Whale freed from fishing gear
Driver airlifted after car cliff fall in Cornwall
Up to six cars involved in A30 accident as 10 people have minor injuries
Teen accused of murder remanded in custody
Poor mobile signal 'leaving many in the Dark Ages' says Devon MP
Properties flooded after heavy rain in South Molton
Isles of Scilly power cable repair 'complex and challenging'
Plan to save Isles of Scilly care home announced
Updates on Wednesday 22 March 2017
Two people have been injured after a car left the road at Porth near Newquay, landing on the rocky area of the beach.
Ambulance crews say one person has hurt their neck, the other has chest and neck injuries.
The road is passable with care.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
There have been accidents on both sides of the A30 near Okehampton this morning, emergency services say.
South Western Ambulance Service says 10 people have minor injuries after the crash between the A386 and A388.
Police are advising drivers to avoid the area.
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A teenager has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 47-year-old man in Exeter.
Delton Jones, of Burleigh Mews, Liverpool, has been accused of murdering Jonathan Povey last week.
Police were called to Bridge Court in Exeter on Friday morning by ambulance staff.
Mr Povey, who was also from Liverpool, was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died.
Mr Jones, 19, has also been charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. His lawyer Warren Robinson did not make a bail application when Mr Jones appeared before a judge at Exeter Crown Court.
Mr Jones was remanded in custody and will appear at the Exeter court again on 20 April.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Up to six cars have been involved in an accident on the A30 near Okehampton.
Police say there have been accidents on both the east and west sides of the carriageway.
The ambulance service says there are 10 casualties with minor injuries. It happened at around 10:30 GMT this morning.
More to follow.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Two people have been injured after the car they were in came off the road and landed on to Porth Beach near Newquay.
Image source, Rob BoothThe air ambulance, police, fire, land ambulance and coastguards are all at the scene.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Two people have been injured after their car left the road and fell on to Porth Beach near Newquay, South Western Ambulance Service has said.
Police say they were called at 09:50 this morning to reports that a car went over a bank, and on to the beach.
The two people are believed to have neck and chest injuries.
The air ambulance is at the scene.
More to follow.
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Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A car has left the road at Porth near Newquay and landed on the rocky area of the beach.
Police, ambulance and fire crews are there along with Newquay Coastguard which is offering support.
The air ambulance has also arrived. The road is passable with care.
More to follow.
The bunting is out to welcome back Braveheart in South Devon today.
After 12 years out of action the locomotive is returning to service on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.
It was built in 1951 and the railway purchased it in 2002.
It's recently emerged from the main workshops in Churston after a lengthy rebuild. Braveheart will set off from Paignton after its official welcome.
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A Plymouth mum has started a campaign to stop children as young as four from being labelled overweight. , external
Two properties were flooded overnight after torrential rain spread across the South West.
Fire crews were called to North road, South Molton, where they found water 12inches deep in two buildings.
Crews used a "light portable and a mini ejector pump" to remove the water from the basements.
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James Law
BBC Sport Online
Truro City are now just two points clear of the National League South relegation zone after losing 2-0 at Poole last night - their fourth defeat in a row.
Club Chairman Peter Masters will be live on BBC Radio Cornwall with Laurence Reed just after 13:00, to talk about the challenges they face.
Firefighters were called to reports of flooding which left two homes deep with water, external in the early hours of this morning.
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We'll be able to make a call from 98% of the UK from at least one mobile provider by the end of this year, the government says.
Today there's a debate being led by Devon MP Neil Parish, amid claims the South West has the worst mobile coverage in the UK after Wales.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport told the BBC that it's a legal requirement for each mobile provider to provide coverage for at least 90% of the UK by the end of 2017.
A spokesman said: "We are taking further action through the Digital Economy Bill currently going through Parliament, which will give the regulator Ofcom the power to issue hefty fines to mobile phone companies who fail to deliver improvements.
"We're also making it easier and cheaper to roll out new mobile infrastructure to help tackle not-spots and deliver the connectivity people need, wherever they are in the country."
Christine Butler
BBC Radio Cornwall
Two days after we broke the news the only care home on the Isles of Scilly is to shut - there's a new plan to try to keep it open.
The residents of Park House were told not enough staff could be found to keep it open and they'd have to find care on the mainland.
But, at a packed meeting on St Mary's last night, a new suggestion was put forward - to pay staff more money.
Councillor Gordon Bilsborough said: "I feel more optimistic than I did that we can fix the new pay scales very quickly, and get the adverts out very quickly.
"We can't keep talking about it, it must be done as soon as possible. I'm talking about two or three weeks, not months."
Daniel Wainwright
Data unit - English regions
Individual schools will lose or gain hundreds of thousands of pounds in the first year of the biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades.
Official figures released as the part of consultation on the changes show 9,045 schools will lose money while 10,653 will get more.
The Department for Education (DfE) is trying to end what it refers to as an "historic postcode lottery in funding".
Education secretary Justine Greening says the old system is "unfair" as similar schools can get different levels of funding with "little or no justification".
The consultation , external on the changes closes on Thursday.
The DfE said the proposals would ensure "every pound of the investment we make in education has the greatest impact".
A Porthleven man and former serviceman has been jailed for possessing and distributing child porn images, external which showed young children crying and grimacing in pain whilst being abused.
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 51-year-old man from Plymouth who is missing.
James Thompson was last seen close to the Asda petrol station on Exeter Street in the city on 7 March at about 05:20.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: “In the photograph he is wearing a dark hooded coat with grey trousers, dark coloured shoes and was carrying a red plastic ‘bag for life’ style bag. He leaves and walks down Exeter Street towards Cattedown Roundabout.
"He has previously slept rough and police are asking people, such as dog walkers, who frequent places such as Lopwell Dam and Plymbridge Woods to keep their eyes open."
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The undersea cable taking mains power to the Isles of Scilly was damaged by an "unidentified boat", according to Western Power Distribution.
The damage was done at the beginning of March. Since then the islands have been relying on generators for their electricity.
A specialist cable recovery vessel has been investigating the damage and it's hoped repairs can start on Friday.
Image source, Western Power DistributionJon Nesbitt, Distribution Manager with Western Power Distribution said: "Unfortunately working at least 10 miles from land in the ocean, this repair is both complex and challenging as we have to work around tide times and deal with storm force gales.
"We want to reassure our customers that there is a constant supply of fuel for the generators and we have provided an extra two megawatts of power through mobile generators should it be required."
