Popular myths include that women and children were saved first as the ship went down.

BBC Weather

Any lingering showers will tend to fade this evening to leave it colder with clear spells for a time before cloud thickens.

Rain will arrive from the south towards dawn, with some lighter winds.

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

Tomorrow will be a largely cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, which will be light at first but gradually turn heavier and more persistent through the day.

There will also be a freshening southerly wind.

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

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

On International Women's Day, Devon and Cornwall Police are saying #YesYouCan to more women joining the emergency services.

BBC Radio Devon

• On the M5 there are delays due to a two-lane closure following a crash between junctions 30 and 31. Avoid where possible
• In Kingsteignton, on the A380 Torquay-bound there is very slow moving traffic in the roadworks area
• In Tiverton, Barrington Street northbound is closed due to emergency repairs between Gold Street and Water Lane
• In Burlescombe, there is slow traffic on A38 near B3391 due to roadworks
• In Boasley Cross, the A3079 is closed due to a burst water main which is affecting traffic between Okehampton and Holsworthy
• In Plymstock, we have reports of very slow moving traffic due to an accident on Furzehatt Road near Holland Road
• In Bovey Tracey, on A382 Monks Way near Old Newton Road there is slow moving traffic due to an accident
• In Bideford the A39 westbound is partially blocked due to an earlier accident between Buckleigh Road and Clovelly Road

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

Two dogs have been trapped after a dramatic crash that left a caravan on top of a car and debris strewn across the M5.

Fire crews said although the passengers were free of the vehicles, two dogs remained trapped inside.

Police confirmed the dogs were safe to be left inside the vehicle whilst fire crews secured the area.

Two lanes between junctions 30 and 31 near Exeter are closed.

Minor injuries have been reported.

BBC Radio Devon

Community bus services in Torbay have today been told they will receive nearly £100,000 of council funding.

It is hoped the money will help to "support the existing service" and create two new routes.

The news follows a campaign and petition supported by hundreds of residents and local councillors calling for the reinstatement of key links in Babbacombe, Hele, and parts of Paignton that ended last April.

Kevin Foster, the MP for Torbay, said: "The council's putting the capital funding for the vehicles themselves, and then the bus fares and concessionary fares should mean the service breaks even.

"It's great news, in particular for those residents who were left somewhat isolated without their key local links."

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

A two-vehicle crash that resulted in minor injuries is causing delays on the M5.

Two lanes are closed following the collision between junctions 31 and 30 near Exeter.

Police are asking people to avoid the route where possible.

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

An attempted robbery in which a man wielded a "metal object" in Exminster has sparked a police appeal for witnesses.

The incident occurred between 18:20 and 18:25 on 4 March at Matford filling station on the A379 Dawlish Road.

DC Joanne Sargent said: "He demanded money from the shop assistant but left on foot when the assistant refused to hand anything over.

"The man is described as white, of a heavy build with black eyebrows, and was wearing a navy/dark blue jacket. He had his face covered by a dark scarf/balaclava."

Those with any information are asked to call the police on 101.

Devon Live

An inspirational Torbay project leader has told the story of how far she has come to mark International Women’s Day 2018., external

BBC Politics

Concerns have been raised in parliament after the collapse of a cliff onto a beach in Newquay, which is near a site planned for new homes.

"This is causing great concern with local residents," said Steve Double, Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay.

"So could the leader of the house arrange for a ministerial statement to make clear to local authorities and the planning inspectorate the position on coastal development, particularly in areas that are prone to coastal erosion."

Image source, SALLY JONES

The Leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom, replied saying the necessary planning rules are already in place.

She said: "Local plans determine the allocation of land for development and planning permission should always take account of the risk of erosion and the national planning policy framework sets the expectation of local planning authorities establishing coastal change management areas that encourage development that's suited to the area's changing coastline."

A former UKIP candidate has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a worker who died in a trench collapse on his land.

Keith Crawford, 74, of Crusader Court, Pocombe Bridge, near Ide, remains on trial for manslaughter at Exeter Crown Court where the jury is still considering its verdict on the charge of causing death through gross negligence.

Crawford denied responsibility for the death of Peter Clements, who was buried alive while carrying out drainage work on Crawford's land and died in hospital three days later.

He has been found guilty of a second charge brought under the Health and Safety Act of failing to ensure the safety of an employee.

During the two-week trial he denied suggestions from the prosecution that he did not care about the workers' safety or that he disliked red tape or anything that may be connected to European regulations.

Crawford owns 60 properties in and around Exeter with a total value of about £7m.

He stood as the UKIP candidate in Exeter in the 2010 and 2015 general elections, losing to Labour's Ben Bradshaw on both occasions.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Extreme health service pressure has forced the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust to set up a 'gold command' major incident unit as it tries to recover from the highest state of alert.

A single control centre - staffed by senior clinicians and executives for all the county's health and care services - has been established after last week's severe weather and "high demand for urgent services and difficulties discharging patients".

A statement says only those with a "genuine emergency" should use the Emergency Department and people are urged to help by collecting and supporting those ready to leave hospital.

The jury in the case of a former UKIP parliamentary candidate in Devon who’s accused of manslaughter has been told it can return a majority verdicts.

Keith Crawford, of Ide, Devon, denies gross negligence manslaughter and failing to ensure an employee's safety after labourer Peter Clements died in hospital three days after a trench he was digging next to a swimming pool owned by Mr Crawford caved in on him in 2015.

Exeter Crown Court Judge Mr Justice Dingemans told the jury, which has been deliberating for more than eight hours, that he will accept verdicts on which at least 10 of the jury agree.

Mr Crawford, a businessman and former soldier, was the unsuccessful UKIP candidate for Exeter in the 2010 and 2015 general elections.

Plymouth Herald

A man has been jailed for torching and severely damaging, external his ex-partner's garage in a drunken temper, a court heard.

Cornwall Live

Cameras to keep an eye on bus lanes, external in Truro - using a scheme similar to one used in Plymouth - would cost the taxpayer £760,000.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

An elderly woman's been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke after a fire at her home in Seaton.

Fire crews from Seaton, Colyton and Axminster were called to the property in The Underfleet at about 13:15.

The fire, caused by a microwave oven, was out when crews arrived, but they treated the casualty until paramedics took over. The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

A man has been rescued after becoming trapped between two cars in Hillsborough Road, Ilfracombe.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the alarm was raised just after 11:00.

The casualty was treated with oxygen therapy, while crews used a winch and hydraulic spreaders to release his trapped leg.

His condition is not known.

BBC Radio Cornwall

• At Wendron, the B3297 remains closed near Rowe's Lane following an accident near Wendron Church School. A diversion is in place.
• The A388 in Launceston is blocked following an accident between B3362 and the Callington turn off. It's affecting traffic between Launceston and Kelly Bray.

BBC Weather

There's a risk of a few scattered heavy and possibly thundery showers this afternoon, but there will be a lot of dry and bright weather around as well, with a maximum temperature of 7 to 10°C (45 to 50°F).

Any lingering showers tending to fade this evening to leave clear spells for a time before cloud thickens, with rain arriving from the south towards dawn.

Lighter winds and a minimum temperature of 0 to 3°C (32 to 37°F).