Two men jailed for quarry murder
Marine A: Bail application due at Court of Appeal
Football sex abuse: Allegations 'relate to non-league and junior sides' in South West
Arrests over parking meter thefts 'down to old-fashioned policing'
Water firm tests drone to hunt out pipe leaks
Fence fiasco as mix-up sees Devon estate divided
Argyle prepare for Newport FA Cup second round replay
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Miles Davis
BBC News Online
The murder of a pensioner whose body was left in a quarry was motivated by money, a court has heard.
Sentencing Kevin Cooper, 35, and Trewen Kevern, 23, Judge Mr Justice Popplewell said: "The motive was simply callous greed."
Both men were sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 28 years for Coooper and 20 years for Kevern.
David Alderson, 72, was found dead in a pond at disused mine workings near Bissoe, Cornwall, in January 2014.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
BBC Sport
Newport County striker Marlon Jackson says the chance to play Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup would be "something to tell the grandkids".
Newport will face the Premier League giants if they beat Plymouth Argyle in their second-round replay on Wednesday.
"It's a massive game for us. The lads are buzzing, they are ready to go," Jackson said.
"In League Two that's not something you get to do every day. It would be something to tell the grandkids. It would be the biggest game of my career so I'm going to be doing everything I can to help my team get there."
Community groups and East Devon District Council have met for the first time to discuss a beach management plan for Seaton.
The proposals will work on reducing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion.
It is hoped that it will cover the coast from Seaton Hole in the west, along to Axe Harbour in the east.
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
Two men have been jailed for the murder of a pensioner in Cornwall.
David Alderson, 72, was found dead, face down in a pond at disused mine workings near Bissoe, Cornwall, in January 2014.
Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Cooper, of Poldory View, Carharrack, and Trewen Kevern, 23, of Tresillian Road, Falmouth, were both found guilty of murder by majority verdicts at Truro Crown Court.
Cooper was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in jail and Kevern was given a 20-year minimum sentence.
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Ross Ellis
BBC Radio Cornwall, Sport Producer
Camborne Rugby Club have been deducted five league points for fielding a player who was awaiting a red card hearing.
At a disciplinary panel last night, the club admitted that Sam Matavesi - who was sent off at Bracknell on 26 November - played at home against Brixham on 3 December despite his red card hearing not being held until three days later.
Matavesi has been given a ban of three weeks. Both the club and player have 14 days to appeal.
Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall Police are urging all people not to make inappropriate 999 or 101 calls to their officers.
Senior officers said valuable time had been wasted this year on lost cars, requests for lifts home and even calls about a distressed pheasant.
The force said people must think twice before using the phone and should try and use the force's online services, external.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
The 25th anniversary of a wind farm in north Cornwall - Britain's first commercial wind farm - is an "incredible achievement", the company behind it says.
The Delabole site, which opened in 1991, has generated enough energy to cook 40 million Christmas turkeys, operator Good Energy said.
Wind power accounts for 12% of the UK's electricity, although opponents claim it's noisy and onshore farms are unsightly. However, chief executive Juliet Davenport said the anniversary was a "big moment".
She said: "The success of the wind farm has largely been down to the support of the local community who are the real custodians of this site. It's thanks to them, and their belief in the project, that has helped make Delabole the perfect model for further wind power developments here in the UK."
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England has proposed that 16 councillors should be elected to the Council of the Isles of Scilly in the future - five fewer than under the current arrangement, according to thisisscilly.com, external.
Image source, ThisisScilly.com
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
The fence which is dividing a Devon housing estate has inspired a flood of comments on Facebook., external
The Dawlish estate has been split in two by a fence because of a 1ft height difference in a road between two halves of the development.
The fence fiasco means a two-mile diversion for drivers to get down what should be one straight road.
Tracey Rowland, external writes: "It looks ridiculous and really makes the two estates separate. I live on one side and my sister lives on the other. I can walk there in less than 5 minutes but it takes 10 minutes to drive there. Idiotic planners."
Trudi Klinkenberg-Tanner, external writes: "OMG !!!!!! You'd think there were NO hills in the UK. Just imagine putting in a slightly sloping road to cover it. The world will obviously end if people cooperate like that and join the dots."
And Pat-Risha Deane, external writes: "Good grief... where are their brains for goodness sake?? Just level it out... you know like a ramp... just a thought."
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Kevin Thomas
BBC Weather Forecaster
Cloud will increase from the south west ahead of a band of occasionally heavy rain this afternoon.
Light or moderate southwesterly winds will be fresh for a time around the coast, but will ease as the rain moves in. Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).
The rain will clear this evening to become mainly dry with some clear spells developing.
A few mist or fog patches may also develop and it will become cold enough for a slight frost in sheltered parts.
Winds will become light from the west or northwest. Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).
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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
More support is needed to get Muay Thai into the Olympic arena, a kickboxer from Cornwall says.
The martial art received provisional recognition as an Olympic sport earlier this month, but the earliest it could be in the Games is 2024.
Twenty-four-year-old Lucy Payne (pictured), reigning WBC featherweight champion, said support for it "is massive" around the world, "but it's not got the following that it needs".
She said: "For us to be in the Olympics would be great, there are so many young children training their hearts out every single day, but they're not getting anything for it, so we could have so many Olympic champions."
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Tax bosses are already warning people to not forget to do their 2015-16 self assessments after Christmas and new year.
HM Revenue & Customs said that there were about 1.1m people registered for self assessment in South West, and that, every year, it received "a number of unusual excuses" why people didn’t complete their tax returns on time.
Image source, ThinkstockThis year, nationally, they included:
All these excuses were used in appeals against penalties for late submissions - and all were unsuccessful, HMRC said. The deadline is 31 January.
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Ikea has leaped the final hurdle between them and an Exeter store, after the reserved matters application gained full approval, external from the city council.
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
Drivers face a two-mile diversion just to get down one road on a housing estate in Dawlish after a mix-up between two different developers.
Carhaix Way is meant to join two neighbouring developments but there is about 1ft difference in the height between them - and a fence has been built where the developments meet.
Carhaix Way resident Kaylea Ibbeson said one delivery driver left a note on the fence rather than drive all the way round to her house.
"He said he was unable to deliver the item," she said.
