Grandmother died in pile of rubble after landslide engulfed her home and buried her while she was in bed, an inquest has heard
A new £3m centre for cancer patients and their families opens its doors in Truro
An event to discuss the historical impact of the Exeter fire has proved so popular that it's to be repeated this evening
Burglary spate sparks police appeal in Barnstaple area
Dog rescued from tree by fire crew
Updates on Monday 7 November 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.
Several wards have been shut at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro because of norovirus.
Relatives and carers of people in hospital are being asked to phone wards before they visit to help reduce the risk of a spread of the sickness bug, external.
Andrew Segal
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A pre-school in Devon had a lucky escape at the weekend after a stray firework set light to an outdoor play area next to its main building, staff say.
A passer-by spotted flames coming from the Woodlanders site in Ashburton and called the fire service before managing to put it out himself.
Woodlanders, which is a charity, said the play area was only recently installed and it would have to raise funds for a new one.
A neighbour of a woman who died when tonnes of rubble came into her home in Looe has told an inquest the building jolted and the ground dropped in front of him.
Ground-floor flat occupant Susan Norman died in March 2013 when a landslide hit the building in Sandplace Road, which was split into three apartments.
Dwayne Bown, who lived in one of the first-floor flats, said he initially thought a tree behind the house may have fallen down.
He told the hearing: "The only way to get out was the back of the house and, to get to the landing, I had to knock the door down. I then saw mud and water coming down into the landing as I was trying to get out; the entrance was blocked completely and I had to climb over dirt and water and mud to get out."
The inquest continues.
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A decision on the future of Plymouth's Citadel could be made this week, it is understood.
There's been speculation about the Ministry of Defence leaving the 19-acre site (pictured), on the city's seafront, which is currently home to the Army's 29 Commando Royal Artillery, external.
The MoD announced in September that Stonehouse Barracks, headquarters of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, was to be sold off.
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
The youngest daughter of a Cornish woman who died when a landslide engulfed her home has given evidence at the inquest into her mother's death.
Mother-of-three Susan Norman, 68, died after water and rubble poured into her home on Sandplace Road, Looe, in the early hours of 22 March 2013.
Her daughter Rachael Boden said in December 2012 there was an occasion when a "muddy waterfall" was cascading down the wall immediately behind the property so heavily the bricks were obscured. She said soon after this a bulge "like a pregnant lady", appeared in the wall. The inquest continues.
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A few showers will continue to affect western-most areas overnight. Elsewhere it will be generally dry with clear spells.
Turning frosty with a few fog patches forming by the morning. Minimum temperature: 0C (32F).
Frost and fog will lift on Tuesday to leave bright spells and isolated showers. However, cloud will thicken from the west towards lunchtime, introducing increasingly wet and windy weather during the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 10C (50F).
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A Devon council has again appealed for information, external about the theft of a car park pay and display machine with £800 inside it.
Image source, West Devon Borough CouncilWest Devon Borough Council revealed last week that the machine was stolen from the Mill Road car park in Okehampton.
As well as costing £3,500 to replace, the theft of the machine left its battery, wires and sharp edges exposed, "causing potential safety risks to the public", the council said.
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A top councillor has sparked controversy by suggesting Plymouth must choose, external between weekly bin collections and education for disabled children.
Paul Rose discovers the treasures of the South West Coast Path. He finds out about the path's history, wildlife, and traditions in this five part series.
Paul also visits some of the 'hidden places' along its route.
Jon Kay
BBC News
We're used to seeing children's dolls with heavy make-up and in skimpy outfits - but one woman's turning them into more realistic role models.
Emma Cayley, who runs Devon Rescue Dolls, wipes off all their make-up, replaces their clothing and adds blemishes, freckles and sometimes disabilities.
I've been to meet her.
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A bulge formed in a retaining wall behind a house in the weeks before a woman died in a landslide at the property, an inquest has heard.
Susan Norman died in March 2013 when tonnes of rubble came into her home in Looe.
She lived in the ground-floor flat of a house called Veronica in Sandplace Road, which was split into three apartments and built into the hillside with the retaining wall which rose up behind the property to St Martins Road. The inquest continues.
Lynne French, BBC News Online
Conservationists have taken what's thought to be the first photographs of chimpanzees in part of Africa not widely recognised for its wildlife.
Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, which runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts and Newquay Zoo, is a partner in the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Initiative, set up to combat the results of deforestation in south west Nigeria.
Image source, Paignton ZooThe photos, taken by camera traps, are the first firm evidence of the chimps in the region for more than a decade.
"The survival of chimps and other large mammals in such a threatened forest so close to the huge city of Lagos gives us hope for the Initiative," the trust's Dr Andrew Bowkett said.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has hailed the performance of 16-year-old Ethan Ampadu in their 3-1 FA Cup first round loss to Luton Town.
The Wales youth international played in midfield for the first time, and set up City's goal after his shot came off the post and was put in by Reuben Reid.
Image source, Getty Images"He was brilliant and well done him," Tisdale said of Ampadu, who became City's youngest ever player in August. "It's a real delight to see him play, and you keep forgetting he's only 16."
Ampadu, who has previously played in central defence for Exeter this season, has been linked to a host of top clubs, external since his debut in an EFL Cup first round win over Championship side Brentford.
