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Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
On the A38 Exeter bound at the A383 Newton Abbot turn-off, one lane is now open following an earlier serious accident between Newton Abbot and Drum Bridges. A diversion remains in place.
There's very slow traffic with queues tailing back beyond Ashburton. The diversion route is also very busy. Police say that accident investigation work is likely to continue for some time.
It will be mostly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle in places along with areas of low cloud and some hill fog patches.
Some heavier, showery busts of rain may develop for a time before becoming drier from the south later and perhaps brighter too as the low cloud lifts.
Light or moderate southwesterly winds will become fresh or locally strong at times before easing to the south later.
Max Temp 15C (59F).
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Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
More police officers than ever before in Devon and Cornwall are to be 'Taser' trained.
It's part of the plans being introduced by the force which will see Tasers being upgraded with a new twin-cartridge - allowing them to be fired twice if needed.
This increase will mean about 40% of the total number of police officers in Devon and Cornwall will be trained to use a Taser.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
The number of adult mental health patients in Cornwall being made to travel hundreds of miles for treatment has been revealed in NHS figures.
Nationally, the data shows an average of 25 adults per month are going more than 186 miles, that's 300km, in each month between December 2016 and February 2017.
Cornwall has 92 mental health beds, at two sites in Redruth and Bodmin
Cornwall accounts for about 10 of these 'Out of Area Placements', described by mental health charity MIND as "unacceptable".
In Devon, an average of around 15 patients are being sent between 100km and 300km for a bed.
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The A38 Exeter bound is closed due to a serious accident between A383 - the turn for Newton Abbot, Bickington and Widecombe and Drum Bridges.
There's a diversion in place via Newton Abbot rejoining the A38 at Drum Bridges.
The police have said that the A38 will be closed Exeterbound for several hours.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
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