Plymouth-Penzance trains delayed by Cornwall points failurepublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC News Travel
Train services between Plymouth and Penzance are facing delays of up to one hour due to a points failure at Bodmin Parkway.
Summary
Police warn of 'dangerous' pink pills thought to be ecstasy in North Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall local elections 2017 results
--- Devon County Council: Conservatives keep control of 60-seat authority
--- Cornwall Council: Conservatives win most seats but no overall control
Safes targeted in South Hams burglaries
Hundreds of fishermen could be given free GPS equipped life jackets in a bid to cut sea deaths
Tom Daley in hospital ahead of wedding
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Plymouth-Penzance trains delayed by Cornwall points failurepublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Police concerned at 'Red Bull' branded ecstasy tabletspublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
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End of twitter postPolice in north Cornwall say a dangerous new tablet thought to be ecstasy is circulating in the area.
The pink pills are branded as Red Bull but have nothing to do with the well-known energy drink brand.
Officers said some youngsters were left very unwell after taking the tablets, and they were concerned people could be attracted to the tablets because of the branding.
Labour wins Exeter City Council by-electionpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
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End of twitter postCornwall election counts to start at 10:00published at 08:10 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
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End of twitter postTravel: Weather conditions cancel ferriespublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
BBC News Travel- In Devon, all sailings of the Brixham to Torquay Express Ferry have been cancelled today due to the forecast adverse weather conditions
- In Cornwall, also due to the weather, all sailings of the St Mawes Ferry, Place Ferry and Enterprise Boats are cancelled
Windy with some sunny spells today, turning wet overnightpublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Bee Tucker
BBC WeatherIt will be a fairly cloudy start to the day, but this will tend to break up bringing spells of sunshine through much of the day.
Winds will gradually strengthen though, perhaps reaching gale force by the end of the afternoon.
Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
Media caption, BBC weather in the South West on Friday 5 May
Counts due for local election resultspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
The votes for local elections for Devon County Council and Cornwall Council will be counted throughout today.
In Devon, the Conservatives have led the county council since 2009 and the party will be hoping to hold a majority of the authority's 60 seats.
Meanwhile, Cornwall's unitary authority has been led by a coalition of Liberal Democrats and Independents since the last elections in 2013.
News, sport, weather and travel for Fridaypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
Andrew Segal
Local LiveGood morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel, weather and, of course, local election results for Devon and Cornwall.
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