Coach carrying schoolchildren crashes on A30
Tunisia terror attack: Bodmin man killed on beach 'was a wonderful person'
Man killed fiancée in Christmas present row
Cornwall cabinet votes in favour of European Capital of Culture bid
Police cannot confirm cause of Falmouth pub fire
David Goodwillie has left Plymouth Argyle by mutual agreement
Charity railway break-in 'causes £5,000 of damage'
Poultry owners who break bird flu restrictions could face an unlimited fine or jail, officials warn
Updates on Wednesday 25 January 2017
Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Don't forget Spotlight on BBC One later. There will also be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.
Cornwall's senior councillors have voted to invest £850,000 to help rough sleepers off the streets.
Cornwall has the third highest number of rough sleepers in the country according to the latest figures compiled by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
On a typical night in November 2016 there were 99 people sleeping rough in Cornwall, up from 65 in 2015.
The additional £850,000 will go towards producing a long term Rough Sleeper Prevention Strategy.
Naomi Kennedy
BBC Radio Cornwall
A Care Home in Liskeard has been rated outstanding by the watchdog the Care Quality Commission.
Inspectors found staff at Eventide, on Castle Street, developed exceptionally positive caring and compassionate relationships with people.
They said the ethos of the home was that of an extended family.
James Law
BBC Sport Online
Harlequins have signed prop Tyler Gendall from Cornish Pirates on a deal until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old has played more than 50 games since joining the Pirates, and provides front-row cover for the Premiership side.
Image source, Brian Tempest"I am really pleased to be able to bring in someone with Tyler's ability at such short notice," said Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston.
The friends and family of a man who has not been seen for a number of days are in desperate need to find him, external.
Another cold and frosty night for many tonight, especially in rural areas.
There'll be largely cloudy skies across the county overnight, accompanied by isolated drizzle or light snow flurries and the risk of ice in places. Minimum Temperature: 0C (32F).
Cloudy to begin with on Thursday, though the skies should gradually brighten through the morning, allowing some sunny spells later in the afternoon.
It'll be windy too, especially towards the coast and it will generally feel very cold. Maximum Temperature: 7C (45F).
James Law
BBC Sport Online
Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Dave Lewis will miss the rest of the season after having an operation on a knee injury.
The 27-year-old has played 10 games this term, his most recent appearance coming in Exeter's European Champions Cup win over Ulster on 15 January.
Image source, Rex Features"We were told from the first scan there was a chance the cartilage issue could be quite bad," head coach Rob Baxter told BBC Radio Devon. "He's had to have a significant amount of cartilage repaired, which becomes quite a major operation."
Victoria Gould
BBC News Online
A patient was given a nerve block on the wrong side of their body, ahead of a procedure at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
According to details in the most recent Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust board papers alternative painkillers had to be given to the patient during and after the procedure as a result of the mistake.
It's the third so called "never event" at the trust this financial year.
Police have appealed for help identifying a man who was 'behaving lewdly' in public at Thurlestone beach., external
James Law
BBC Sport Online
Cornish Pirates will play their British and Irish Cup quarter-final against Jersey Reds on Friday, 10 March, it has been announced.
Pirates beat Connacht 50-24 on Saturday to seal their place in the last eight of the competition.
The game will kick off at 19.45 at St Peter, and will take place just five days after the two teams meet in the Championship.
Plymouth is one of the least affordable cities in the world to live, according to a new report.
The Demographia survey, which focuses on the middle of the market across nine nations, found the price of a home is now more than seven times the average household income.
Hong Kong is the most expensive in the world with house prices 18 times higher than incomes.
BBC News England
Cornwall has the third highest number of rough sleepers in the country according to the latest figures compiled by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
According to the analysis Cornwall has more people sleeping rough than major cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.
A prospective future Olympian from Penzance has controversially been stripped of her world title.
Lucy Payne, 23, from Penzance, has been stripped of her WBC Muay Thai belt, due to a 'technicality',, external after training for it for eight years.
Volunteers who run a historic railway line in Devon say they're deeply saddened after vandals broke into the station at Buckfastleigh causing £5,000 of damage to trains and buildings.
The intruders tried to break into a safe, but didn't manage it. Instead stealing two-way radios, a security camera monitor and the station master's chocolate bar.
Image source, South Devon RailwayA spokesman said: "Even if these pathetic thieves had been able to get into our very strong and main security safe using thermal lances, they would have left empty handed because there was no cash in it, so it looks like they decided to trash the place instead."
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
A "dishonest" NHS chief fraudulently paid her husband more than £20,000 from her budget, a jury has heard.
Paula Vasco-Knight, 53, was the national lead for equalities for NHS England, with a budget of £200,000.
Exeter Crown Court heard she commissioned her husband's firm to produce a £9,000 newsletter as part of her equalities work.
She denies three counts of fraud from 2012 to 2013 when she was in charge of South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
A man killed his 71-year-old fiancée by hitting her over the head with a scaffold pole, an inquest hears.
Image source, Irving of ExeterCharles Broom, 66, then strangled Hilda Oakland with a rope "to make sure that she would be dead".
He handed himself in to police on the day of the killing but was found dead in his prison cell before he faced a trial for murder.
Exeter Coroner's Court concluded Ms Oakland was unlawfully killed.
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
Trading standards says it wants to know if poultry owners are ignoring strict new rules to prevent the spread of bird flu.
The government says people who let don't keep their free range birds indoors could face jail.
A Flybe plane from Exeter has landed safely in Edinburgh after a technical fault with the aircraft was reported.
In a statement the company said: "Flybe can confirm that flight Exeter - Edinburgh BE211 landed safely at Edinburgh Airport following the report of a technical fault with the aircraft.
"The pilot followed standard operating procedures and, as is usual in such circumstances, the airport put its emergency vehicles on standby.
"All 62 passengers disembarked as normal when the aircraft arrived on stand."
Victoria Gould
BBC News Online
Thirty children travelling from St Ives School to a swimming gala in Penzance were on board this coach when it crashed on the A30.
Image source, Russell OsborneWitnesses say the vehicle veered across the opposite carriageway before crashing through a hedge and ending up in a field.
St Ives School says none of the children were hurt.
The road has now reopened.
Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight
A woman who survived the Tunisia beach terror attack has said the gunman enjoyed watching her and her husband squirm.
Cheryl Mellor, from Bodmin said when her and Stephen - who was killed in the attack - realised what was happening he told her "my God this is real, get down".
She said the gunman "looked right at us - he was enjoying watching us squirm".
Her husband was shot dead. She was injured in the hand and leg but tried to make it look as if she was already dead so the gunman would leave her alone.
"I believe the gunman wanted to kill me but he didn't succeed. I am only here today due to the bravery of my husband. He sacrificed himself - Steve is a hero to me."
The hearing into the death of Mr Mellor lasted 40 minutes. The inquests aim to help the family's of the victims and the wider public understand the circumstances of each one of the deaths. The inquests are expected to last seven weeks,
Image source, SWNS
