Knife man arrested at Torquay caravan parkpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
A man was arrested after allegedly threatening security guards, external with a knife at a Torquay caravan park.
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'Skilled manipulator' paedophile, 54, jailed for 16 years
Plymouth University student killed in stairwell fall
Redruth Cricket Club raided twice in two days and alcohol stolen
A report looking look into reopening South Crofty tin mine says it is "viable"
Bodmin Moor's night skies could soon bring star-gazing tourists to Cornwall
Updates for Monday 20 February 2017
Knife man arrested at Torquay caravan parkpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Fog scuppers all morning flights to the Isles of Scillypublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
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End of twitter postBBC Weather Watchers see a couple of breaks in the cloudpublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
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End of twitter postSW ambulances 'deal with 8,000 incidents since Friday'published at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
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End of twitter postLiam Kelly: Six-game ban 'excessive' - Leyton Orient bosspublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
BBC SportLeyton Orient manager Danny Webb believes the six-game ban handed to Liam Kelly by the Football Association for pushing a ball boy is "excessive".
Kelly was reported to the FA by Plymouth Argyle after an incident in Orient's 3-2 win on 14 February.
Orient's captain denied a charge of violent conduct, but the FA found him guilty, deeming the standard three-match ban to be "clearly insufficient".
"I think it's extremely excessive, when you look at the past cases," Webb said.
Hitler's phone sold for $243k at US auctionpublished at 11:22
A telephone used by Adolf Hitler during World War Two has been sold for $243,000 (£195,744) at a US auction.
Image source, EPAThe identity of the buyer, who bid by phone, has not been revealed. The bidding in Chesapeake City, Maryland, started at $100,000.
The red phone, which has the Nazi leader's name engraved on it, was found in his Berlin bunker in 1945. Soviet soldiers gave it to British officer Sir Ralph Rayner as a souvenir shortly after Germany surrendered.
The phone was put up for auction by Sir Ralph's son, Ranulf, who lives in Devon, external.
Fog delays Channel Island flights from Exeterpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
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End of twitter postVehicle fires in Plymouthpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Two vehicles were set on fire in Plymouth last night.
A fire crew from Crownhill attended and found a burger van and a car well alight on Coypool Road.
Both were totally destroyed by the fire, which is thought to have been caused accidentally.
Redruth Cricket Club has 'two break-ins in two days'published at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Andrew Segal
Local LiveA Cornish cricket club which says it's suffered two break-ins in two days has warned other clubs to "double up on your security".
Image source, GoogleRedruth Cricket Club said on Facebook, external that its clubhouse suffered cosmetic damage when it was attacked by vandals last Thursday. It added that nothing was taken during the incident, but it was "extremely frustrating".
However, during a break-in on Friday, burglars "completely gutted the club of all of its alcohol", the club said.
It said: "We urge all surrounding cricket clubs, sports clubs, pubs, bars, to double up on your security as these vandals may well strike again elsewhere if not caught."
Long traffic delays on A39 in Truropublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News OnlineDrivers are reporting long delays getting into Truro this morning.
One person has tweeted saying it's taken them an hour to move four miles coming from Probus.
Other people reported that it took an hour to get half-a-mile down St Clement's Hill to Trafalgar Roundabout.
It's believed to be caused by work being done to a manhole cover on Morlaix Avenue, near the Newham estate roundabout, meaning one lane is closed on the A39.
Bus driver 'shaken' after morning crash in Plymouthpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
A driver of a bus, external was left "shaken" after an accident during the school run this morning in Plymouth.
Fog causing flight delayspublished at 10:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
All flights from Newquay and Land's End to the Isles of Scilly are currently on hold due to the foggy conditions.
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End of twitter post'Check the weather' warning from RNLIpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Small boat users are being warned by the RNLI to check the weather forecast before going out to sea.
The reminder comes after three people were rescued in an inflatable dinghy off Newquay on Friday.
Image source, RNLI/NewquayThe group was rescued by a local dive boat, the Atlantic Diver, which was nearby, meaning the lifeboat called was stood down.
The RNLI also advised all small boat users to always carry a means of calling or signalling for help.
Knife man arrested at Torquay caravan parkpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
A man was arrested, external after allegedly threatening security guards with a knife at a Torquay caravan park.
Weather: A foggy morning with some drizzlepublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
It'll be mostly cloudy, with low cloud giving extensive hill fog this morning, along with some coastal fog patches.
There will also be some scattered outbreaks of light rain or drizzle, especially over high ground, but some brighter periods may also develop.
Light or moderate west or northwesterly winds will be occasionally fresh and it will continue mild. Maximum temperature: 13C (55F).
A30 closed westbound after two-vehicle crashpublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
BBC TravelIn Cornwall, one lane of the A30 is closed westbound, between Mitchell and Carland Cross, due to a two-vehicle collision.
Mining boss in Cornwall for meetings on South Croftypublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC SpotlightThe Vancouver-based boss of the company hoping to restart mining in Cornwall has flown in for a series of meetings with councillors.
Strongbow Exploration has just published an independent study saying that reopening South Crofty mine, in Pool, could be economically viable.
To get started, £95m would have to be raised from stock market investors.
Strongbow's president and CEO, Richard Williams, is in the county to discuss the plans.
Water problems in Bickingtonpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
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End of twitter postA burst water main is disrupting the supply of some houses in Bickington, near Newton Abbot.
South West Water has sent a team to repair the main, and apologises for any inconvenience caused.
Motor home causes travel problemspublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
People heading home after half-term holidays faced disruption yesterday when a mobile home blocked a main road.
The blockage happened at Avonwick, on the road to Plymouth, on Sunday morning, causing long delays heading into Totnes. It was cleared by about 18:00.
If you're on the roads, take care as there are foggy conditions in much of Devon and Cornwall this morning.
We'll have the latest weather and travel information through the day.
Four treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Cornwallpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News OnlineThree women have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the village of Advent.
A fire crew from Delabole was called after an alarm went off at about 05:25. They removed the contents from a log burner. The three were treated by ambulance staff, the fire service said.
Meanwhile, in Halsetown, near St Ives, one person was given precautionary checks by ambulance staff after a minimal reading of carbon monoxide at their home, which was enough to set off the household's CO alarm.
