BBC Radio Cornwall

A lorry has jack-knifed on the A390 between Probus and Tresillian.   

The road is blocked just before the roundabout.

Emergency services are working to clear the vehicle.

Kirk England
BBC Radio Devon

NHS managers in Devon - involved in proposed cuts to the health service - are being subjected to unacceptable levels of abuse, according to one local health commissioning group. 

The NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group claims senior staff have been verbally abused at some public meetings and in the street. It says some online comments "use language that is physically threatening". 

The group says it welcomes open and passionate debate, but some people are going too far.   

The proposed cuts include the closure of community hospital beds and over potential changes to acute services at North Devon District Hospital.

BBC News England

Plans for a heritage boat race between Dorset and Falmouth have been postponed .

The race would have been part of free event Waterfest Weymouth, which has previously attracted about 5,000 people.

Organisers hope to hold the race and event in 2018.

Image source, Waterfest

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

It's hoped beavers could play a significant role in helping areas at risk from flooding.

Researchers from the University of Exeter have been studying their work during a six-year trial project at a secret location on Dartmoor.

The creatures have created a network of pools and dams that could work as effective flood defences.

Mark Elliot from the Devon Wildlife Trust, said: "When water surges in at the top of the site during a flood, those ponds and the dams hold the water back and it comes out much slower as the dams are slowing the flow of floodwater as it passes through the site."

BBC News Travel

A jack-knifed lorry is causing delays on the St Austell to Truro road.

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Kyle Moyle scored two tries as the Cornish Pirates recorded a bonus-point 34-17 victory over top-four rivals Doncaster at the Mennaye yesterday.

Max Bodilly and Laurence May also went over to add to a penalty try, though Pirates lost Jack Innard to a dislocated shoulder early on.

Image source, Brian Tempest

"We spoke before the game about reputations, and Doncaster have earnt a reputation in this league - they've been top-four finalists, and they're pushing for it again," Pirates coach Gavin Cattle told BBC Radio Cornwall.

"We have to turn these teams over and credit goes to the boys - they spoke about it in the week and they certainly fronted up again."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Online posts about a cat in Cornwall who became a local internet star have reached more than 41,000 people on social media since his death, his owner says.

Image source, Andrew Segal

Milo, known as the Penzance Tesco cat, died after being hit by a car on 18 March in the town. 

The 18-month-old moggy had a loyal following of hundreds on social media and was often seen curled up in the Branwell Lane store's foyer or wandering around the car park.

Image source, Amanda Hosking

Owner Emma Barnes said on Facebook, external  at the weekend her "gorgeous ball of fluff" would have "loved all this attention".

A temporary memorial to him has been set up inside the store (pictured) to raise money for a national cat charity.

BBC News England

More on the  South West Trains franchise, external  that has been awarded to First MTR today. MTR runs the Hong Kong metro system and was given the contract to operate London's Crossrail line when it opens in the coming years. 

The new franchise promises faster journeys with a fleet of new suburban trains offering a regular, metro-style service. 

There will be 22,000 extra seats into London Waterloo each morning and 30,000 additional seats from the station each evening.

MTR is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange and its shares are up 14% this year.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

An 18-year-old woman has potentially life changing leg injuries after a road crash near Penzance, police say.

She remains at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the accident at Newbridge near Penzance at about 17:25 BST yesterday.

The car she was in had a head-on crash with another vehicle.  The other driver, a 35-year-old man was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with chest injuries. A 31-year-old passenger was also taken to the hospital with bruising.

A 16-month-old child in one of the cars was not injured.

Cornwall Live

Residents in Bodmin were baffled after hearing a loud bang which left houses shaking, external and led to armed officers being called out.

BBC News Travel

• In Plymouth we've got reports Budshead Road is partially blocked due to an accident at Crownhill Road

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

Researchers at the University of Exeter say beavers could hold the key to creating low cost flood defence schemes. 

They've been monitoring the beavers for the last six years on a trial site on Dartmoor and have discovered they've created a network of pools and dams. 

It's created new flood defences which they say could be built in other high risk areas such as the Somerset Levels. 

BBC News England

What goes up must go down... While shares in FirstGroup are up more than 3% following its win of the South West Trains franchise (with MTR), Stagecoach - which has lost the contract - are down 1.4%.

Stagecoach, not too surprisingly, says it is disappointed its bid has failed.

Chief executive Martin Griffiths says it was "proud" to have operated the franchise under the South West Trains brand for more than 20 years.

FirstGroup will own 70% of the franchise.  

Image source, Getty Images

MTR, which operates the Hong Kong Metro, has been awarded the franchise along with First Group to run South West Trains (SWT) for seven years.

Rail union RMT has reacted angrily saying MTR, which will hold a 30% share, "is set to make a killing at the British taxpayers expense". Stagecoach currently runs SWT services across south west England.

BBC Sport

Cardiff Blues are looking to sign Tomas Francis from Exeter Chiefs for the start of next season on a dual contract with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

The York-born 24-year-old has a year season on his Exeter contract and it is understood a deal would involve a fee.

Image source, Getty Images

The WRU, the Blues and Exeter are in discussions over the fee, but the feeling is the deal is edging closer.  

Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

More than £1bn is to be spent improving a rail connection between the South West, and London.

The route from Exeter to Waterloo avoids flood prone areas like Cowley Bridge and the Somerset Levels, where there is regular disruption.

The Department for Transport says the £1.2bn will we spent creating faster and more frequent services.

Image source, South West Trains

The route is currently considerably slower than the Paddington line, but that should be improved by the new investment.

The transport minister described the move as part of a new era in train travel, "the biggest rail modernisation investment programme for over a century".

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

An 18-year-old woman is being treated at Derriford Hospital for serious leg injuries after a head-on crash in West Cornwall.

The car she was driving crashed with another vehicle on the A3071 near Newbridge, Penzance at about 17:25 BST yesterday.

A 35-year-old man, who was driving the other car, was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with chest injuries.

Image source, Google

A 31-year-old female passenger suffered bruising. A 16-month-old child in one of the cars was not injured. Both cars were "substantially damaged".

The road was closed for eight hours while Devon and Cornwall Police investigated. Officers from the Camborne Serious Collision Investigation Team are appealing for witnesses.

Devon Live

The cause of a major fire involving bales of hay on the M5, external , fully reopened this morning, has yet to be determined by the fire service.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

We hope mums across Devon and Cornwall had a happy Mother's Day on Sunday. 

And, just like everyone else, volunteers who look after a West Cornwall cove wanted to convey their best wishes to their mums - but they also did it in a way to raise awareness of waste and rubbish getting in the sea.

Image source, Friends of Portheras Cove

In a Facebook post, external , the Friends of Portheras Cove spelt out their message with bits and pieces washed up on the shore. The letters used in the message in the cove near Pendeen appear to include what looks like a magnetic notice board piece and a Scrabble letter.

Although the group said that "beach-cleaning provides endless art opportunities", the title of "saying it with flotsam" could be considered a thought-provoking one.

BBC News England

Image source, Getty Images

Term-time holidays accounted for a quarter of unauthorised absences from schools in England , analysis of official figures shows.

Almost a million children missed at least one day of school in England, despite the threat of fines.

Teachers said the fines were a "blunt instrument" and the problem was down to the price of holidays.

The Department for Education said unauthorised absences damage children's life chances.

Torbay, Bournemouth, Poole, Cornwall and Devon are among the 10 areas with the highest percentage rise in holiday absence.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A 60-year-old pedestrian remains in a critical condition in hospital after being involved in a collision with a cyclist in Penzance, police say.

Emergency services were called to St Clements Road at 17:50 GMT on Saturday.

The woman, from the Penzance area, was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries.

The cyclist, a 22-year-old man from Penzance, sustained a head injury and was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital. His injuries are not believed to be serious. 

The road was closed for seven hours while officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Team carried out a forensic examination of the scene.