Kevin Thomas
BBC Weather Forecaster

It will be dry and bright, with sunny spells and generally well-broken cloud. Winds will be light and variable, which may allow some local sea breezes to develop. Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).

Tonight it will become chilly inland, but remain dry with some long clear spells that will allow a few mist or fog patches to return by dawn. Light, variable winds will become light east or southeasterly along the south coast. Minimum temperature: 8C (46F).

Plymouth Herald

Students from St Boniface's Catholic College claim they are being punished for getting to school on time - after being barred from entry before 8am every morning, external.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Devon and Cornwall Police Commissioner Alison Hernandez has found herself in the middle of a row over whether gun owners could act as armed civilians in the event of a terror attack.

She has since said she was not advocating use of guns by the public and that her comments BBC Radio Cornwall on Monday were "misinterpreted".

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However, What are the rates of firearms ownership?

• Dyfed-Powys has the highest rate of gun ownership in England and Wales, with a total of 9,126 per 100,000 people
• Devon and Cornwall comes 10th overall out of the 43 police force areas, with a total of just under 6,000 guns per 100,000 residents
• London has the lowest rate of ownership per head of population, with 789 guns per 100,000 people

Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall

Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner should consider resigning over a row about whether gun owners could act as armed civilians in the event of a terror attack, a member of the Police and Crime Panel, which oversees and scrutinises the commissioner, has told BBC Radio Cornwall.

Alison Hernandez (pictured) has since said her comments on BBC Radio Cornwall on Monday were "misinterpreted" and she was "not advocating the use of firearms or other weapons by members of the public in the event of a terrorist incident".

However, panel member and former police officer Chris Batters said: "To make such a statement as she did without having ever consulted with the chief constable, I think, is outrageous.

"I think, at times, she does go off, in a gun term, half-cocked.

"At times, I'm doubtful whether she is up to the job. In the light of comments such as this, I sincerely think she should do [resign], yes."

Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight

The Royal Cornwall Hospital has been told by inspectors that its services have not improved since last year.

The hospital has had a series of chairmen and chief executives in recent years.

Former chairman Jon Andrewes was jailed in March for lying about his qualifications. The Care Quality Commission thinks this instability is impacting on both patients and staff.

Some of the issues raised in this report will come as no surprise to many people. The hospital has one of the highest levels of delayed transfers of care, also known as bed-blocking. The emergency department has been struggling with numbers coming through its doors for some time.

While the hospital bosses come in for criticism, yet again there is concern raised about how well the wider health community is supporting the hospital. This highlights the pressure the entire system is under, because those other services - such as GPs and adult social care - are also struggling with demand.

Devon Live

The family of a woman knocked down on a pedestrian crossing say she is still in a coma, external and they have been told she may need complex care for the rest of her life.

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

About 90% of ash trees in Devon are expected to die from ash dieback in the next 15 years, experts say, and now the disease is making its way into Cornwall.

At the moment the county is mostly clear, but a couple of instances of the condition - which causes the leaves to fall off - have now been found near Newquay, and between Bodmin and Callington.

In 2016, research suggested the ash tree was likely to be wiped out in Europe.

Ash dieback: Spotter's guide

Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online

A police officer convicted of drinking and driving has escaped dismissal at a private misconduct hearing.

The Devon and Cornwall officer was involved in a road traffic collision, and charged and convicted of driving a vehicle with excess alcohol.

In the hearing held last month at the force's headquarters in Middlemoor, Devon, the officer was given a final written warning.

Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said that "particular and rare circumstances" led to the sanction.

The report did not include details about the location or date of the road traffic collision, how much the officer was over the alcohol limit, where the court case was heard or whether the officer was on duty or not.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner says she is "not advocating the use of firearms or other weapons by members of the public in the event of a terrorist incident".

Alison Hernandez was on a BBC Radio Cornwall phone-in on Monday afternoon when a caller suggested the idea. She replied that she would "really be interested" in exploring the issue during the conversation.

Devon and Cornwall Police responded by saying that armed civilians would risk being caught in possible crossfire and "that tackling terrorists should be left to the police".

On Tuesday, Ms Hernandez said that her "comments on BBC Cornwall, in response to a telephone caller question, have been misinterpreted".

She said: "As I have said many times previously the police instruction to 'run, hide and tell' is the appropriate action and that should be followed.

"The caller raised a question about what the large number of people who hold legitimate firearms licenses could do in the event of an attack on their community. For a more comprehensive answer than I was able to give at the time, I suggested that the caller should write to me personally so that I could meet with the chief constable and provide a detailed reply.

"A key part of the commissioner role is to encourage correspondence from the public who have comments about local policing, and I will continue to do so."

Devon Live

Magistrates have adjourned a case again after a Plymouth Argyle player failed to attend court for the third time, external to face charges of driving while using a mobile phone.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A police and crime commissioner has found herself at odds with her own force by saying she would look into whether gun owners could act as armed civilians in the event of a terror attack.

Alison Hernandez, Devon and Cornwall's commissioner, was on a BBC Radio Cornwall phone-in when a caller suggested the idea. Ms Hernandez said she would "really be interested" in exploring the issue.

The force said armed civilians would risk being caught in the crossfire.

Hear what Ms Hernandez said on BBC Radio Cornwall above.

BBC News Travel

In Cornwall, the A38 at Doublebois is partially blocked by a two-vehicle collision on the A38 around the B3360.

BBC News Travel

The A30 southbound has been blocked by an overturned vehicle and trailer between the Alphington Junction and the M5.

Traffic is being diverted off the A30 at Alphington and is currently backed up to Tedburn St Mary.

BBC Radio Devon

Objectors to a proposed development on Burgh Island in south Devon have described the plan as a "threat" to the island.

The Burgh Island Hotel has conditional planning permission from South Hams District Council for a pool house, which will be a luxury hotel suite perched between an island headland and a sea stack.

Image source, Burgh Island

Tony and Beatrice Porter said they were "aghast" and that the new structure would be viewed as a "carbuncle".

Adrian Bull, who is also against the development, called it "controversial and inappropriate" and said it would "desecrate the scenery and the landscape".

Another local resident, Stuart Watts, described it as a "visually unattractive blockhouse on a highly exposed part of the coastline".

Those supporting it hope it will bring new visitors to the area, which is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Miles Davis
BBC News Online

The beginning of a beautiful day in Cornwall was captured on camera by a dog walker in Newquay.

Michelle Gurney took these pictures of her dog Chubby enjoying the sun rising over the Gannel.

Image source, Michelle Gurney

Image source, Michelle Gurney

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A man has been rescued after getting stuck up a tree in a park in Newton Abbot, firefighters say.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to assist the 19-year-old in Courtenay Park at about 17:00 on Monday.

Firefighters said, external they "used a short extension ladder to rescue the male uninjured".

The Daily Telegraph

Firefighters are investigating whether a “severe” blaze at one of Rick Stein's flagship Cornish restaurants was started deliberately, external.

BBC News Travel

• The A30 is blocked by an accident between the Alphington junction and the M5. There is very heavy traffic
• On the A381 Teignmouth Road, there's a broken-down lorry partially blocking the road by Wear Farm. There's queuing traffic