Summary

  • Mass protest by 'slaves' over arrest of bosses

  • Tributes paid to woman who died in multiple-vehicle crash on M5

  • Crown Censure for MoD over ship death

  • Kickboxer shot children with BB gun 'for a laugh'

  • Glider pilot who died took off despite 'turbulent conditions'

  • HMS Ocean sails into home port for final time

  • Cornish snowboarder to compete at Winter Olympics

  • Updates from Monday 5 February 2018 until Friday 9 February 2018

Live Reporting

  1. 'More care needed' for building along Cornwall's coastline

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Heavy rain this winter has once again led to warnings about new builds and developments near Cornwall's coastline.

    In Newquay, storms and bad weather have caused damage along stretches of the cliffs and the South West coast path.

    Newquay town councillor David Cheney said more care had to be taken when building homes and flats near the shore.

    "Some of these developers don't take into consideration correct drainage," he said.

    "And, of course, water will cause erosion. The cliffs don't just go, but, with a few inches at a time, they go at a significant level on occasions."

    Collapsed balcony in NewquaySally Jones

    A cliff collapsed under a garden balcony overlooking a beach in Newquay in December

  2. Many abuse victims in South West 'not coming forward'

    BBC Spotlight

    A charity covering Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly says it dealt with nearly 700 rape and sexual abuse cases last year.

    About two-thirds of the 2017 cases were historic.

    But First Light said believed there were still many people who were not coming forward.

    It's Not OK campaignFirst Light

    The charity works with police to support victims, from initial forensic examinations through to cases coming to court.

    Now a national campaign called It's Not OK has been launched to raise awareness.

    We are independent of the police ... We will treat victims with respect and with care and we will listen to them. And it is they that take control. We don't tell victims what to do.

    Sharon Minty, First Light spokeswoman

  3. Arson attack on Tavistock public toilets investigated

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  4. Marines and landing ship cuts 'would undermine security'

    BBC News UK

    HMS Albion

    Cutting the number of Royal Marines and the ships they use to carry out beach landings would significantly undermine UK security, MPs have warned.

    A government review which began last year has proposed axing up to 2,000 marines and the Royal Navy's two specialist landing ships.

    The ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, are based in Plymouth, as is the headquarters of the Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade.

    But a Commons Defence Select Committee report said such cuts would be "militarily illiterate".

    A MoD spokesman said "protecting the UK will always be our priority".

  5. BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall

    Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall for Monday 5 to Friday 9 February

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