Paedophile 'arranged for toddlers to be abused' jailed for 18 years
Rugby player cleared of speeding
'Exeter man' dies in Snowdonia fall
Arrest in connection with knifepoint robbery
Woman rescued from sinking mud in Hayle
Call for travellers' site to be better managed after fires and anti-social behaviour claims
Future of leisure centre in Totnes to be decided
Derriford 'experienced computer problems' on Friday night
D-Day veteran, 101, 'over the moon' with skydive record
Updates on Monday 15 May 2017
The cyber security expert who found the 'kill switch' on a global cyber ransom attack enjoys surfing at Woolacombe, it has emerged in an interview with surf website www.magicseaweed.com., external
The surfer turned global internet saviour - who tweets from @malwaretechblog, external - told the website he took up surfing at the age of eight.
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Two lifeboats were unnecessarily launched in wet and windy conditions in Cornwall last night due to irresponsible behaviour, the RNLI says.
Falmouth Coastguard reported a vessel's emergency locater beacon (EPIRB) had been activated, so both Penlee lifeboats were sent to search the Mount's Bay area.
Later in the night the Sennen Cove Lifeboat also launched and carried out a similar search towards Pendeen - but nothing was found, the chairty said.
Image source, RNLIThe emergency beacon was then located this morning in a bin on the North Pier in Newlyn Harbour by the Harbour Master.
A spokesperson for the RNLI said: "This was an extremely irresponsible thing to do which resulted in the unnecessary launch of two RNLI lifeboats - extreme care & caution should always be taken when disposing of an active EPIRB."
A petition calling for a Devon council to drop plans to make people remove elaborate displays on graves has been signed by hundreds of people.
North Devon District Council says it needs graves in Barnstaple's Bear Street Cemetery cleared of flowers and photographs away from headstones as they break the rules.
It says it need access to cut grass and to reopen other graves to bury families together. More than 1,500 people have signed the petition and a protest match through the town is planned.
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A man who arranged for toddlers and other children to be abused in the Philippines while he watched online has been jailed for 18 years.
Alain Collings paid women he knew in Manila to abuse children and babies while he recorded them at his home near Tiverton, Devon.
He was caught because police were monitoring websites that his IP address was accessing and downloading images from.
Two images, dating back to 2011, showed Collings abusing a two-year-old child.
Detectives called in an anatomy professor to compare his hands and were also able to identify him through jewellery he wore and a tattoo on his arm.
Collings, 39, of Chapple Road, Witheridge, near Tiverton, Devon, admitted two offences of sexual assault on a child, five of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, three of arranging sexual offences against children and seven of making or possessing indecent images of children.
Police are appealing for witnesses after serious crash involving a bike and a car on the A385 at Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, on 21 April.
The male motorcyclist was taken hospital with arm injuries which are not believed to be life-changing.
PC Phil Rooks of the Serious Collisions Investigation Team said: “We wish to speak to anyone who may have been travelling in the area at this time.
“We are specifically seeking motorists who may have dash cam footage to contact us.” The crash happened at about 06:45.
Celebrity chef Anton Piotrowski has announced his departure, external as head chef of popular city centre eatery Brown and Bean.
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In case you missed it, this was the moment Devon war veteran Verdun Hayes broke the world record to become the world's oldest skydiver.
101-year-old breaks skydiving world record
The record had been held by a Canadian who did a tandem jump when he was 101 and 3 days, but Verdun is 35 days older.
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The owner of an historic Devon building has appealed, external against a decision not to allow him to have it demolished.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash which involved three vehicles and a pedestrian on Friday.
Emergency services were called to the A30 at Roseworthy dip near Camborne at 22:10.
A 27-year-old local woman died at the scene. Police closed the road for six-and-a-half hours while a specialist forensic examination of the scene was carried out.
Officers are appealing for witnesses.
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A paedophile who arranged for babies to be abused in the Philippines while he watched on Skype has been jailed for 18 years.
Alain Collings paid women he knew in Manila £33,000 to abuse up to 46 children and babies while he recorded their suffering at his home in Tiverton, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PoliceAlain Collings, 39, of Chapple Road, Witheridge, admitted two offences of sexual assault on a child, five of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, three of arranging sexual offences against children and seven of making or possessing indecent images of children.
Recorder Mr David Bartlett told him: ”This is, if not the worst, then one of the worst, cases I have ever come across."
“It is behaviour that is abhorrent to a civilised society for which you must be punished," he added.
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A man has been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery in Newquay.
Police say it happened at the Spar Shop on Tower Road on Friday.
Image source, GoogleOfficers said a 28-year-old man has been charged and remanded in custody to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court today.
Police have described the knifepoint robbery as an "isolated incident".
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Exeter City conceded twice in two second-half minutes as they spurned a lead to draw 3-3 at Carlisle in their League Two play-off semi-final first leg last night.
Joel Grant, Ryan Harley and David Wheeler scored for the Grecians, while Carlisle profited from a Jordan Moore-Taylor own goal and a an overhit cross that fortuitously floated over keeper Bobby Olejnik and in.
Image source, Rex FeaturesExeter had two goals disallowed for borderline offside calls, and hit the post through Jake Taylor with the final action of the match.
"We played so well and we weren't here to hold on and grab a draw - we tried to win that game and probably deserved to do so," boss Paul Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.
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A man believed to be from Exeter has died after falling a "considerable" distance while walking on Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia.
The man said to be in his early 60s, had been climbing with his daughter when he fell.
A nearby rock climber raised the alarm and the rescue team called a Coastguard helicopter to take the man to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor while they guided his "distraught" daughter, aged in her 20s, down the mountain.
The man was airlifted to hospital where he died.
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Today will be damp and cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It'll also be misty along coasts and over hills. The maximum temperature: 16C (61F).
Tonight, it will remain cloudy and damp with further rain or drizzle. Low cloud will continue to cover hills and parts of the coast. Minimum temperature: 12C (54F).
St Agnes say they're proud to be the first football club in Cornwall to get approval from the FA to play a "mixed" adult game.
Youth teams can have both girls and boys on the pitch, but it's not allowed in the men and women's games.
It's part of a pilot project being monitored by Brunel University who say it could lead to huge changes in the sport nationally.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious crash between a pedestrian and a Fiat Punto on Saturday.
Emergency services were called to The Pheasant Pluckers pub on Albert Road, Plymouth at 13:10.
The pedestrian, a 45-year-old woman from the city, was seriously injured and was taken to Derriford Hospital.
Police closed the road for seven hours while a specialist forensic examination of the scene was carried out. Officers are appealing for witnesses.
The Devon IT expert who slowed the spread of the WannaCry global cyber attack now fears for his safety, external.
