BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall on Friday 28 July 2017

Summary

Three men convicted of killing a homeless man in St Austell have been jailed
Student jailed for sex assaults on men
Fire crews tackle house fire in Newton Poppleford
'Burst water main' causes flooding in Plymouth
Freezer gas leak: Two women taken to hospital in North Devon
Plymouth has 'sixth highest death rate in Britain from asbestos-related cancer'
Song dedicated to Devon drugs death girl at MTV Crashes Plymouth
Cornwall's future rubbish and recycling collections considered
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Basketball: Raiders announce Sayers returnpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
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Elderly burgled couple were 'at home'published at 10:03 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Two elderly Cornish residents were at home when a number of items of jewellery were stolen from their farmhouse, police have said.
A mint green handbag and several purses were also taken from the property in the Cambrose area of Redruth, between 11:30 and 12:00 on Thursday 20 July.
DC Ryan Parker said: “None of the items taken were of any great value but the victim is very upset to have lost family jewellery which is of great sentimental value."
Two men were seen acting suspiciously around the time of the offence.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police or Crimestoppers, anonymously.
Grey skies captured by our BBC Weather Watcherspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
Things weren't looking good in Looe earlier this morning, with dark clouds captured by bigmac.
Along the Cornish coast it was looking slightly brighter in Falmouth. Thanks to SunnySara for this picture.
High tide times for the regionpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Holly Green
BBC Weather
If you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the next high water times around Devon and Cornwall.
Men to be sentenced for St Austell murderpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Three men are to be sentenced this morning for their part in the death of a man in St Austell in January.
The body of Stephen Bull was found in a town centre park on 11 January.
Joshua Buscombe, 25, was found guilty of murder, and Jordan Bishop, 21, guilty of manslaughter, by a jury at Truro Crown Court yesterday.
A third man, Daniel Altass, 22, previously pleaded guilty to murder.
The three men are due to be sentenced in Truro this morning.
Weather: Showers turning more persistentpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Holly Green
BBC Weather
Skies will be rather cloudy today with patchy rain at first.
Those showers will be turning more persistent and the winds will be whipping up, with coastal gusts up to 40mph.
Maximum temperature: 19C (66F).
Song dedicated to Devon drugs death girlpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Image source, Kerry family
Music group Clean Bandit dedicated a song to Leah Kerry at a concert in Plymouth yesterday evening.
Leah, 15, died in hospital on 16 July after an adverse reaction to what used to be a legal high.
She was found unconscious at an address in Newton Abbot, Devon.
At the MTV Crashes concert on Plymouth Hoe Clean Bandit dedicated the 2014 hit No place I'd rather be to the girl.
Person trapped in car after lamp-post crashpublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A person had to be rescued from a car after the vehicle crashed into a lamp-post near Penzance, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has said.
The person was "trapped in the vehicle" at Newtown rounabout at about 02:00 and fire crews used cutting equipment to free them.
They were left with paradmedics. Their condition is not known.
Asbestos-related cancer deaths 'sixth highest' in Plymouthpublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC Radio Devon
Plymouth has the sixth highest death rate in Britain for asbestos-related cancer, according to figures from the Health and Safety Executive.
There were 534 deaths in Plymouth in 2015 due to mesothelioma.
The highest figures centre in areas with industrial sites, like shipyards.
Overall, deaths have increased more than 10-fold since the late 1960s.
Charity Mesothelioma UK says it hopes to increase the number of specialist nurses from 13 to 28 across the country.
Cornwall's future rubbish and recycling collections consideredpublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
Several options are now under consideration for the future of rubbish and recycling collections in Cornwall.
A scrutiny committee is being set up to decide if collections should be once a fortnight, whether food waste should be taken away separately, and if the current multiple containers for recycling should be replaced with just one.
Five options are currently being looked at by Cornwall Council as it seeks to increase the poor level of recycling in the county and reduce the cost of collecting and disposing of rubbish.
Cornwall recycle's just 36% of household waste - whilst nearby Dorset, which collects general waste just once every two weeks, has a recycling rate of 58%.
Freezer gas leak leaves two in hospitalpublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC Radio Devon
Two women have been taken to hospital after they breathed in gas from a leaking chest freezer.
Three fire crews were called to a house in Hatherleigh at about 21:30 on Thursday after three people fell ill.
One man was treated by paramedics at the scene.
Three appliances were removed from the house and neighbouring flats were checked as a precaution, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.
News, sport, weather and travel for Fridaypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Good morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport and travel for Devon and Cornwall today.
It's a grey start for most across the South West, and unfortunately it looks like rain is on the way later this afternoon and into the evening. We'll have weather updates through the day.
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