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A car was "totally destroyed" in a fire in Chagford, Devon, on Monday evening.

One fire engine was sent to the blaze following reports of a vehicle fire near White Gates Cross at about 19:00, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.

Crews successfully extinguished the fire. The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.

Maisie Duncan, 7, was playing in the snow when a car hit her before crashing into a house.

Daley and Dustin Lance Black announced they are to become parents last month.

BBC Weather

Outbreaks of rain will move away this evening to leave it dry overnight.

There will be a fair amount of cloud, along with a few mist or fog patches, but some clear spells too.

Minimum temperature: 0-3C (32-37F).

Any mist or fog patches will lift on Tuesday morning.

There will then be some bright or sunny spells, but also large amounts of cloud and the risk of a shower, particularly later.

Maximum temperature: 7-10C (45-50F).

At least one man believed to have been armed with a machete is being sought by police.

Officers responded to the reports of an altercation on Billacombe Road, near the junction to Stanborough Road, Plymouth, at about 14:25 today.

Armed units were sent to the scene and found two people in their 20s had sustained injuries.

A woman had minor injuries and a man a number of lacerations, which were not life-threatening, and he was reported as being in a stable condition. Both were taken to Derriford Hospital.

Police said they believed it was an isolated incident where all parties knew one another.

The offenders fled the area in a vehicle and witnesses are asked to contact 101 quoting log number 436 for 5 March.

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BBC News Online

Patients are being urged to think carefully about what service to use as the NHS in Devon struggles to get back to normal after the snow-related chaos.

The lead medical director for Devon said it was important that people with minor ailments had a "reset" and remembered to use pharmacies, phone 111 or visited minor injuries units.

He said the NHS's response to people in need during the treacherous weather was incredible.

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Cornwall Council leader Adam Paynter has paid tribute to people who helped others during the extreme weather that hit the county.

He said people had "shown remarkable community spirit in the face of very challenging circumstances".

He also thanked emergency services, council staff and volunteers who gave up time to protect local communities.

He said: "The relentless focus of all services on making sure the public are safe, reassured and cared for is immeasurable."

The council is setting up a 'tribute book' and is asking members of the public to contribute messages or stories.

Contributions to it, which can be emailed, external, can be submitted up to Friday 23 March.

BBC Sport

National League side Woking have set up a fundraising campaign after midfielder Damon Lathrope was forced to retire.

The 28-year-old suffered "life changing damage to a number of major arteries and veins" after badly breaking his leg against Boreham Wood on 24 February.

It was just his fourth game for the club after joining from Torquay United at the end of January.

"I have no regrets but the facts are that this injury will end my playing career," he told the Woking website., external

"I will continue to move forward to the future and have a career in another area of football, off the field, maybe helping to develop players.

"I know I have a lot to offer to the game in other ways than me physically being on the pitch."

BBC Entertainment and Arts

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It's been a long time coming but finally on his 14th nomination, Torquay-born cinematographer Roger Deakins has won his first Academy Award.

In a career spanning more than 40 years, he's worked on notable films such as The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo and Skyfall.

His victory came for Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, a return to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi world.

Accepting his Oscar, Deakins said: "I really love my job. One of the reasons I really love it is because of the people I work with in front of and behind the camera."

Find out more about the Torbay film-maker's cinematic journey here.

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An 81-year-old man from Saltash died after the vehicle he was in hit a wall in the town, police say.

The local man was in a silver Peugeot multi-purpose vehicle when it crashed on St Stephen's Road at about 16:25 on Saturday.

He was travelling east towards Fore Street when he "veered across the central line" and left the road, hitting a wall, officers said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin had been informed, police said.

Officers have appealed for witnesses.

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Jobe Clemow is sentenced to a two-year detention and training order for knifing a 14-year-old.

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Some motorists forced to abandon vehicles on the A38 near Exeter in snowy weather say they are facing a possible £150 charge to retrieve them.

Highways England and police advised drivers on Thursday to leave vehicles until storms had passed and conditions improved.

After the A38 reopened on Friday, Highways England promoted an urgent message for owners to collect their cars immediately so the road could be treated and reopened.

It was highlighted that uncollected vehicles would be towed away for safety reasons.

Some of those who were unable to collect their vehicles soon enough, or were unaware it was safe, said were left shocked when they returned but could not find their vehicles.

Highways England said it made "every effort" to alert drivers via "the media and social media".

It added that it appreciated that the weather "was exceptional" and anyone who had their vehicle towed away should contact it "to discuss their specific circumstances so a decision can be made in relation to charges".

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Cornwall Live

A pupil at a St Austell secondary school has been admitted to hospital with meningitis, external.

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In Roche, Edgcumbe Road is blocked in both directions with slow traffic due to an accident between Harmony Road and Trezaise Road.

Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online

A mother accused of poisoning her baby daughter with salt broke down in court insisting that she did nothing wrong.

The woman, from the St Austell area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, wept at Truro Crown Court as she declared the then 18-month-old's health and safety were her priority when she fell seriously ill in April 2016.

She denied claims from prosecutors that she appeared more concerned about her father-in-law's "lairy" behaviour than paramedics' efforts to save her daughter's life as she sent messages to friends about it.

"No, you’re wrong," she said. "I know what I felt that day, I know what I feel for my daughter".

The trial previously heard the child had high levels of salt in her blood when she was hospitalised, but survived.

The trial continues.

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Multiple highway teams are working on clearing inaccessible routes in north Devon, roads bosses say.

Devon County Council said a 15ft-high snow drift sweeping on to the A39 over the weekend and its thawing caused a road collapse at Barbrook, near Lynton, but that the route had reopened for "essential travel only".

However, it added that snow was expected to remain on Exmoor for the following week and so driving with caution was highly advised.

Woody Bay, Martinhoe and Slade Lane are three other north Devon communities affected.

Council cabinet member Stuart Hughes said: "We are doing everything we can to restore links to these communities."

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Labour's Luke Pollard, who represents a constituency in Plymouth, asks for reassurance that there won't be further cuts to the Royal Navy, telling MPs that it has now lost a third of its amphibious assault ships.

His seat takes in the Devonport Naval base, one of the largest in Western Europe.

Minister Mark Lancaster assures him that Devonport will continue to be one of the "cornerstone" bases for the Royal Navy in the future.