I fully understand how people have reacted but I think it's based somewhat on poor information."
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A major road policing operation, external targeting motorists in the south west #AlliedWolf has been "a success" according to Devon & Cornwall Police.
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Head of road policing, Insp Adrian Leisk, said officers had detected more than 100 motoring offences in two shifts.
Officers have been policing the roads in Cornwall to "help ensure the safety" of people attending the Boardmasters festival, external.
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Torquay United United plan to wear their new home kit, external for the first time at Saturday's National League game against Barrow at Plainmoor.
Dairy farmers from across the south west staged a protest last night over the amount they are being paid for milk.
They gathered near the M5 before driving in convoy to Bridgwater to blockade the Muller-Wiseman plant.
The dairy says it has "a good track record" of offering competitive prices - but the protestors claim that is not the case.
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It will be a fairly mild start to a pleasantly fine day with sunny spells.
It will feel warm in the sunny spells with lighter winds than recently.
The maximum temperature will be 22C (72F).
Cornwall's Helen Glover will be competing in the final of the Women's Pairs event at the Rio Olympics at around 3pm.
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If you are travelling on the A30 and A38 this morning you may see a rather unusual vehicle on the road.
A replica Spitfire is on its way to RAF Harrowbeer near Yelverton, for the 1940s themed weekend, celebrating 75 years of the airfield.
It will be joined by the last surviving replica Hawker Hurricane from the 1969 film Battle of Britain.
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A light aircraft was completely destroyed by fire at Perranporth airfield on Thursday evening.
Fire crews were called to the scene just before 5.30pm and two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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