Andrew Segal
Local Live

The Cornish rowing teammate of Olympian Heather Stanning, Helen Glover, says there was "nobody else I would have wanted in the boat with me in those moments [of Olympic victory]". 

Image source, PA

Two-time Olympic champion Stanning (pictured right) has announced her retirement from rowing, ending her all-conquering partnership with Penzance's Helen Glover (left).

Helen tweeted, external that the 31-year-old British Army major and teammate of six years had been her "voice of logic, a driving force, my friend, and my maid of honour".

BBC News England

Two people from Devon killed in a road collision in Somerset died after a van apparently "crossed the centre of the road" at a sweeping right-hand bend on the A303, police say.

Robert and Brenda Newton, both 72 and from the Ottery St Mary area of Devon, died at the scene of the crash near Buckland St Mary on 31 October. 

The van driver, who was travelling in the opposite direction to the Newtons, was treated at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital but released shortly afterwards, police said.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Truro City got their first victory in nine matches as they won 4-2 at Whitehawk in National League South.

Image source, Vaughan Pickhaver/Truro City FC

Former Torquay United winger Niall Thompson scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to five goals in his last four matches.

Les Afful was also on target for City, who move up two places to 16th in the sixth tier of English football.

Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council has been accused of, external "blatantly milking people for money" with its proposals for permits and on-street parking charges.

Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

Flybe have had a long struggle with the dreaded "external factors", such as the exchange rate. But they wake up this morning to an unexpected shift in that headwind. 

The dollar has suddenly weakened, even against sterling, so today is like the morning after the EU Referendum in reverse. 

For months, the weak pound has hampered them: aviation fuel is priced in dollars, and so are the loans on aircraft that Flybe has chafed against. Now here comes the first promise of some relief.

This morning, Flybe Executive Chairman Simon Laffin told me: "A weaker dollar helps our costs. Mostly we hedge for almost 12 months out, so the benefit will come in the next year or so. But, yes, it pulls back some of the increases in costs due to the fall in sterling associated with Brexit."

Pre-tax profits for the first half of the year at the Exeter-based airline are down by two-thirds, to £7m.

Torquay Herald Express

A lifeboat crew was launched after reports of orange flares fired on the River Dart, external on Tuesday night.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Three people had to be treated by paramedics after a three-vehicle crash in the Chiverton Cross area, near Truro. 

Fire crews from Truro and Tolvaddon were called to the scene just after 19:30 on Tuesday.

BBC Sport

Double world champion Heather Stanning, rowing partner of Penzance's Helen Glover, ends her sporting career having not lost a single race alongside Glover since the World Championships in Slovenia in 2011.

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Their dominance in the women's pair since has extended to 39 consecutive victories and Olympic gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Stanning, 31, who was promoted to a major in the British Army at the beginning of the year, told BBC Sport she knew "quite quickly" after winning in Rio that she would not be competing in Tokyo 2020.

BBC Travel

• In Devon, there are reports of an accident in Plymstock, near Moorcroft Close
• In Plymouth, there are reports of slow traffic due to a broken-down car on Plymouth Road, near Marsh Mills
• Torquay's Riviera Way is blocked Newton Abbot-bound by an incident close to Torbay Hospital. There are long queues 
• In Cornwall, train services to and from Falmouth Docks may be subject to change due to poor rail conditions, Network Rail says. Passengers should check before travelling

Plymouth Herald

The first trials for fortnightly brown bin collections will take place later this month, external after councillors fired the starting gun and urged the whole city to adopt a "can-do approach".

Holly Green
BBC Weather

If you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the next high water times around Devon and Cornwall. 

We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.

BBC News England

Two people who died on the A303 in Somerset last month have been named. 

Robert and Brenda Newton, both 72 and from the Ottery St Mary area of Devon, died after a collision with a van near Buckland St Mary on 31 October. The van driver was treated at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital but released shortly afterwards.

Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to the collision.

BBC Radio Devon

Work on a new flood defence scheme in Braunton could start in January if Devon county councillors give the green light for funding later.

It will cost more than £500,000, but it still won't provide the higher level of protection that is usually aimed for. 

The system would involve improved drainage and a pump to take flood water away.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A decision is due later on who will take over the running of Cornwall's leisure centres. 

The unitary authority has been considering tenders to run the 14 centres since May and says the new leaseholder may have to pay for a backlog of repairs and maintenance.

The day-to-day running of the centres is currently in the hands of charity Tempus Leisure, but the maintenance remains the responsibility of the council. 

The annual bill to the authority is about £4m, and the move to find a new operator is an attempt to cut that bill to zero.

Holly Green
BBC Weather

It'll be a windy day with scattered blustery showers and sunny periods.

It will turn cloudier at times as the showers become occasionally heavy this afternoon. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will reach up to gale force at times around the north coast and over high ground as well as in gusts elsewhere, but the winds should ease a little through the day. Maximum temperature: 12C (54F).

BBC Sport

Two-time Olympic champion Heather Stanning has announced her retirement from rowing, ending her all-conquering partnership with Cornwall rower Helen Glover.

Image source, PA

Stanning (pictured left), 31, and Glover became GB's first female rowers to win back-to-back Olympic golds when they retained the coxless pairs title in Rio this year. Their Olympic gold at London 2012 was the hosts' first of the Games, and also the first in British women's rowing.

"I don't feel I've got anything else to prove to myself," said Stanning.

Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

Flybe has announced a fall in half-yearly profits. 

Image source, Flybe

Pre-tax profits for the first half of the year at the Exeter-based airline are down by two-thirds, to £7m. The drop is partly due to the fall in sterling, which increased the cost of US dollar loans on aircraft. 

Flybe said the aviation market was tough but that it was confident of its resilience.

The company's chief executive, Saad Hammad, stepped down unexpectedly last month after three years in the role.