Gun enthusiast 'murdered in quarry'
Father jailed over motorcyclist death
Government confirms additional £10m of funding for Dawlish line
Police submit defence over Orchard case
Police seize 27 dogs from house in Launceston
Defra 'heavy-handed' on pony curbs project
Updates on Thursday 17 November 2016
The story of Walnut the whippet, the beloved dog who went to the beach for a final walk before he crossed the Rainbow Bridge, external, has touched hearts all over the world - and now people are attempting to raise funds for a permanent statue of the pooch at Porth beach., external
Anna Varle
BBC News Online
A 60-year-old woman has died in a crash in Chudleigh, Devon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Milestone Cross at 15.40 yesterday. A Ford Fusion and a Mitsubishi L200 Trojan were involved.
The Ford driver, a 60-year-old woman from Chudleigh, sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The two people in the Mitsubishi sustained minor injuries.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Argyle are the only professional club not to take part in the BBC's annual Price of Football survey.
The BBC surveyed all clubs in the top five tiers in England, the top four leagues in Scotland, the Welsh Premiership and the top two tiers of the Women's Super League in England.
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe annual research looks at how much it costs to attend matches, as well as buy things such as replica shirts, food and a cup of tea at a game.
In a statement Plymouth Argyle, who are currently top of League Two, told the BBC: "Headline figures do not recognise the continuing commitment by Argyle, and others, to ensure that supporters across the broad spectrum of our fan-base receive value for their money."
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
What's the third most desirable place to live in the UK - let's think!
Image source, GooglePerhaps Kensington comes to mind if you can splash the cash?
Brighton perhaps if you like just to splash?
Well, you'd be wrong because at number three is Callington!
Callington - headquarters of pasty giant Ginsters to the uninitiated - is better even than Salcombe and Padstow according to the survey by Rightmove.
Image source, GoogleHere's the proof - if needed - and the average asking price for a house.
Anna Varle
BBC News Online
A solicitor is accusing a government agency of launching a campaign of harassment against a Dartmoor charity.
Matthew Knight from Knights Solicitors claims Defra was heavy handed and wrong when it halted a contraception project on hill ponies.
Defra told organiser Charlotte Faulkner she might be prosecuted after it received complaints about the project but it dropped the case six months later saying there was no case.
Ms Faulkner says more than 70 mares are now expected to be heavily pregnant on the moor at the harshest time of year.
Two former Royal Marines are aiming to become the first people to trek across the world's five largest islands unsupported - using just survival instincts., external
Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
Church caretaker Thomas Orchard, whose death in custody is being investigated, was found collapsed in the cells at the city’s Heavitree Road Police Station, and died later in hospital.
Image source, GoogleAn emergency restraint belt, known as a spit hood, had been used on Mr Orchard before he died in October 2012.
Devon and Cornwall Police sources told the BBC they have produced a file running to hundreds of pages in response to 95 questions from the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
It includes details of the force’s restraint techniques and practices, and staff training.
The file “presents a robust defence” of the force, we’ve been told.
Custody sergeant Jan Kingshott, 44, and civilian detention officers Michael Marsden, 55, and Simon Tansley, 38, are accused of killing Mr Orchard. They each deny two charges of manslaughter.
They are due to face trial in January next year.
Network Rail will today reveal its plans to upgrade the railway line between Exeter and Newton Abbot.
Image source, Network RailSince the storms in 2014, which washed away the line at Dawlish, they've been considering how to protect the railway long-term.
A series of events is being held across Devon to consult the public - starting this afternoon at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish Warren.
They will also visit Exeter, Teignmouth, Torquay, Plymouth and Truro over the coming weeks.
Anna Varle
BBC News Online
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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Cheapest match day tickets at Exeter City are 9% lower than the average for League Two, according to the BBC's 2016 Price of Football survey.
The annual research conducted by BBC Sport found that the price of watching Premiership clubs has come down in the light of their new multibillion-pound television deal.
Image source, BBC SportThe Grecians' most-expensive match day ticket is 1% above the average.
City's season tickets are between 11% and 20% above the league average, but the cost of replica shirts and food is less.
A survey by the RSPB has recorded more than 1,000 pairs of cirl buntings - and farmers across the South West have played a huge part in increasing their numbers.
Image source, RSPBIn the early 1990s there were barely more than 100 pairs left in Britain, and almost all were confined to a narrow coastal strip in South Devon.
But this summer, 1,078 pairs of the farmland bird were identified.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Cornish Pirates coach Alan Paver has hailed the influence of captain Chris Morgan ahead of his 200th appearance.
The former England youth international, 35, made his Pirates debut in October 2005, having previously played for Bristol in the Premiership.
Image source, Brian tempest"He's a guy you take to war with you, everyone respects him. He's high-energy, he's a motivator, he's an energy-giver and he gives more than anyone in our side," Paver told BBC Radio Cornwall.
Morgan, who was part of the Pirates side which won the British and Irish Cup in 2010 and reached two Championship play-off finals, is set to reach his milestone against London Irish on Saturday.
A 60 year old woman died at the scene of a crash, external near the A38 yesterday afternoon, Wednesday November 16.
Two dogs have been rescued from a disused quarry in Cornwall.
Firefighters, a specialist water rescue team and the RSPCA were called to Stithians yesterday afternoon, after a passer-by heard distressed barking.
Ropes were let down from the top of the quarry and the animals were hauled up.
They both had collar tags and were reunited with their owner.
Bee Tucker
BBC Weather
Heavy, gusty showers will move eastwards this morning, with hail and thunder likely. Sunshine and scattered showers will then follow and it'll feel cold in the strong winds. Maximum temperature: 12 Deg C (54 Deg F).
Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
Devon and Cornwall Police have submitted their defence in the investigation into whether the force committed corporate manslaughter of a church caretaker.
Image source, Family HandoutThomas Orchard, 32, died four years ago after being arrested for a public order offence in Exeter.
Police sources told the BBC they have produced a file running to hundreds of pages, which "presents a robust defence" of the force.
Anna Varle
BBC News Online
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