Updates from Monday 22 January 2018 until Friday 26 January 2018
A mostly dry and bright morning with the odd shower, but turning increasingly cloudy and showery into the afternoon, when showers will be heavy and blustery at times with a risk of hail, especially towards the west.
Maximum temperature: 10C (50F).
Students claim new lunchtime rules have seen them locked outside, external, even having to eat in the rain, and banned from going inside even to use the toilet.
A golden Labrador puppy that was about to be put down because its owners couldn't afford life-saving surgery has been saved by a Cornish veterinary nurse who stepped in at the last minute.
Image source, Nelly's ProgressNelly (front) ahead of her operation
Fay Alsworth of the St Clement Vets Practice in Truro, managed to raise the £3,000 needed for the operation on little Nelly in just a few days after putting an appeal on social media.
She said: "The owners were heartbroken by the situation and they are really happy I stepped in.
"I fell in love with her and wanted to give her a second chance."
Chelsea's Ethan Ampadu insists he will not change his mind about representing Wales on the international stage.
Read MoreWinger James Short and centre Sam Hill sign new deals to stay at Premiership champions Exeter until 2020.
Read MoreA study is under way in Cornwall to see if the element lithium can be spotted from space.
Image source, ReutersScientists want to understand whether satellite techniques can use geology and vegetation to work out where lithium rich brines lie underground.
Camborne School of Mines has teamed up with the mining company Cornish Lithium Ltd to fund the investigation.
Cornish Lithium says if mining starts it could be positive for Cornwall's economy.
The element is used for electric vehicles and battery energy storage and global demand is expected to triple in the next decade.
A man who suffered major head injuries after being left for dead by a hit-and-run driver says his baby son has played a vital role in his recovery.
Jason Bunce was struck by a car near his home close to Newton Abbot in April.
The driver of the car never came forward.
Jason spent two months at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital - now he's preparing to celebrate his birthday, the day after his son Noah turns one.
Quote MessageI didn't recognise my mum or dad, but when I was given Noah, if he was crying I knew how to stop him. They told me to hold him and I knew what I needed to do, which I find amazing. I think the person who didn't stop is a coward.
Jason Bunce
Image source, PAIndustry body Water UK says its scheme could cut disposable plastic bottle use by tens of millions a year.
The move comes amid growing concern about the impact of plastic waste on the environment.
Water companies already taking part in local schemes include Anglian Water in Norwich, Northumbrian Water in Durham, South West Water in Cornwall and Bristol Water.
There are about 4,000 rough sleepers in England. The BBC spoke to four of them to find out their stories.
Four stories of rough sleeping in England
This evening will be windy across Devon and Cornwall with a mixture of clear spells and occasional showers; some of these heavy with some hail.
It will remain windy overnight, particularly on both coasts and over the moors.
Minimum Temperature: 4C (39F).
A mixture of sunshine and blustery showers are forecast through Thursday, these sometimes merging to bring longer spells of rain, with hail in heavier downpours.
It will turn colder later. Maximum Temperature: 10C (50F).
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
All Cornwall Council pay and display car parks will be free in the evenings from 1 April.
There will also be changes to seasonal parking permits, which mean regular users can buy multiple sessions at a reduced rate via the JustPark app.
Winter and summer tariffs are being standardised, meaning motorists will be charged the same for all council car parks in Falmouth, Newquay, Penzance and St Ives.
In Truro, the charges will apply throughout the year and in all other areas prices will remain the same as they are now.
The project aims to take plastic pollution from the sea, recycle it and produce useful products.
Read MoreFunding cuts to Citizens Advice Cornwall have been scrapped after more than 4,000 people signed an online petition.
The council has confirmed a new four-year deal, external.
But a statement says the funding will gradually reduce by £20,000 a year over the next three years as the service helps more people on the phone and online.
The council had been proposing a 53% cut in the grant it gives to Citizens Advice Cornwall from the current £356,000 to £153,000.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
The Exmoor Hill farming network, run by North Devon+, and the Cheriton Fitzpaine community shop will share £120,000 with two other rural projects.
They have both been awarded cash in the most recent round of grants from The Prince’s Countryside Fund.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Farmborough community shop and Roadwater village community shop, both in Somerset, will also share the money.
The fund awards grants twice a year to local, grassroots organisations and since 2010 has distributed more than £9m.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A police officer who had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly and convicted for possessing drugs, quit their job just days before a misconduct hearing was to take place.
The unnamed officer was arrested on 20 September last year, and resigned their post on 31 December.
On 4 January a misconduct hearing was held at the force's Exeter headquarters when it was determined: "Had the former officer in question remained an officer with Devon and Cornwall Police, he would have been dismissed without notice following the conclusion of gross misconduct proceedings."
The conclusion, published on the Devon and Cornwall Police website, external, said the former officer had made "full and frank admissions".
It continued: "The chief constable determined that the former officer’s actions amounted to gross misconduct by breaching the standards of professional behaviour expected from a police officer."
The former officer was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and given a caution for being in possession of controlled drugs and in relation to a Section 4 Public Order Offence.
This charge relates to fear or provocation of violence, external, and includes using threatening words or behaviour.
A homeless man called Brian, who used to live on the streets of Penryn, has now returned to Scotland thanks to help from the Cornish charity, St Petroc's Society.
Before leaving, he talked to BBC Radio Cornwall as part of the Homeless By The Sea series.
Brian, who used to be a JCB driver, joked that he was like "the homeless Jeremy Kyle" while sleeping rough because he had to listen to everyone's problems.
Image source, James Dadzitis/SWNSJohnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A mother and son have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after failing to get veterinary treatment for their pet dog who had a serious skin condition.
The RSPCA brought the case against Sharon Wood, 46, and Ashley Wood, 22, of Polmeere Road in Penzance.
They admitted causing unnecessary suffering, and of failing to ensure the welfare of their Staffordshire bull terrier called Dexter between August and October last year.
They will return to Truro Magistrates' Court for sentencing on 21 February.
Image source, RSPCA
Image source, RSPCATruro chairman Peter Masters says Cornwall will be a 'laughing stock' if public funding for Stadium for Cornwall is not found.
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BBC News Online
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has called support from his constituents for the military "loud and proud", after a campaign to "fly the flag for Devonport".
This follows an announcement that the Ministry of Defence has regained control of a defence review that was expected to bring in major cuts.
Mr Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said his constituents' campaign showed a community that had "galvanised together to say that the armed forces are important not just in terms of jobs and contribution to the supply chain, but in terms of heritage, feel and community".
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Firefighters have put out a small blaze in the chimney of the Ferry Boat Inn at Helford Passage.
A crew from Falmouth Community Fire Station extinguished it using a chimney kit, rods and a thermal imaging camera and there were no reported injures.
The Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service say they have dealt with 571 chimney fires over the past three years and that most are preventable by having them swept regularly.
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