Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

Crowd gather on Cathedral Green to see the damage caused to the Royal Clarence Hotel after a huge fire.

Contractors are putting a blue screen on the fencing surrounding part of Cathedral Green - making it difficult for people to take pictures.

Patrick Clahane
Inside Out South West

The organisation behind the restoration of one of Devon's most iconic buildings - Plymouth's Palace Theatre - is being investigated by the Charity Commission after concerns were raised over its management of the project.

It follows the recent resignations of the charity's patron and more than 100 volunteer musicians from the community choir and orchestra, set up to raise funds for the project.  

The charity, Great Opportunities Together, said the only contact it has had with the commission was to report concerns of a sustained attack suggesting mismanagement, and says it has had no criticism from volunteers.

Plymouth Herald

Television wildlife presenter Chris Packham has backed a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least £100,000 to help keep beavers in Devon's rivers., external

Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

Specialist structural engineers have been called in to assess the stability of buildings close to the Royal Clarence Hotel before demolition work can begin.

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There are concerns taking down the hotel could destabilise other historic houses and businesses.

An Exeter City Council source told us the buildings were interdependent, with shared roof spaces and overlapping cellars and basements. 

The authority says it is determined to make sure no more of Exeter's history will be lost before work on taking down the remains of the Royal Clarence begins.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Nearly 250 police officers and staff have been assaulted at work in the first 10 months of this year, figures from Devon and Cornwall Police have shown.

It's a persistent problem in the region - with 171 assaults against officers recorded during 2014 to 2015, and 138 the year before that.

Today the Labour Party will be leading a debate about the issue in the House of Commons and urging ministers to make sentencing for such assaults uniform across the country, to accurately record the number of assaults, and to ensure officer numbers and funding aren't cut further.   

Harriet Bradshaw
Reporter

Demoliltion of the Royal Clarence Hotel is due to start later today.

The hotel was destroyed in a major blaze in Exeter on Friday. 

Fire crews are still spraying water on the site in a bid to reduce the risk from hotspots.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

A Romanian man caught smuggling nine people including children into the UK has been jailed for four years.

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

Mircea Sandu hid two families on a lorry aboard a Brittany Ferries ship from Roscoff to Plymouth on 9 October, Plymouth Crown Court heard.

Border guards found nine people from Afghanistan including three children and a baby hidden on the Armorique.

Sandu, 31, who had been living in Spain, admitted facilitating illegal immigration into the UK.

Torquay Herald Express

A couple have appeared before Torquay magistrates charged with causing suffering to a goldfish by swallowing it.  , external

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

As Exeter Cathedral opens its doors for the first time since a major city fire, I'm expecting that many people will come to Cathedral Green to see the damage of the #Exeterfire.

Some people have already arrived and many more are expected.

Fire crews are still spraying water on the shell of the Royal Clarence Hotel in a bid to reduce risks from hotspots.

Demolition machinery is poised on the cobbles next to Cathedral Green.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

The story of the young migrants who were brought to Great Torrington in Devon from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais made national headlines last week.

Now we have the first insight into how they are feeling - with the basketball hoops of the centre they were brought to shown in the background.

Twenty child migrants, all said to be under the age of 18, were brought from the camp to an accommodation centre last week.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

The first services at Exeter Cathedral since last Thursday take place today. 

Prayer started at 0800 followed by Eucharist at 0820.

Preparations for the demolition of the nearby hotel, which was destroyed in a huge fire, are continuing - but so is the fire fighting operation.

Holly Green
BBC Weather

Hi - Holly here! It'll be a much colder day than yesterday for many. There'll be some patchy cloud around at times, but still plenty of sunshine on offer, although this will turn a little hazy in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 12 Deg C (54 Deg F).

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

• Exeter Cathedral is due to reopen to visitors today following the fire which destroyed the Royal Clarence Hotel on Cathedral Green
• Nearly 250 police officers and staff have been assaulted at work in the first 10 months of this year according to figures from the Devon and Cornwall force
• The process of reuniting young refugees in Devon with their families has begun
• The charity behind the restoration of  Plymouth's Palace Theatre is being investigated after concerns were raised over how it's being managed
• Staff at the job centre in Exeter have been briefed to offer advice to those affected by the fire at the Royal Clarence Hotel

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

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