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A D-Day veteran who jumped 15,000ft from an aeroplane has become the oldest person in the world to skydive - at the age of 101 and 38 days. 

Bryson William Verdun Hayes, known as Verdun, smashed the current world record on Sunday, completing a tandem skydive with three generations of his family at an airfield in Honiton, Devon. 

Speaking as he touched down, the former lance corporal in the Royal Signals said "hooray" and added that he was feeling "absolutely over the moon" at completing the challenge. The great-grandfather only tried skydiving for the first time last year when he reached 100 but breaking the British record for the oldest skydiver was not enough for him. 

Mr Hayes, who said a parachute jump was something he had wanted to do since he turned 90 - but was talked out of it then by his late wife - was determined to take the world record and beat its previous holder, Canadian Armand Gendreau who skydived in June 2013 aged 101 and three days. 

Image source, Skydive.Buzz

BBC Spotlight

The future of the leisure centre in Totnes will be decided at a crunch meeting later today. 

Parts of the Totnes Leisure Centre could close, with up to 50 members of staff losing their job, unless a deal can be agreed.

Problems over the lease mean that operator, Fusion Lifestyle, could pull out - it's due to meet South Hams District Council and Tadpool, the charity that runs the swimming pool. 

Fusion says it has incurred "a significant financial loss" since it took over running the centre on an interim basis last December.

Cornwall Live

Emergency services were scrambled to Falmouth following a serious collision, external with one person taken to hospital by air ambulance. 

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Lisa tweeted this stunning picture of sunny St Ives yesterday. It seems we have reverted to winter weather today...

BBC News Travel

• In Plymouth on the A386 Tavistock Road, there's very slow traffic approaching the Derriford Roundabout in both directions due to roadworks
• On the A38 from Trerulefoot heading towards Plymouth there's slow moving traffic
• On the M5 around Exeter heading northbound there's busy traffic
• Near South Molton on the A361 at the Bish Mill Roundabout there's a broken-down lorry, traffic is slow moving
• Near Penryn on the A39 slow traffic on the approaches to the Treluswell Roundabout due to the road improvements
• At Marldon on Preston Down Road around the Preston Downs Roundabout we've got reports of an accident

BBC Radio Devon

The computer virus which first hit the health service on Friday is still causing serious problems at seven NHS organisations - including hospitals - in England.

Bosses at Devon's biggest hospital, Derriford in Plymouth, said they did experience problems with their computer systems on Friday night but by Saturday morning patients were being asked to go to the hospital as normal for their appointments.

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Officials fear further problems could emerge nationally this morning when staff return to work and switch on terminals and equipment such as heart monitors. 

Devon Live

A 45-year-old woman is in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after being hit by a car, external on a pedestrian crossing.

BBC Radio Cornwall

There's a call for a council-owned travellers' site in Cornwall to be better-managed or closed down after a series of fires and claims of anti-social behaviour.

A clean up is under way at the Wheal Jewel site at St Day which is managed by Cornwall Housing. 

It says the recent fires are being investigated and it's working with the council to review pitch agreements and use of legal enforcement. But the area's councillor Mark Kaczmarek says it's time something more was done.

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

A man has died after falling a "considerable" distance while walking on Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia.

Image source, Terry Hughes/Geograph

The man, believed to be from Exeter and in his early 60s, had fallen in the North Gully said North Wales Police who were alerted at 12:10 BST on Sunday. 

He had been climbing with his daughter, and was airlifted to hospital where he was declared dead.

"Our thoughts are with his family and friends," said PC Gethin Jones of North Wales Police.

Chris Lloyd of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said the pair had been walking in the area over the weekend when they took a wrong path down the mountain. 

"It's very easy to take the wrong turning," he said.

"They realised it was steeper than they wanted and turned round when he slipped and fell."

Amy Gladwell, BBC News Online

A woman has been rescued from sinking mud in west Cornwall.

Two teams of firefighters were called to help the woman was who stuck up to her knees at Millpond on Foundry Hill in Hayle on Sunday evening.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said crews stabilised her using lines and then guided her to safety.

Amy Gladwell, BBC News Online

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