Council could issue fines to wheelie bin offenderspublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A Devon council is considering issuing fines for people who leave their bins out, external too early.
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Two men are held by UK Border Agency after stowaways found in ferry fridge
A man's seriously hurt after six-hour rescue from a disused mineshaft near Cornwall coast path
Witness appeal following fatal Camelford crash
Family 'humbled' by efforts to find missing cliff teenager
Feel the need for speed? Supersonic car Bloodhound arrives in Cornwall today ready for land speed record attempt
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Council could issue fines to wheelie bin offenderspublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Guppies show 'complex' personalitiespublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Lynne French
BBC News OnlineFish have "complex" individual personalities, according to scientists from Cornwall.
Tests to study how the tiny Trinidadian guppies react to stress showed that while they become more cautious, "differences between individuals remained intact."
Dr Tom Houslay, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall, said the guppies had different strategies for coping.
"Many attempt to hide, others try to escape, some explore cautiously, and so on," he said.
Shopping centre investment votepublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A decision on whether to spend about £2m revamping a shopping centre in Newton Abbot will be made today.
Teignbridge District Council bought the centre in Market Walk last year.
Some local people have objected to the plans, which include re-cladding shop fronts and replacing low-level canopies with glazed cover.
Witness appeal following fatal Camelford crashpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Lynne French
BBC News OnlinePolice have appealed for witnesses following a fatal crash in Cornwall on Saturday.
Two people died and five others were injured - three of them seriously - in the collision involving three vehicles on the A39 near Camelford.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a grey Jaguar XJ Super V was travelling towards Camelford when it was in collision with an oncoming blue BMW on a left-hand bend. The Jaguar then struck a Nissan Qashqai VI.
The driver of the Jaguar - a 30-year-old man from Helston - died and two passengers, including a 15-year-old boy from Port Isaac and a 40-year-old man from Delabole, were airlifted to Derriford Hospital where they are described as "serious but stable".
A 70-year-old woman from Sevenoaks in Kent who was in the BMW, also died following the crash and her husband sustained life-threatening injuries.
A couple from Essex, who were in the Nissan, received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Man seriously injured in mineshaft fallpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A man has been airlifted to hospital after a six-hour operation to rescue him from a disused mineshaft.
The man, who's in his 50s, fell about 50ft (15m) down the shaft while walking on the coast path at Porth Nanven in Cornwall
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End of twitter postThe rescue involved coastguard rescue teams, a search and rescue helicopter, police, fire crews and ambulance personnel.
The walker was suffering from hypothermia and is thought to have broken his hip.
Tamar ferry delays due to shipping movementspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
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BBC News OnlineDrivers are being warned to expect some delays on the Tamar ferries because of shipping movements.
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End of twitter postTravel update for Devon:published at 08:38 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
- Reports of a broken-down bus on the A38 exit slip, external road at Marsh Mills heading into Plymouth city centre
- Heavy traffic on the A39 between Bideford and Barnstaple in both directions
- In Paignton on A380 King's Ash Road around Foxhole Road there are temporary traffic lights for gas main work
- Busy traffic on the M5 northbound around Exeter
- Long delays in Plymouth on Tavistock Road due to roadworks
- In Plymouth on A38 Parkway westbound at Manadon roundabout there are reports one lane is blocked on the exit slip road due to a broken down vehicle
Travel updates for Cornwallpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
- Very slow-moving traffic on the A390 from the Chiverton Cross roundabout, external heading towards Threemilestone
- On the A3047 at Mount Ambrose temporary traffic lights and roadworks, leading to slow traffic
- Near Penryn on the A39 heavy traffic on the approaches to the Treluswell roundabout
'Bloodhound' car prepares for supersonic test drivepublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A supersonic car designed to break the world land speed record, is being unloaded in Cornwall today.
The Bloodhound, was brought to Newquay Airport from its workshop in Bristol on Thursday to prepare for test drives next month.
Engineers are hoping the racing car, which is powered by a jet engine and a rocket, will reach one thousand miles per hour.
Weather for Devon and Cornwall: Cloudy but brightening laterpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A cloudy start to the day, which could perhaps produce a few spots of drizzle first thing.
Through the day the cloud will start to break up, perhaps allowing a few brighter spells in the west, with a maximum temperature of 20C (68F).
Stowaways found onboard shippublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Two men - thought to be from Afghanistan - have been discovered hiding in a ship off the Devon coast.
The stowaways were found in a fridge on the ship about 20 miles south of Start Point last night.
The men were airflifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for medical checks and will be seen seen by UK Border Agency Staff later this morning.
Man rescued after mineshaft fallpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A man has been airlifted to hospital after being rescued from a disused mineshaft in Cornwall.
The walker, in his mid 50s, fell about a 50ft (15m) down the shaft on a coast path at Porth Nanven on Sunday.
The six-hour rescue involved a Coastguard helicopter, two coastguard rescue teams, fire crews, ambulance personnel and police.
The man is thought to have suffered a broken hip and hypothermia.
News, sport, weather and travel for Mondaypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Lynne French
BBC News OnlineGood morning and welcome to a brand new week with BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall today.
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