Summary

  • Mother and two children killed in A361 car-lorry crash

  • --- Woman's husband saw the crash happen from a vehicle in front

  • --- Police describe it as one of the most shocking crashes

  • --- Road expected to be closed for the rest of the day

  • Royal Marine jailed for 18 years for terror offences

  • Police appeal for witnesses to fatal crash in Sidmouth

  • Police appeal after body found on Newquay beach

  • 'Never event' at Royal Cornwall Hospital operating theatre

  • North Devon Show cancelled because of weather

  • Cornwall girl bullied for being a dwarf to compete in world games

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday

Live Reporting

Andrew Segal

  1. Two people 'seriously injured' in A361 car-lorry crash

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Two people are thought to have sustained serious injuries in a road crash involving a car and a lorry in north Devon, police say.

    Officers said they were called to the A361, near Aller Cross, Barnstaple, at about 08:25.

    A third person was also injured in the collision, which saw an air ambulance called, police said.

    The road has been closed and "is likely" to remain so all day.

  2. Councils find 'shocking' knife sales to children

    BBC News UK

    Councils are calling for tougher sentences for illegal knife sales after tests showed retailers selling weapons to children as young as 13.

    The Local Government Association said council crackdowns in England and Wales had revealed "shocking abuses".

    In the south-west of England, nearly one in four shops tested had broken the law, with one teenager sold a machete.

    Retailers currently face six months in jail or fines of up to £5,000 for underage knife sales.

    In a series of test purchases by Trading Standards officers and police in Devon and Somerset, seven out of 29 shops sold under-18s blades ranging from machetes and lock knives to kitchen knives.

    Youth with knife

  3. Man 'dies in road crash involving four vehicles'

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    A man in his 20s has died as a result of a road crash which involved four vehicles, police say.

    Officers said the man, who was driving a Nissan Skyline, collided with a BMW travelling in the opposite direction on the A3052 at Four Elms Hill near Sidmouth on Friday evening.

    The BMW then collided with a Peugeot, and a fourth vehicle was badly damaged by debris.

    The road was closed for nine hours for a police investigation. Officers have appealed for witnesses.

  4. Is Plymouth in Cornwall? One leaflet appears to show it is

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

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    We've asked South West Water what it has to say about this.

  5. Latest travel: Problems at Tedburn St Mary and on A30 Cornwall

    BBC News Travel

    • In Cornwall: On the A30 at the Chiverton Cross roundabout, there are reports there's slow traffic due to a broken-down vehicle
    • In Devon, Heath Lane at Tedburn St Mary is blocked in both directions due to an accident at Blackdown Lane

  6. Police officer sacked for having weapons and child sex pictures

    Devon Live

    A serving policeman has been sacked for having weapons and child pornography.

  7. A377 closed after car overturns

    BBC News Travel

    The A377 Exeter Road between Crediton and Newton St Cyres is expected to remain closed for the morning after a car overturned on the road earlier.

    A diversion is in place after the road was closed in both directions.

  8. Latest weather: Sunshine and showers

    BBC Weather

    It will be another day of sunshine and showers. Some will be heavy in places with a risk of hail and thunder.

    Weather

    Winds will be lighter than on Sunday, so in any sunshine it will feel warm. Maximum temperature: 20C (68F).

  9. Cornwall girl bullied for being a dwarf to compete in world games

    A Cornish teenager who turned to sport after being badly bullied and physically attacked is heading to Canada in August to compete in a World Championship event.

    Fourteen-year-old Abigail Birch, from Madron, near Penzance, suffers from a rare form of dwarfism and will compete in the discus, javelin and shot put events at the World Dwarf Games in Ontario.

    Abigail said she was deeply affected by the bullying she suffered but her track and field successes gave her the strength to rise above the taunts and insults.

  10. Hospital trust safety record under scrutiny after 'never event'

    Cornwall Live

    Safety at Cornwall's main hospital is under the microscope after 11 serious incidents were reported in one month, including one never event.

  11. Weather: A month's worth of rain in Okehampton in a day

    BBC Weather

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    We'll have a full forecast for today later.

  12. Royal Marine terrorist: Ciarán Maxwell due to be sentenced

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    A Northern Irish Royal Marine who lived in Exminster and built explosives for an Irish republican dissidents is due to be sentenced in London later.

    Ciarán MaxwellMetropolitan Police

    Ciarán Maxwell, who was originally from Larne and served with 40 Commando in Taunton, admitted preparing acts of terrorism.

    His earlier trial heard he stashed anti-personnel mines, mortars, ammunition and 14 pipe bombs - four of which were deployed - in 43 purpose-built hides at eight locations in Northern Ireland and England.

    The Old Bailey was told last week during his sentencing hearing that the 31-year-old lived a "dangerous double life" as a terrorist bomb-maker and claimed he faked sympathies for the Irish republican cause because he was "paralysed" with fear.

  13. Travel: A377 closed after accident

    BBC News Travel

    The A377 Exeter Road between Crediton and Newton St Cyres is closed in both directions due to an accident. Diversions are in place.

  14. Travel: Busy traffic expected around Woolsery Show

    BBC News Travel

    The Woolsery and District Agricultural Show is taking place today at Clovelly Court. Expect busy traffic on surrounding roads.

  15. Body found on Newquay beach

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Detectives in Newquay are appealing for witnesses to find out how a man died in the town between Friday night and Saturday morning.

    His body was found on Towan Beach just after 06:00 on Saturday.

    Police said the death was being treated as unexplained.

  16. News, sport, weather and travel for Monday

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Good morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall today.

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