Fisherman's Friends death trial: Company had 'casual approach to safety'
M5 southbound closed after caravan blows over
A Plymouth man's been charged with the murder of a woman at a house in Dorset.
ShelterBox founder Tom Henderson withdraws unfair dismissal claim
Assaults on ambulance staff 'almost double in a year'
Speedway team goes into liquidation after £100k losses
Children in Need 2017 is launched in the SW
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A campaign is under way in Brixham to raise money for a statue for the town's fishermen.
It's thought to be the only port in the country without such a monument. The statue has been made, but it's waiting to be bronzed at a foundry in Wales.
A group of fishermen's wives is now walking from Land's End back to Brixham in an attempt to raise the final £7,000.
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Ten out of 26 beds for mental health patients in a Cornwall psychiatric unit were being used unnecessarily, it has emerged.
"At the time 26 patients were receiving care at Longreach House in Redruth," said a report into a fire safety alert in 2014.
"When the patients were being assessed to see what facility they should be taken to, only 10 were deemed to need an acute bed."
Dr Richard Laugharne, a consultant psychiatrist from the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, blamed the "prolonged time taken for funding assessments" which led to "inappropriately long stays in acute psychiatric wards for some patients with chronic needs".
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BBC Weather
There'll be variable amounts of cloud through today, but tending to break up as the day goes on to allow more sunny spells during the afternoon.
Dry throughout, but a little cooler than yesterday. Maximum temperature: 16C (61F).
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A Plymouth man has been charged with murdering a 26-year-old woman found stabbed in Bournemouth.
Natasha Wake was found at a house in Harley Gardens on Sunday afternoon. She died from multiple stab wounds. Twenty-six-year-old Jay Nava is due to appear before Bournemouth Magistrates' Court later.
Police said Ms Wake and Mr Nava were known to each other. A cordon remains in place at the address while investigations into the attack continue.
Devon looks set to be without a professional speedway club riding in the county after the Plymouth Devils announced they are going into liquidation.
The Premier League side started racing again in the city a decade ago after an absence of 36 years, but are believed to have suffered losses in excess of £100,000.
Although liquidators have been called in, they have been informed there are interested parties wishing to put in a bid for the track.
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
Verbal and physical assaults on ambulance staff in the South West have almost doubled in a year.
South Western Ambulance Service chief executive Ken Wenman (pictured) said: "This time last year we would have had around 60 verbal or physical abuse or assaults on staff - they are now in the hundreds, around 105 so far this year.
"When you have a trend where things are doubling at that rate they have to be things we take notice of.”
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Regional dialects could affect the way they mate.
Scientists in Devon are to investigate whether fish in British waters have regional dialects.
Steve Simpson, Associate Professor in Marine Biology and Global Change at the University of Exeter says cod accents, could affect the way they reproduce.
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Some ambulance call centre staff are too busy to record incidents of verbal abuse from callers, a report has said.
Staff at South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) have been commended for their "outstanding professionalism" while being shouted at or threatened.
SWASFT was found to "require improvement" in two out of six areas, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said.
Verbal and physical assaults on staff have almost doubled in a year. SWASFT chief executive Ken Wenman said he thought the report was "fair".
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