Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor

It's deemed the biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades and will see less money for big cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and bigger budgets for schools in the suburbs and shires.

Last week, Education Secretary Justine Greening announced a new national funding formula for schools from 2018-19, saying it would resolve "unfair" and "inconsistent" funding levels.

But it will not increase the overall budget - and the National Audit Office says schools face cuts of £3bn.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

We asked you earlier on BBC Radio Cornwall what has been the weirdest Christmas present you've ever received.

Here are a few of the suggestions we've had on our Facebook page already, external:

• Emma Goodwin: Last year my husband gave me a cling film dispenser!!!
• Sheila Martin: Mine was when my husband on Christmas morning Mande a. Big fuss about the present he,d got for me. He brought in from the garage this long wrapped up thing. Imagine my remark when on opening it I saw that this wonderful present he said he had bought for me was .... an extendable clothes line !!!!You don't want to hear my reaction. 
• Sue Burge: My husband has given me. Skipping rope, epilator, body toning kit, exercise DVD, food mixer, garden fork and spade. I've had some lovely gifts as well. 
• Bill Vitanyi: A seedless watermelon

Keep them coming on email.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

The tradition dates back more than 100 years.

Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor

Plans to bring superfast broadband to some of the most hard-to-reach parts of Devon and Somerset have moved a step forward.

Image source, PA

A company called Gigaclear has been awarded four out of six publicly-funded contracts to roll out improved internet access to remote areas. 

About 95% of households across the two counties should have access to the service by 2019. But delays caused by a breakdown of a deal with BT last year means the scheme could be two years behind a government target.

BBC Radio Cornwall

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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

A martial arts kickboxer from Cornwall could be among the best of the UK's fighters representing Team GB at the Olympics in 2024. 

Muay Thai received provisional recognition as an Olympic sport earlier this month, and 24-year-old Lucy Payne is the reigning WBC featherweight champion.

Penzance-based coach Nathan Kitchen said: "If she competed in the Olympics today, I can guarantee she would win a medal."

But he added that anyone with Olympic hopes had to be utterly dedicated, adding: "It's a very devastating sport, you would have to be training two or three times a day to make Olympic standard."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A former Royal Marine is due to find out later if he'll be allowed home on bail while he waits for an appeal into his case to be heard. 

Alexander Blackman, 42, formerly of Plymouth-based 42 Commando, was convicted of murdering an injured Taliban fighter while on duty in Afghanistan in 2011.

Here's how the events have unfolded:  

• 15 September 2011: Murder took place after a patrol base in Helmand Province came under fire from two insurgents. Footage from another marine's helmet-mounted camera showed Blackman shooting the Afghan prisoner in the chest at close range with a pistol
• November 2013: Bulford Court Martial - Blackman, then only known as Marine A, was convicted of murder
• May 2014: Loses appeal at Court Martial Appeal Court in London. But minimum term he must serve reduced from 10 years to eight
• December 2016: The Criminal Cases Review Commission decides to refer the conviction of Blackman to the Courts Martial Appeal Court for a second time following an 11-month investigation. His legal team say he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder at the time
• December 2016: Bail application initially heard in court last Friday, but judges adjourned the case until today

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

Strongvox and Cavanna, the two developers either side of the Carhaix Way divide, insisted they carried out the developments according to the planning permissions "to the letter".

Teignbridge District Council, which controls the strip of land between the two developments, said in a statement that work around Carhaix Way was "carried out under separate planning permissions by separate developers".

It said each permission "required the road to be taken to the boundary with the overall intention to provide a footpath and road link between the two".

Agreements with Devon County Council show "a continuous road" and the district council said it was "working with the county council to achieve completion of the highway".

Exeter Express & Echo

An 84-year-old former Devon soldier has opened up his Scottish holiday home to wounded and injured veterans, external.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A householder has been given words of advice by firefighters after they couldn't figure out where smoke was coming from in their kitchen. It turned out to be a cardboard box left on top of a toaster.

The fire service said, external three crews were called to the property in Heather Walk, Ivybridge, at about 18:10 on Tuesday. There was no damage.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Britain's first commercial wind farm at Delabole is celebrating its 25th birthday.

Ten turbines initially at the site in north Cornwall, which opened in 1991, were replaced by four more efficient ones in 2010.

The company which now owns the farm, Good Energy, said that over 25 years - and using a festive metaphor - the site had generated enough energy to cook 40m Christmas turkeys.

Wind power accounts for 12% of the UK's electricity, but opponents claim it's noisy and onshore farms are unsightly.

Exeter Express & Echo

A para-legal worker was found asleep in her car by police who followed track marks in a Tarmac road, a court heard, external.

Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

You may remember the Torquay hotel that inspired the legendary sitcom was knocked down earlier this year and replaced with retirement flats.

Now a new Fawlty Towers has been opened by a fan of the show who's the physical opposite to Basil Fawlty - she's a diminutive woman originally from Thailand.

However, Lulu Jackson promises not to be quite as rude to customers as Basil.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Emily Wood
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 Spotlight

Allegations of historic abuse within football clubs in the South West so far relate to non-league and junior sides, BBC Spotlight understands.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it was investigating cases, but would not say how many complaints it was looking at.

Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United and Yeovil Town said they were not aware of any allegations involving them. We understand that's also the case at Exeter City. 

Nationally, police said 98 clubs in all sections of the sport were affected.

BBC Travel

• In Devon, there are reports the B3137 in Withleigh is blocked around Plainfield Lane due to an incident
• In Dawlish, there is slow traffic on the A379 Exeter Road due to temporary traffic lights at the junction with Elm Grove Road. There are roadworks in the area
• In Cornwall, near Saltash, expect delays on the A38 and A388 at the Carkeel roundabout 
• In Penzance, a number of roads in town centre will be closed to traffic between 11:00 - 22:30 for a festival