Emergency services launched for missing person searchpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
An urgent search, external for a missing person is carried out in Plymouth.
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Central and eastern European women 'forced into sexual slavery in pop-up brothels' in South West
Seven taken to hospital after A39 crash
Christopher Tester: Shot Antigua tourist back in Devon
Search continuing for missing Bideford man
Campaigners protest against latest increase in rail fares at South West train stations
Superheroes on RNLI new year shout
Plymouth earmarked for government scheme aimed at building thousands of new starter homes
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Emergency services launched for missing person searchpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
Looks a bit frosty in Topshampublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
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End of twitter postLatest weather: An icy start, then generally drypublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
Holly Green
BBC WeatherThere will be a risk of some icy patches to start. It will then be a generally dry day with most places seeing sunny spells.
However, it'll be cloudier than Monday, with the cloud increasing through the day, possibly thick enough for the odd spot of rain later. Maximum temperature: 8C (46F).
Venus rises over Penzancepublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
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End of twitter postStargazers had their heads turned by the sight of the bright moon and the planet Venus on Monday night.
Clear skies gave people across the UK a great view of the planet sitting below a crescent moon. Keen snappers got their cameras out to record the moment and took to social media to share the images.
Christopher Tester: Shot Antigua tourist back in Devonpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
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Andrew Segal
Local LiveA man from Torquay who was shot in the head on Christmas Day during a robbery in Antigua is back in Devon.
Image source, HandoutThirty-seven-year-old Christopher Tester was visiting his parents when he was wounded. He was reportedly trying to protect his mother at the time.
He landed at Exeter Airport at about 22:00 on Monday night before being transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Campaigners protest over increases in rail farespublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
Campaigners are holding protests at train stations in Exeter and Taunton this morning to oppose the latest increase in rail fares.
Rail passengers are facing higher fares across the UK as average price increases of 2.3%. The increase covers regulated fares, including season tickets, and unregulated, such as off-peak tickets.
Fares have gone up by around 25% since the mid-1990s, and some tickets have spiked by 40% in just a decade, BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott said.
Campaign group Action For Rail said commuters in the region were sometimes paying six times as much of their salaries on fares as European counterparts on publicly-owned railways. The government said it was delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for more than a century.
Back to School: Be aware of extra trafficpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
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End of twitter postWomen 'forced into sexual slavery in pop-up brothels'published at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
Denis Nightingale
BBC Radio CornwallPolice say women from central and eastern Europe are being forced into sexual slavery in a rising number of so-called "pop-up brothels" across Cornwall and Devon.
Some 14 brothels have appeared in Newquay alone (pictured) since last July, mainly in holiday lets.
Devon and Cornwall Police said they were sure some of the women were being trafficked by international gangs, and added that officers were determined to stop them.
News, sport, weather and travel for Tuesdaypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2017
Andrew Segal
Local LiveGood morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall today. If you want to get in touch, please email us.
