Andrew Segal
Local Live

Firefighters are preparing to leave the scene of a 15-acre gorse fire in Cornwall.

Crews have been at the site of the blaze at St Agnes Beacon since it broke out at about 15:00 on Tuesday. They have been damping down this morning after bringing the fire under control overnight.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said some residual smoke may still be seen in the area, but it would be monitored by National Trust wardens.

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A government plan to secure growth in the UK's £13.7bn space industry is laid out in the Queen's Speech.

Officials and stakeholders are keen to ensure the space sector does not lose out when the UK leaves the EU.

The stated purpose of the new Space Industry Bill is to make the UK the most attractive place in Europe for commercial space - including launches from British soil.

Until now, spaceports have been an important sticking point. Previous feasibility work has already identified a number of aerodromes that might make suitable spaceports, with Newquay seen as a prime contender.

But as the law stands, rocket planes and other launch systems currently in development around the world would not be able to operate out of the UK.

The bill would sweep away this barrier by "enabling [scientists] to launch from UK soil".

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Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall

A holiday park owner in Cornwall is offering 50 of his lodges to firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower fire in London last week, a tourism boss says.

Other holiday cottage and second home owners are also donating a week of their season via the Facebook group Cornwall Hugs Grenfell.

The head of Visit Cornwall, Malcolm Bell (pictured), said he could not reveal the name of the businessman that's made the latest offer, but said it was an extremely generous gesture.

As well as this, two friends from north Devon are organising free holidays for people made homeless by the Grenfell fire, as well as emergency service workers who helped the victims.

Kevin Thomas
BBC Weather Forecaster

It is another hot and dry day, with hazy spells of sunshine and patchy cloud. However, low cloud, mist and some fog patches will move in towards the Isles Scilly and then spread slowly east to affect much of the coast by evening.

The sun is very strong this time of year, so do take care in the sunshine. Maximum temperature: 29C (84F).

It'll be a humid night, with mist and low cloud spreading inland. Some patchy rain will also move in and spread eastwards, which may turn heavy and thundery in some places. Winds will be light or moderate from the southwest. Minimum temperature: 14C (57F).

Sian Davies
BBC News Online

A teenager saved her dad's life thanks to CPR learnt from the hit American medical drama series House.

Barry Holland, 56, suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed in the family kitchen in Helston, Cornwall.

Kodie Holland, 18, told her mum off for doing chest compressions incorrectly before taking over, and said "I just knew that if I stopped then I would lose my dad".

Dr Alistair Slade, consultant cardiologist at Royal Cornwall Hospital said it was a "fantastic case".

BBC News Travel

• In Devon, there are reports of an accident on the A379 St Marychurch Road in Torquay, near Petitor Road
• In Bideford, on Moreton Park Road, there are reports there's an accident near Moreton Avenue
• In Cornwall, on the A30 eastbound at Tolvaddon, near Camborne, there are reports of a broken-down vehicle
• In Truro, the A39 Arch Hill is partially blocked near Old Falmouth Road due to an accident

BBC Radio Cornwall

Officers added that two men were arrested "regarding the theft of the caravan" and that investigations were ongoing.

Rob England
BBC News Online

The family of a man from Torquay whose life was saved by a fundraising campaign say he is "struggling" six months after he was shot in the head.

Image source, Tester Family

Christopher Tester, 37, from Torquay, was shot during a robbery at his parents' restaurant in Antigua.

He was wounded on Christmas Day while trying to "shield his mother", and campaigners raised more than £103,000 to fly him back to Devon for treatment. Mr Tester needed an operation on his skull and is now blind.

He returned home on his birthday at the end of February, and his parents Tony and Gill said additional money was raised to adapt his home.

He is now said to be enjoying guitar lessons, playing the ukulele, walking, swimming and spinning, despite "struggling to come to terms with his blindness", according to his parents.

BBC Radio Cornwall

The first railway station building in Cornwall that greets passengers as they travel into the county has been bought by Saltash Town Council in a bid to restore it to its former glory.

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The Saltash station building, which is about 130 years old, used to house the stationmaster's office, a waiting room and a cafe. It is in a bad state of repair and fenced off from the public because the roof is dangerous.

The council said it paid £165,000 for the neglected building to try to improve the town's image and its fortunes.

However, critics said they were unsure if it was money well spent, adding that its actual restoration still had to be paid for.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in Padstow.

The body of an elderly man was found at the bottom of steps leading towards a car park near New Street this morning.

The man is yet to be named and police remain at the scene.

Officers are working to establish the cause of death and are treating the death as unexplained at this time, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Plymouth Herald

Another GP surgery in Plymouth will be closing this year - Freedom Health Centre, in Lipson, will be shutting its doors, external on September 30 after the current provider resigned.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A third fire appliance has been called out to the scene of a large gorse fire in Cornwall.

Image source, Andrew Trenoweth

The blaze raged on St Agnes Beacon for most of Tuesday afternoon and early evening after it broke out just after 15:00. By 18:00, the fire covered 15 acres.

Image source, Andrew Trenoweth

By 07:00 this morning, two appliances were still on the scene, monitoring the area for hotspots and damping down, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.

That was increased to three at 10:00, the service added.

BBC News Travel

On the A303 at Marsh, near Honiton, there are reports of a multi-vehicle collision at Giant's Grave.

Sean Coughlan
BBC News, education correspondent

Head teachers in England are keeping up the pressure on school funding, sending a letter warning about "cash-starved" schools to almost two million families.

As the government prepares to set out its plans in the Queen's Speech, school leaders across 17 councils - including Cornwall and Devon - are calling for urgent action over a funding gap.

Claims over school funding shortages became an election battleground and a doorstep issue with voters.

The Conservative manifesto promised an extra £1bn per year from savings. But there have been doubts cast on the biggest slice of this extra funding - with uncertainty over whether the government will go ahead with scrapping free meals for all infants.

With no majority in the House of Commons, it would be more difficult to get through legislation to scrap the free meals for infants, introduced three years ago.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A former care home manager from Cornwall being jailed for neglect and fraud was "an important case for us", police say.

Forty-two-year-old Lisa Thomas, from Landreath Place in St Blazey, worked at Ismeer Residential Care Home, near St Austell.

She was jailed for 21 months by Truro Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting charges of neglect after the death of a resident in 2014, seven frauds totalling more than £7,000, and telling a colleague to give one resident a drug prescribed for another resident. The home has since closed.

Det Insp Richard Nettleship, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said, external: "In this case, Lisa Thomas prioritised her own self-interest and greed ahead of the safety of the people she was charged with protecting.

"As she starts her custodial sentence, I hope this sends out a message to all residential settings that, where police find evidence of wilful neglect or dishonesty, we will pursue a criminal conviction."

BBC Radio Cornwall

Fire crews trying to deal with a 15-acre gorse blaze in Cornwall were hampered by people who'd driven to the area to look at the fire, a witness says.

The blaze raged on St Agnes Beacon for most of Tuesday afternoon and early evening after it broke out just after 15:00. However, by 07:00 this morning only two appliances were still on the scene, monitoring the area for hotspots and damping down, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.

Sarah Burrows, who lives at the foot of the beacon, said fire crews had to deal with problems caused by visitors to the area.

She said: "You had people tearing round as fast as they could... and there were people abandoning their cars in narrow lanes to get out and have a look, stopping the emergency services from getting through."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Police are investigating an unexplained death in Padstow.

Officers said they were called to New Street at about 08:50 after reports of the discovery of the body of an "elderly man".

People nearby reported a "large police presence", including forensic teams and scenes of crime officers.

The man has yet to be formally identified.

Devon Live

Plans to demolish an historic beach kiosk on Dawlish seafront have been approved, external.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

More than 140 properties in Exeter are without electricity in the EX1 and EX4 area because of power supply problems, Western Power Distribution has confirmed, external.

Engineeers were working to restore supplies, it added.