Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Never-seen-before pictures have emerged of wrecked World War One Germans subs off the Cornish coastline - but it was the battle against the German U-boats that brought America into the war say experts.

Image source, Historic England

Roger Bowdler, from Historic England, said using U-boats was "a decisive moment" in World War One.

He said: "It was seen as uncivilised, ungentlemanly and ultimately brought the might of the United States into the war."

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

The Isles of Scilly Council has been issued with a formal notice to improve its financial controls and has been told it will need to borrow up to £3m to pay its staff and suppliers in the last two months of the financial year.

Image source, PA

Analysis of spending for the current financial year shows the authority will be overspent this year by nearly £500,000 and could have just over £40,000 in the bank at the end of this year.

Because council tax is collected for only the first 10 months of the year, with no income for the last two, the council could effectively run out of usable cash for its day-to-day running.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

"If the shortage of staff provided the backdrop to the difficulties at HMP Exeter, the foreground was filled by the challenges of drugs, violence and prisoners suffering from mental health issues."

That's the view of Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke after an inspection at the Devon jail.

Image source, Roger Cornfoot

Too many inmates were unable to attend education or activities, while there were also "real weaknesses" in offender management, he said.

"Unless the regime at the establishment could be improved, violence reduced and the prevalence of drugs and other contraband addressed, further declines would be almost inevitable," he added.

However, inspectors praised the efforts of staff and management, adding that it was difficult to see how outcomes could have been "significantly better" given the staffing shortfalls.

Plymouth Herald

Plans for Plymouth's Mayflower 400 celebrations in 2020 will include renovations to historic city buildings, a monument, and three heritage trails, it has been revealed., external

BBC Radio Cornwall

Remains of WW1 German submarines - known as U-boats - wrecked on the Cornish coast can still be seen, as pictures from 100 years ago emerged of the stranded hulks.

Image source, Mark Milburn

German forces surrendered the submarines in 1918 and having been stripped of their engines, they became difficult to tow and occasionally sank or wrecked on British beaches.

In the year before unrestricted submarine warfare was declared by Germany, 431 ships were sunk by U-boats worldwide.

The following year, that number reached 1,263.

Sian Davies
BBC News Online

Passengers using cross-country train routes could save up to £260 a journey, under a trial scheme to simplify fares.

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, says the 16 million fares currently on offer are "baffling" for passengers.

Image source, Getty Images

It wants to ensure passengers are offered the cheapest possible fares.

The trial from May will particularly benefit people travelling between Scotland and south-west England.

BBC Spotlight

• Exeter Prison issuffering high levels of suicide amongst inmates, with drugs and other contraband being thrown over the wall almost daily
• Never before seen pictures of German submarines stranded on the English coast have been released to mark the centenary of a wartime turning point
• Levels of street drinking and nuisance behaviour have more than doubled in Cornwall in the past three years, according to official figures
• Councillors in north Devon meet later to discuss the future of two theatres that closed last week, after the trust that ran them went into administration
• Youth workers in Devon have won a £5.2m contract to run services in the county from today. The county council, which used to run the service, decided to put it out to tender
• The emergency services were called to St James Park in Exeter last night after a floodlight transformer overheated
• There are calls for towns and villages in Cornwall to launch their own community banks. It follows the news that Lloyds and HSBC are closing 12 branches across the county this year
• It's hoped hundreds of new jobs will be created after an investment of four million pounds in the Aerohub Business Park. The site at Newquay Airport will focus on future flight technology and could one day become a spaceport

Holly Green
BBC Weather

It'll be a dry and bright start across Devon, with sunny spells and the odd shower, though further rain and strengthening winds will spread in from the southwest during the afternoon. Maximum Temperature: 11C (52F).

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Never before seen pictures of German submarines stranded on the English coast have been released to mark the centenary of a wartime turning point.

Image source, Historic England

A hundred years ago during World War One, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare and started targeting hundreds of ships without warning.

The submarines shown were surrendered by Germany at the end of the war and sank off the coast of Cornwall.

The images from 1921 have been donated to Historic England.

BBC Spotlight

Contraband including drugs is thrown over the walls almost daily at a prison struggling with staff shortages, a report has found.

Image source, Chris Allen

HM Inspectorate of Prisons also warned the high number of violent incidents at HMP Exeter could get worse.

The watchdog said there were insufficient numbers of staff to run a "predictable and resilient regime".

The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) said it was "confident" the issues could be addressed.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

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