Crash pilot's James Bond-style plane 'refused UK flying permit'
Child abduction mother jailed
Estate agent sentenced for conning clients and friends out of thousands
Investigations continue into the cause of a fatal fire at a block of flats in Exeter last night
Afghan boy's plea for help from lorry
Two in court after 'police car stolen'
Bishop Trelawny's coffin name plate stolen from church
Updates on Monday 10 October 2016
Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Don't forget Spotlight on BBC One later. There will also be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
We showed you a picture earlier of Paignton Zoo's new pileated gibbon baby.
Image source, Mariam Haas via Paignton ZooThe little one was was born several weeks prematurely on 19 September and there were fears it might not survive.
But now staff are "cautiously optimistic" they have achieved their first breeding success with the rare primate species after 15 years of trying. The endangered species is found in parts of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
Our earlier snap wasn't the only picture we were sent, and we thought we couldn't not share it with you before the day was out.
BBC Inside Out
Footage of a call for help from a seven-year-old Afghan boy who was suffocating in a sealed lorry has been obtained by the BBC.The boy, Ahmed, sent a text message on a phone given to him in Calais by Devon charity worker Liz Clegg, saying he was running out of "oksijan" - oxygen. Ms Clegg was being filmed as part of a documentary.He and 14 adults were found in a container on the M1 after arriving from the Calais migrant camp, commonly known as the Jungle. The teenager is now living in the UK and has been reunited with Ms Clegg.You can see more of the story on Inside Out South West on BBC One this evening at 19:30, and on the iPlayer for 30 days afterwards.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he understood the frustrations of a section of supporters after their 0-0 draw with Grimsby at St James Park.
Image source, Getty ImagesSome fans protested before the game calling on Tisdale, 43, to resign, with the club 23rd in League Two, having won just two league games at home in 2016.
"I'm not in denial and I understand the frustrations," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon. "But for as many frustrated comments we're getting positive letters and emails of support coming through."
Police across England - including in Devon and Cornwall - have been called to incidents in which pranksters dress as "creepy clowns" to deliberately scare people.
But why are we scared of clowns?
Professor Mark Griffiths, a chartered psychologist at Nottingham Trent University,, external says clowns tend to be scary because of their exaggerated looks and evil representation in films.
"There is a stereotype of the nasty, evil, eerie clown. If you look at clowns facially what you tend to find is part of their face or feet are exaggerated, they have huge noses, scary mouths and wildfire hair.
"We also have a cinematic trope. If you look at everything from Heath Ledger in Batman to Stephen King's It, we've got these characters with clown faces that are either killing people or doing really nasty things. Even if you have not come into contact with clowns, you're influenced by what you see in television and films."
Clown sightings
Andrew Segal
Local Live
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The RNLI is still trying to trace the whereabouts of a bravery medal, awarded posthumously to one of the victims of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, which disappeared from its headquarters in Dorset.
The charity said in August that the gold gallantry medal for coxswain William Trevelyan Richards, of the Solomon Browne lifeboat, which sank after going to the aid of the coaster Union Star in December 1981, was "irreplaceable".
It is believed to have been stolen.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Redruth boss Marek Churcher says his team were disappointed despite picking up a bonus point against Barnes.
Image source, Dan Barbary/Redruth RFCThe Reds' 26-20 victory was their fifth in six games, but despite being 19-5 ahead, Barnes came back to lead 20-19 in the second half before Redruth re-asserted control.
"We're really disappointed with our performance, but to be disappointed even though five points is probably a positive thing," said Churcher. "There's something in there, I don't know what it is, I'm not sure if it's coachable or uncoachable, but we've just got to play for 80 minutes and trust those systems."
David Braine
Weather Forecaster
Tonight will be quiet for most with clear spells developing. Under the clear skies patchy fog may develop and it will be a chilly night, especially in the countryside away from towns and the coast. Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).
Tuesday will start crisp and bright with sunny spells into the afternoon although the winds will strengthen along the coast. Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
People in Plymouth are being warned not to buy counterfeit goods, especially on social media sites, after a number of seizures in the city.
Trading Standards officers have warned people not to take the chance, especially in the run-up to Christmas.
Some of the items seized have been deemed dangerous, with high levels of lead found in counterfeit MAC makeup, and fake branded sunglasses offering no or very little UV protection.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A pilot from Devon, who died when his home-built James Bond-style plane crashed in Ireland, was previously refused a permit to fly the aircraft in the UK over safety concerns, an accident report has found.
Image source, PAHoward Cox, 67, from Bideford, was on his way to an air show in the Republic of Ireland when his aircraft crashed on farmland in July 2015.
Ireland's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) said local authorities granted Mr Cox permission to fly the Bede BD5 plane after the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) banned such aircraft. The low-wing monoplane was immortalised in the opening sequences of the James Bond film Octopussy.
In refusing permission, the CAA cited the aircraft type's "very poor safety record", noting US statistics that showed of the few hundred fully constructed BD5s capable of flying between 1972 and 1998, there had been more than 80 accidents, 37 involving death or serious injury, the report said.
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
A "selfish" mother who abducted her daughter to Cambodia has been jailed.
The 40-year-old woman, who cannot be named, was determined not to let the eight-year-old girl's father have access to his daughter.
She left the UK in October 2013 and was finally expelled from Cambodia for overstaying her visa in July.
At Exeter Crown Court Judge Graham Cottle jailed the woman for two years and six months for taking a child out of the country without consent.
What is believed to be the South West's first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender orchestra has had its first rehearsal.
South West lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender orchestra rehearses
About 30 people including straight musicians are in the orchestra.
Tim Pithers, co-founder and musical director, said "It's really exciting to be launching this new musical venture which aims to reach out to the LGBT community across the South West.
"We want to bring together those who have a passion for music-making whilst providing a supportive and safe place for members of the LGBT community and our friends."
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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle says his side can take a lot of positives out of their 35-28 Championship loss at home to Yorkshire Carnegie.
Image source, Brian TempestHaving led 13-7 early on, the Pirates were just one point behind at half-time before two Yorkshire tries early in the second-half killed off their chances.
"Overall I'm really pleased with the endeavour," Cattle told BBC Cornwall. "They're creating chances and you can always work with that and they're hungry."
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
An accidental fire which started in a bedroom has caused considerable damage to a house in Seaton, Devon.
Three fire engines from Seaton, Colyton and Axminster were called to the fire at about 16:00 yesterday.
No-one was injured in the blaze.
Image source, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Image source, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue ServiceCornwall's "only professional clown" claims he might have to hang up his oversized-shoes and rainbow braces, external if the killer clown stories continue to damage his business.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Zoo staff in Devon say they are "cautiously optimistic" they have achieved their first breeding success with a rare primate.
Image source, Mariam Haas via Paignton ZooPaignton Zoo said the pileated gibbon baby, was born several weeks prematurely on 19 September and there were fears it might not survive.
Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: "This is Paignton Zoo’s first surviving pileated gibbon baby – I’m really pleased, as we have been trying to breed this species for 15 years."
The endangered species is found in parts of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
Victoria Derbyshire
Three former heads of the British Army have told the Victoria Derbyshire programme about their concerns over the way investigations into allegations of abuse by UK troops in the Iraq War are being handled.
The Iraq Historic Allegations Team was set-up in 2010 to examine claims of abuse by British forces in Iraq dating back to 2003.
Plymouth Conservative MP and former Army captain Johnny Mercer has been looking into the issue in an exclusive film which features the first televised interviews with those facing some of the allegations.
A number of girls didn't turn up to retake an 11-plus exam in Plymouth on Saturday because they were so "stressed", the BBC has been told.
Hundreds of girls from across Devon and Cornwall had to re-sit the exam after the original one was declared void because of concerns some students had seen the paper before.
Exam officials are carrying out an inquiry. Devon and Cornwall Police said no action was being taken regarding the alleged security breach.
The mother of one girl, who did retake the paper, said she estimated about 30 girls could not face taking it again. She made the estimate after studying comments on a social media support group she set up for worried parents.
