Police officers 'assaulted and stamped on'
Devon and Cornwall Police consider merging with Dorset force
Parents of two brothers swept off rocks say they're "living a nightmare" after one died and another remains missing
--- The search for missing fisherman Robert Allen continues today
--- The brothers were swept into the sea on Monday
'Ridiculous Devonwall' constituency 'likely to be shelved'
Racist graffiti repeatedly put on memorial bench
Newquay school shoe policy detention row
Updates on Wednesday 6 September 2017
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Researchers from the University of Exeter have uncovered a new record for the highest known flying duck.
The ruddy shelduck has been recorded at altitudes of up to 22,000 feet, crossing the Himalayas.
The discovery was made using satellite data collected from 15 birds by experts at the city's university.
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Two police officers have been assaulted and stamped on, police have said.
Officers were called to the Spar shop on Delabole High Street on Tuesday at about 18:00 following concerns for the welfare of a man who was making threats to harm.
Police attempted to detain a man, but two officers were assaulted and stamped on, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
One officer sustained a suspected fractured and dislocated ankle and remains in the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
A 45-year-old man is currently in police custody on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest.
Cornwall's tourist board is launching a new campaign to more than double the number of German tourists coming to the South West over the next five years.
They'll be promoting films based on romantic tales by Cornish novelist Rosamunde Pilcher which are now a massive TV hit in Germany. They already help to attract about 100,000 tourists a year to this region to wallow in the locations filmed.
Image source, Ashley LewisSearches will resume today for one of two brothers from Bristol, who were both swept off rocks while they were fishing in Cornwall.
Charles and Robert Allen had been fishing near Padstow on Monday afternoon when they were washed into the sea.
21-year-old Charles Allen was rescued but died in hospital. His brother Robert, who's 30 and works at Bath University, still hasn't been found.
Their parents say they're praying he can be located so they can say goodbye to their sons together.
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Image source, Treviglas CollegeParents have reacted angrily after some pupils were given detention for wearing the wrong sort of black shoes for their first day back at school.
A "handful" of pupils were given detention for wearing shoes that didn't comply with the uniform policy of Treviglas College in Newquay, Cornwall.
New head teacher Michelle Dunleavy said parents had been told that sports shoes would not be acceptable.
Mother Jemma Meyrick branded the decision to punish her 13-year-old son Bradley as "ridiculous".
A petition containing more than 700 signatures from residents continuing to fight against the second coming of an ongoing planning application has been handed to Cornwall Council as tensions continue to mount, external.
Today will be a fine day with patchy cloud and sunny spells. Most places will stay dry.
It will be rather breezy, especially around exposed hills and coasts.
Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).
Police are hunting those responsible for racist graffiti which has appeared in the same place in a Devon town four times in the last few months.
A memorial bench in Bovey Tracey has been defaced with swastikas, the letters KKK, and anti-Muslim slogans.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The parents of two brothers who were swept off rocks in North Cornwall have said they are "'living a nightmare".
The men were fishing on rocks in Treyarnon Bay near Padstow when they were washed into the sea.
Charles Allen, 21, was recovered from the water but died in hospital.
Despite an extensive search Robert Allen, 30, hasn't been found.
Their parents say they're desperately hoping he can be located so they can say goodbye to their sons together.
There are a few delays around Devon and Cornwall this morning:
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