Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has released images of what its first store in Devon will look like.

The site will have a floor area of about 20,000 square metres and will be built to the east of Exeter, next to the M5.

Around 300 jobs are expected to be created.

Image source, SPA Architect

BBC Radio Cornwall

Proposals for a new resort near Wadebridge have been backed by planning officials ahead of a key vote today.

Image source, Artist's Impression

The man who founded Alton Towers is bidding to build a holiday and leisure complex on farmland next to the Camel Creek Adventure park - formerly Crealy. 

The plans include up to 236 lodges as well as a tropical pool and restaurants and will be voted on by councillors later. 

Supporters say the scheme will help economic growth and create jobs - but critics say it's too big and worry about the impact on the environment. 

BBC London News

A gorilla, originally from Paignton Zoo, escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo and drank five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash before being returned to his den, a report has found.  

Image source, Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Kumbuka, a western lowland silverback, made an "opportunistic" exit through unlocked doors, London Zoo said.

It added the gorilla got into a secure keepers' area on discovery of the security flaw on 13 October.

The 29st "alpha male" was transferred from Paignton Zoo to London in 2013.

Plymouth Herald

Two Royal Navy destroyers have been sent to meet a Russian aircraft carrier and other Russianwarships heading towards the coast off Plymouth, external via the English Channel.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Service are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man wanted for sentencing after he was convicted of child sexual abuse.

Richard Pentreath, 63 - also known as Hilary Thomas - of no fixed address, was on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for abuse offences against three children in Greenwich, London and Coventry between 1975 and 1992.

He failed to attend the conclusion of his trial and was convicted in his absence on 4 October of 13 counts of rape and indecent assault.

Image source, Met Police

Clinton Rogers
BBC Points West reporter

Alexander Blackman's wife Claire has talked about her husband's case which is under review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The former Plymouth-based Royal Marine was convicted of murdering an Afghan insurgent.

Claire Blackman said: "On advice from our legal team, they are confident we have a really strong case that should take Al's conviction case back to the appeal court. 

"He accepts he fired his weapon and he shouldn't have done, and he absolutely would agree the circumstances of that tour, the environment and the incredible pressure that he and the lads were under makes it very difficult to come to a decision in our courts in our country, away from that war zone.

"I think he would accept manslaughter as a lesser charge and a way to get home." 

Emily Wood
BBC Weather

After a chilly start, any fog patches will clear through the course of the morning to leave another largely dry day with sunny spells and light winds. Maximum temperature: 15 Deg C (59 Deg F).

Plymouth Herald

A woman has died in a house fire in a tragedy, external that has "shocked" and "saddened" the residents of a close-knit Plymouth neighbourhood.  

BBC Radio Devon

The wife of a a former Plymouth-based Royal Marine convicted of murdering an Afghan insurgent says the process of reviewing his case is taking too long. Officials have been looking at Al Blackman's case for the past 10 months - something supporters say is "disgraceful".

The Criminal Cases Review Commission says it doesn't agree that this process is taking a long time and that it's more important to get the correct verdict than a quick one. 

BBC Travel

• In Exeter on Exwick Road at Winchester Avenue traffic lights are not working
• On the A38 approaching the Trerulefoot Roundabout heading towards Plymouth there's slow moving traffic
• In Torquay we've got reports the traffic lights at the junction of Riviera Way and the South Devon Highway are faulty and out of sync
• On the A388 between the Carkeel Roundabout and Dirty Lane there are temporary traffic lights due to roadworks, slow traffic.
• In Plymouth, Sussex Road is closed in both directions between Alfred Road & Alexandra Terrace for investigation work after an earlier fire  

BBC Spotlight

There are claims that yellow lines are becoming unenforceable in Torbay because of a lack of maintenance.

The opposition Liberal Democrats say there are at least 100 roads in the Bay where the yellow lines have become so faded they are no longer properly visible. They claim the backlog of re-painting work will cost about £250,000.

Torbay Council is yet to respond.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Sleepy students in Plymouth who find themselves needing to catch up on their forty winks now have access to a special nap room.

The University of St Mark & St John has set up a 24-hour room with beanbags, eye-masks, blankets and even a hammock.

The Reverend Nick Griffin said it had been put in place to help those juggling studying with family life and work commitments.  

Plymouth Herald

Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash which resulted in one car flipping onto another vehicle, and a man being airlifted to hospital, external with head injuries.

BBC Spotlight

Proposals to build what's being called "Britain's first six-star resort" in Cornwall will be voted on by councillors today.

Image source, Artist's impression

The man who founded Alton Towers wants to build a luxury holiday complex on farmland next to the Camel Creek Adventure Park near Wadebridge. 

The plans include more than 200 lodges as well as a pool and restaurants. Supporters say it will create jobs but critics are worried about the impact on the environment.

BBC Spotlight

Supporters of a former Plymouth-based Royal Marine serving a life sentence for murdering an insurgent in Afghanistan will next week stage another public demonstration in London. 

They're calling for an urgent decision from the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which is examining the original conviction of former sergeant Al Blackman in 2013. The case was referred to them 10 months ago. 

Those campaigning to get him released say they just want answers.   

The Criminal Cases Review Commission says it doesn't agree that this process is taking a long time - and that it's more important to get the correct verdict than a quick one