Summary

  • A man dies after a house fire in Newton Abbot

  • 'Killer clown' armed robber gets seven year increase in sentence

  • People smuggler who brought Afghans into Plymouth is jailed

  • Demolition work expected to start this week at fire-hit Royal Clarence Hotel

  • Exeter firms 'may never recover' from hotel inferno says dean

  • Home Secretary Amber Rudd to visit Exeter fire site

  • Woman in charge of reducing pressure on Cornwall's hospitals resigns

  • Businesses claim they are losing thousands of pounds because of an accident blackspot

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Jonathan Morris

  1. Fire service 'still can't confirm Exeter blaze is out'

    Hamish Marshall
    BBC Spotlight

    The fire service is still in charge of the scene at Cathedral Green.

    A huge fire destroyed several buildings on Friday, including the Royal Clarence Hotel. 

    Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it still can't confirm the fire is out. 

    An aerial platform and three fire engines will remain on site today.  

    Hotel

    Teams are still continuing to finalise and formulate the full demotion plan of the hotel.

  2. Plymouth's 'hidden homeless' left to linger in temporary accommodation

    Plymouth Herald

    Too many people are living in temporary accommodation in Plymouth as the council is "stuck between a rock and a hard place", according to a national charity.

  3. Man dies in house fire: Death 'not treated as suspicious'

    Anna Varle
    BBC News Online

    A man has died after a fire in Newton Abbot.

    PoliceTorquay Herald Express

    Emergency services were called to the blaze at 15.50 on Monday. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

  4. Air ambulance buys 10k ultrasound monitor

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    The Cornwall Air Ambulance has a new piece of equipment to help save lives in the county. 

    Donations have allowed the charity to buy a £10,000 ultrasound monitor that gives medics a "window into a patient's body".

    Cornwall Air AmbulanceMATT SUDOL

    The charity says it flies more than 700 lifesaving missions each year throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 

  5. Home secretary to visit Exeter fire scene

    Jonathan Morris
    BBC News Online

    Home Secretary Amber Rudd has accepted an invitation from East Devon MP Hugo Swire to visit Exeter to thank the emergency services for their work.

    Amber RuddPA

    She said in the Commons: "We all saw over the weekend the dreadful scenes in Exeter and indeed I would be delighted to come with him and thank the police and the fire rescue teams that did such fantastic work dealing with such a difficult situation."

  6. Day five at Cathedral Green

    Hamish Marshall
    BBC Spotlight

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  7. Council's affordable homes plan to be voted on

    BBC Radio Devon

    Plans for a Devon council to set up a profit making company to build affordable homes will be voted on today. 

    Teignbridge District Council aims to borrow £20m and deliver 200 properties in the first four years.

  8. Man dies in house fire

    Anna Varle
    BBC News Online

    A man has died after a house fire in Newton Abbot. 

    Emergency services were called to reports of a blaze in King Street on Monday afternoon.

    A seriously injured man was found at the scene. He has since died. 

    The death is not being treated as suspicious. 

  9. Tight squeeze for tanker in Falmouth harbour

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  10. Exeter fire: High reach excavator weighing 70 tonnes moves in

    Hamish Marshall
    BBC Spotlight

    Cathedral Green

    Demolition work will start later on what remains of the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter following the huge fire at the weekend.

    The hotel's owners say they have every intention of rebuilding the Clarence. It's not yet clear how long demolition work will take and cordons will be in place to allow the work to progress safely. 

    A high reach excavator - which weighs 70 tonnes - is being moved toward the site.

    Fire scene

  11. Exeter fire: Demolition equipment move into place

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  12. Weather for Devon and Cornwall: Fog clearing to leave a bright but cooler day

    Holly Green
    BBC Weather

    Any early fog will lift through the morning, giving some sunshine for a time before cloud thickens towards the end of the afternoon.

    Weather

    Despite light winds, it will feel cooler than recent days. Maximum temperature: 16 Deg C (61 Deg F)

  14. Headlines for Devon and Cornwall

    Jonathan Morris
    BBC News Online

    • Demolition work is expected to start later today on what remains of the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter following the fire at the weekend
    • Businesses on a busy stretch of the A39 in North Cornwall say they are losing thousands of pounds because of damage caused by cars crashing into their properties 
    • Devon and Cornwall's universities are offering financial help and support to try to keep their top European Union staff following the vote for Brexit
    • Members of a gang who trafficked Eastern European slaves have been jailed for between two and six-and-a-half years at Plymouth Crown Court

  15. Day five: Fire crews continue to damp down the Royal Clarence

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  16. Welcome to BBC Local Live for Devon and Cornwall

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