Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

Patients trying to access mental health services by phone in Cornwall are not always having their calls answered due to low staffing levels, an inquest has heard.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust also told the hearing in Truro a review had found there was "poor written communication" between GPs and mental health teams.

The internal review was conducted after the death of Falmouth university student Caitlin Cook, 21, in Penryn last year.

She had been in contact with mental health teams for about six weeks, and had told her GP there had been a repeated lack of response from them, and she felt her concerns were not being taken seriously.

The trust did not identify a single root cause of her death, but identified a number of contributing factors.

In a statement it said: "When reviewing the care provided to Caitlin, we identified a number of ways we could improve how we communicate with GPs and other organisations.

"This will lead us to make a number of improvements and changes to the way we work.

"In her summing up, the Coroner felt there was evidence that mental health services had attempted to support Caitlin."

BBC Weather

It will remain dry during the evening but rain will arrive overnight, becoming rather windy.

Low cloud over the hills and coastal fog are likely by dawn.

Minimum Temperature: 7C (45F).

It will be a damp and windy start to Tuesday across Devon and Cornwall but with some sunshine through the morning.

Further outbreaks of rain are expected during the afternoon, remaining windy but mild.

Maximum Temperature: 14C (57F).

The Green Chilli in Newquay has been served with an enforcement notice after immigration officials found two illegal staff working there.

The takeaway faces a fine of up to £40,000 if it can't prove it carried out the correct checks and filled out official right-to-work documents for the two men.

A 39-year-old Bangladeshi man was found to have overstayed his visa and a 34-year-old man from Pakistan was found to have entered the UK illegally.

Both were arrested and the Home Office says they will be removed from the UK.

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League Two side Exeter City sign forward Ryan Loft on loan from Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season.

There are flood alerts in force for the West Cornwall Rivers, external and the Upper River Tamar, external.

The Environment Agency says the River Hayle and River Cober "remain high after last night's rain".

It has warned of possible flooding for Lands End, Helston, Crowlas, St Ives, Hayle, Camborne, Portreath and Perranporth as there are further heavy showers forecast.

Cornwall Live

The owner of The Cornish Oven in Penzance is offering free pasties every week for a year to anyone with information, after being robbed for the second time since opening last March, external.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

A Devon couple say their house flooded for the first time in 28 years.

Denzil and Linda King sent us this video of muddy water throughout their home in Kentisbury after it flooded on Sunday.

An 18-year-old woman has been robbed after getting cash out of an ATM on Exeter High Street.

Police say the victim was approached by two men on Friday night at about 23:30 and had the money she had just withdrawn taken out of her hands.

Officers say the pair were spotted hanging around the Co-operative Bank, external with a group of men shortly before the incident.

One suspect is described as being aged between 40 and 50, had a grey beard and was about 6ft tall.

The other man was in his 20s, about 5ft 8in and had a stubble.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

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The chief executive of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Sandra Rothwell, has announced she will be stepping down from the post at the end of March.

She will also be leaving her joint role as service firector for economic growth at Cornwall Council.

Interviews for an interim chief executive covering both jobs will be held soon and a permanent replacement will be announced later this year.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

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The first indoor gig rowing world championships will be held in Cornwall at the end of February.

The Eden Project is teaming up with the Cornish Pilot Gig Association to host a day of races and time trials inside the Biomes.

There will be a 2,000m open final with 1,000m heats, a mixed team race over 4,000m featuring two men and two women plus a 77km relay challenge through the day - all on rowing machines.

For non-rowers, there will be information about the history of gig racing and how the boats are made.

The inaugural championships, external will be held on Saturday, 24 February, with categories including male, female, veterans, supervets and juniors.

Cornwall Live

The family of a soldier from Cornwall who died in France during World War One will finally see his misspelled name on a memorial corrected., external

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

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Police are warning shop owners in Cornwall to be careful after three women used fake cash in a store in Falmouth.

Two counterfeit £50 Bank of Ireland notes were spent on Friday.

In a tweet, Falmouth Police said, external: "Anyone that deals with taking cash, please keep vigilant."

BBC Radio Devon

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Police are trying to trace a caravan that has been stolen from outside a house in Devon.

The Elddiss Crusader was taken from Barton Road, Torquay, between 18:00 last Monday and 09:00 the following morning.

PC Phil Johnson said: "The victim is understandably upset by this incident and police are asking for anyone with information to come forward on the details below."

BBC Radio Devon

A dead dolphin has washed up on Thurlestone sands beach and the public are being warned not to touch it.

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Brixham Seawatch was made aware of the common dolphin after being contacted by a local who lives near the beach.

A spokesman for the group said the creature may have been caught in fishing nets and are putting calls in to move the carcass.

Devon Live

A landfill site containing thousands of tonnes of rubbish could soon become an “environmental disaster, external” if action is not taken, a Devon councillor has warned.

BBC Radio Devon

UKIP leader Henry Bolton is facing a wave of resignations from key positions as pressure mounts on him to quit.

The local government, education, immigration spokesmen as well as trade spokesman William Dartmouth have all resigned, along with the deputy leader and assistant deputy leader.

It comes after the national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in him.

Mr Bolton has faced repeated calls to quit over offensive texts sent by his ex-girlfriend.

In his resignation letter as trade spokesman Mr Dartmouth, a South West England MEP, told Mr Bolton his position was "untenable".

"When you became leader you said that you would make the party successful," he said.

"If you still feel that way then you should resign forthwith."

BBC Radio Devon

Researchers from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace say deep-sea mining could have "long-lasting and unforeseen consequences".

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The study looked at the physical destruction of seabed habitats, external, creation of large underwater plumes of sediment and the effects of chemical, noise and light pollution arising from mining operations.

"Our knowledge of these ecosystems is still limited, but we know they're very sensitive," said Dr David Santillo, a marine biologist and senior Greenpeace scientist based at the University of Exeter.

"Recovery from man-made disturbance could take decades, centuries or even millennia, if these ecosystems recover at all.

"As we learn more about deep sea ecosystems and the role of oceans in mitigating climate change, it seems wise to take precautions to avoid damage that could have long-lasting and unforeseen consequences."

BBC Spotlight

A major operation is under way to clear up damage from torrential rain over the weekend.

Floods from heavy rain forced the evacuation of homes in Devon on Sunday and five flood warnings, external for people to take "immediate action" remain in Cornwall.

Gareth Chasney of the Muddiford Inn said: "There is going to be a lot of clearing up to do – the car park and the garden are in quite a mess, obviously with what’s left over with the floodwater.

"Luckily the pub is in a good shape so we were very lucky.

"We had a fully booked restaurant for lunch, so yeah we were looking forward to a standard Sunday.

"We did actually manage to get the pub open in time, which was fantastic."

Forecasters are predicting a milder and drier week, external, with temperatures rising to double figures.

Three flood alerts remain in place for the county and heavy rain is forecast.