Dolphin pictured flipping a porpoise into the air in deadly attack
Arson suspected in major blaze at derelict supermarket, say fire crews
Scary clowns: 'Unacceptable' reports of weapons being carried
Landowner puts £1,000 bounty on beavers
'World-leading' research into low grade brain tumours is taking place at Plymouth University
Council warns new owners that 14 leisure centres need £6m in 'priority repairs' in the next five years
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday
Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Wednesday 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 talked about beavers earlier, and how one baronet in Somerset is offering a reward to shoot them, because he is certain they have bred in Devon, swum across the county border and are taking down trees on his property.
Image source, Chris Townend/Wise Birding HolidaysA beaver expert who has visited an estate says marks on trees were not from beavers.
Despite all that, here's a little tidbit dug up by the QI Elves about the critters earlier today (that's one from the River Otter in Devon pictured):
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Plans for a huge new piece of public art have been defended by the head of the Theatre Royal in Plymouth.
Image source, Theatre RoyalThe crouching figure of the Shakespearean character Bianca is 7m tall, 9m wide and will cost £450,000. Plans for it have yet to be approved by Plymouth City Council.
There has been a mixed reaction, with some comments on the BBC Radio Devon Facebook page, external saying it's "too big", "hideous" and a "monstrosity".
But theatre chief executive Adrian Vinken said he believed people would get behind the plans. He said: "We see Bianca ... as signposting the city's growing confidence and belief in itself, that we are a city on the move."
Emily Wood
BBC Weather
There will be patchy cloud for most of us, which could lead to the odd shower at times. Some mist or fog could form later in the night. Minimum temperature: 7C (45F).
Any mist and fog will lift through Wednesday morning to leave a mostly fine day with sunny spells. However, there may be the odd shower around, most places will stay dry. Maximum temperature: 15C (59F).
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
A farmer from Callington who failed to look after his animals properly has been banned from keeping sheep.
David Ford, 48, was banned from owning, keeping, participating in the keeping, dealing or transporting sheep for seven years and ordered to pay £12,000 in costs by Truro Magistrates following a two-day trial which ended on Monday.
Ford, of Higher Rillaton Farm, Rillaton, was found guilty of failing to appropriately or adequately treat a severely injured sheep and failing to investigate the reasons for the poor body condition of 47 sheep.
He had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide clean water to pigs, failing to provide care to two sick cattle, failing to care for piglets and failing to provide a clean feeding area to pigs.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Police are trying to trace a driver who witnessed a road crash on the A30 which resulted in a man suffering from serious head injuries.
The crash occurred at about 15:30 near Redruth on Friday 7 October.
Officers said they were "particularly keen" to speak to the driver of a dark coloured Citroen Grand Picasso people carrier travelling eastbound who "came to an almost complete stop" behind marked police vehicle "that was stationary in lane two".
John Danks, BBC Spotlight
Image source, HandoutA teenager from Axminster who hasn't been seen in five weeks took about £350 of cash with him, it has been revealed.
Fifteen-year-old boy Arthur Heeler-Frood, was last seen on 6 September, supposedly leaving for school.
His mother, Caroline, told a press conference in Exeter: "Arthur we're missing you terribly. We don't know whether you are safe or what situation you are in. I don't think you realise how hard it is for us. Please make contact."
Police appealed to anyone who may have employed Arthur, given him a lift or accommodated him to get in contact.
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Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow (MK) has won support from celtic cousins at Westminster in opposing the creation of a so-called "Devonwall" parliamentary seat.
Image source, Andrew SegalProposed parliamentary boundary changes would cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600 to ensure constituencies have equal population numbers. They include a constituency covering Bideford in Devon; and Bude and Launceston in Cornwall, which the government says "ensure an equal say for each voter".
MP Jonathan Edwards, from Welsh party Plaid Cymru, has proposed an Early Day Motion in the Commons to debate the controversial proposal to create a cross-Tamar parliamentary seat. MK said it hoped more parties would lend their support.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter says his side are capable of beating Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup, despite their indifferent start to the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesLast season's runners-up have won only two of their six games so far ahead of Sunday's meeting with the French side.
"At the moment that's the kind of challenge we need. We need to look some big boys in the eye and roll over them, and we've got it in us because we've done it before," Baxter told BBC Radio Devon.
Exeter boss Rob Baxter says they can beat Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup, despite a mixed start to the season.
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Image source, HandoutThe parents of a missing teenager have made an emotional plea to their son to get in contact five weeks after he disappeared.
Fifteen-year-old boy Arthur Heeler-Frood, from Axminster, was last seen on 6 September.
His mother, Caroline, told a press conference: "Just let us know you're safe".
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People taking part in so-called "killer clown" or "creepy clown" incidents have been "running the risk of arrest", police have warned, external.
Forces across England have been called to incidents in which pranksters dress as "killer clowns" or "creepy clowns" to deliberately scare people. The culprits are said to be following a trend that started in the US.
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The programme with the former England rugby union player will be available online here from 14:00 on Saturday.
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
Dolphin pictured killing porpoise by flipping it into air
A bottlenose dolphin has been pictured flipping a porpoise into the air in a deadly attack.
The rarely seen event was witnessed by gig rowers in Newlyn Harbour in Cornwall.
The pictures were captured by the Pendeen Pilot Gig Club in a training session, which also filmed dolphins around the time of the attack.
It is unclear why dolphins attack porpoises but it could be an aggressive response to feeding competition or even "misdirected sexual aggression", wildlife experts said.
Plans for a huge new piece of public art outside the Theatre Royal in Plymouth have been unvield.
The crouching figure of the Shakespearean character Bianca is 7m tall, 9m wide and would cost £450,000.
Image source, Theatre RoyalIt's provoked - perhaps not unexpectedly - a mixed reaction. Here are some of the comments on our Facebook page, external:
Theatre Chief Executive Adrian Vinken said he thought people would get behind the plans.
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
As if there had not been enough twists and turns in the ongoing saga of the bid to build a Stadium for Cornwall along with a major retail development on the outskirts of Truro.
Property developers Inox and Henry Boot Developments were given planning permission to build a retail park on the edge of Truro they say will fund the building of a stadium.
But now investment firm Helical, which has its own plans to redevelop Truro City Football Club’s ground on Treyew Road, has mounted a legal challenge and is calling for a judicial review of Cornwall Council’s planning permission for the Inox plans.
All of which can only mean there will be further delays to any stadium plans.
Image source, InoxInsolvency practitioners have confirmed that the company operating the Devon wedding venue used by Peter Andre has ceased trading, external, leaving brides-to-be, unpaid staff and suppliers thousands out of pocket.
Kevin Thomas
BBC Weather Forecaster
It'll be a largely dry day with sunny spells and patches of cloud. However, there is the risk of a few light showers moving in off the English Channel affecting the south coast. East or northeasterly winds will be mainly light or moderate, but occasionally fresher along the south coast. Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
Tonight, it will be mostly dry with some clear spells and patchy cloud. However, there is the chance of a shower moving in to affect areas close to the north coast. Light or moderate northeasterly winds will be locally fresh around the coast. Minimum temperature: 8C (46F).
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