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A team of South West firefighters are running to London in support of those involved in the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

The team of six from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service will run 200 miles in relay from Exeter to Kensington North Fire Station. Each member will run five miles at a time and they are aiming to raise £2,500 to support colleagues who were the first on the scene.

Image source, AFP

They start tomorrow morning and expect to reach London on Saturday.

Station Manager Danny Slay, who organised the charity event, said: "We wanted to show our respect and gratitude to colleagues who courageously battled the intense fire at Grenfell Tower.

The Fire Brigades Union has set up a fund to help the firefighters deal with the psychological effects of tackling the blaze.

The new £60m stretch of dual carriageway on the A30 between Temple and Higher Carblake will open on 14 July.

Cornwall Council has promised the works - which took over two years to complete - will put an end to bottlenecks in the area.

The original date for the opening was spring, but that was moved to the next Friday following delays.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Sennen lifeboat was launched this morning to help a 20ft yacht that had suffered engine failure.

It towed the vessel back in to Newlyn.

Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the launch of the Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund.

The government’s £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF) will aim to improve broadband connections across the country.

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He said: "Particularly in rural areas like mid-Cornwall, having the best possible broadband access in this digital age is essential for people who live and work here, also creating the right conditions for more high-skilled, high-paid jobs in the future."

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

An extremely rare breed of seahorse has been discovered off the coast of Devon.

The short-snouted seahorse, also known as Hippocampus Hippocampus, was found by experts from the National Marine Aquarium.

Image source, National Marine Aquarium

Its native habitat is off the south west coast of the UK, but is more commonly found now in Mediterranean waters.

Due to environmental changes, in recent years there has been a sharp decline in the number of wild short-snouted seahorses, and it's currently on the list of European species that require an action plan to stop decline in the UK.

BBC News Travel

• On the A30 at Indian Queens there's very slow traffic eastbound due to earlier car fire near the Owl Sanctuary. Queues from Higher Fraddon
• In Exeter there's slow-moving traffic on Bridge Road between the Matford and Countess Wear Roundabouts, as well as on Topsham Road city bound
• ADVANCE WARNING: Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed tonight from 20:30 until 05:30 for resurfacing. Diversion will be in place

The police have released a video showing two people they'd like to identify, in relation to a high-value shoplifting in Plymouth.

At about 15:15 on Wednesday 17 May, about £650 of audio equipment was taken from the Richer Sounds store in the city.

Police would like to identify and speak to the man and woman in the video.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

MP Scott Mann says Cornwall can be better served with funding coming from Westminster, rather than Brussels.

New figures show Cornwall may not actually have been poor enough to justify getting £1bn of European funding over the past 15 years.

About £1bn has been spent on projects including Falmouth University and the Eden Project.

Mr Mann told BBC Radio Cornwall: "There's very little that the man in the street would say European money has helped them in their day to day lives."

"As we move forward, the European money won't be there, there will be a replacement and that will be UK based.

"I'm not suggesting that EU funding hasn't built buildings in Cornwall. All I'm suggesting is that it hasn't trickled down and been seen in people's pockets in Cornwall. I think a much more tailored approach from central government to ensure that money gets where it's needed will be better for the UK."

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

It’s not exactly a fashion statement but this hat could spell the end of all that boring and time-wasting button pushing on your mobile device.

Professor Eduardo Miranda at the University of Plymouth is developing headwear that measures brain signals.

It means that by changing your thought patterns, you could change your playlists.

It could take some getting used to if your mind starts wandering, but I thought I’d try it on for size...

BBC Radio Cornwall

A community hospital in West Cornwall has just raised enough money to pay for six new state-of-the-art beds at a cost of about £23,000.

The beds at Helston Community Hospital will cater for patients with complex needs, bosses say. They are able to get very low to the ground and make it easier for elderly patients to get on to them.

The cash was raised by a friends of the hospital group, at a series of fundraising events, after the NHS was unable to provide the money.

Rob England
BBC News Online

A scientific study into a pack of wolves in East Devon is taking its research to the next level by moving the cubs to a bigger enclosure to monitor how they react with human visitors.

Their behaviour is being studied by academics from Sweden who are hoping to find out more about the pack based at Wildwood, Escot.

It's all part of a project to see whether the species could ever be released back in the UK.

However, David George, the regional officer for the NFU in Devon, said: "We need to be cautious about introducing large predators like this back into the wild. There might be a risk to lambs and calves possibly."

A team of fire mechanics that rescued two dogs this morning, is continuing to try and track down the owners.

The animals were found near Tolvaddon, in Cornwall. Vets have confirmed the small brown dogs have been microchipped, but the phone number registered is invalid.

They are now calling around local vets to see if they can find their owners.

Image source, @WorkshopsCFRS

BBC News Travel

A pack of six wolves in the South West of England are getting used to new more spacious surroundings this morning.

The six European wolves have been in quarantine for four months at Wildwood Escott in East Devon - but they've now moved to a large enclosure and will be able to see visitors to the park... and visitors will be able to see them.

Swedish academics are studying the behaviour of the pack to find out more about the animals and assess if they can ever be released into the wild in the future.

The family of a man who died outside a Plymouth pub says he will be "terribly missed".

John Olver, 60, died on Sunday outside The Clarence in Stonehouse after emergency services were unable to resuscitate him.

His family said he was an "avid Plymouth Argyle fan" and was "sadly taken too soon".

"An amazing, loving father of three and a doting grandfather of seven, will be terribly missed by all the family.

"Rest in peace dad. As a family we would like to thank all the emergency services for all the help they provided."

A 25-year-old man from Plymouth has been charged with manslaughter.

Cornwall Live

Police are continuing to investigate an iTunes voucher scam, external in which elderly people are told they can avoid being arrested by purchasing gift cards.

Police say they are "increasingly concerned" about a man who has not been seen for several weeks.

Police describe Gavin Heywood as being in his late 30s, 5'6in tall, average build, and possibly walking with a limp.

He was last seen on 26 May in Exeter.

"Gavin is known to frequent the mid and south Devon areas as well as Exeter area. There are increasing concerns for his safety and that he may be in need of medical attention," said Devon and Cornwall Police.

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

Plymouth Herald

Luxury boat builder Princess Yachts has made a loss of £7m, external – but it is a huge improvement on the previous year and the firm is confident of returning to profit soon.

BBC Weather

It will be another dry day with very warm spells of sunshine.

There will also be a few early mist patches and some patchy low cloud which may remain on parts of the north coast.

Light, variable winds will become mainly north or northwesterly and occasionally moderate in strength.

Maximum temperature: 27C (81F).

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Two dogs that were on the run have been caught by a fire team in Cornwall.

The fleet maintenance mechanics are taking the dogs to a vets to see if they're chipped, in an effort to track down the owners.