Sunday's Anglo-Welsh Cup final between Bath and Exeter at Kingsholm is called off because of snow.

"Urgent repairs" are being carried out in St Austell by South West Water with disruption expected to last three to four hours.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

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A "very generous" animal lover and Italian car enthusiast from Cornwall has left a collection of classic cars estimated to be worth about £300,000 to the RSPCA, the charity says.

The RSPCA said Brinley 'Brin' Edwards, who lived in St Austell and died last December aged 82, was "a supporter of the charity for many years".

The nine cars are to be sold at auction by Bonhams at the Goodwood Members' Meeting on Sunday and the proceeds from the collection, including from some of Mr Edwards' much-loved Lancias, would "support the RSPCA's vital animal welfare work", it said.

The auction includes a Sunbeam 20.9hp (pictured above) and Lancia Hawk Stratos (below).

Image source, RSPCA

BBC Weather

There will be clear spells and scattered showers this evening and before midnight.

It is then expected to turn cloudier with some showery rain pushing in from the north-east during the early hours.

Minimum temperature: 2 to 5C (36 to 41F).

A windier and much colder day on Saturday with showery rain during the morning, possibly turning increasingly to snow.

This will clear to leave some snow showers through the afternoon.

Maximum temperature: 4 to 7C (39 to 45F).

Cornwall Live

A 14-year-old schoolboy has just taken a step towards his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer by gaining a distinction in his latest exam., external

Cardiff City striker Rhys Healey joins National League strugglers Torquay United on loan until the end of the season.

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Weather Forecaster

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow, external from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning for the South West.

Snow showers were expected to become more frequent through Saturday evening and night, becoming locally heavy on Sunday, it said.

Image source, Met Office

Lynne French
BBC News Online

Two fishermen have been rescued by a passing fishing vessel after their own boat capsized off Prawle Point in Devon.

The fishing vessel was en route from Plymouth to Brixham this morning when it began to list, giving the crew just enough time to put on lifejackets and get into a life raft before it began to sink.

Coastguards sent the Salcombe RNLI and Hope Cove rescue team to the scene after receiving an emergency location signal, but the men were picked up unhurt by a passing fishing vessel.

Image source, RNLI

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the Receiver of Wreck have been informed, as well as the MCA's Counter Pollution Team.

Coastguard controller James Instance said the incident happened so quickly, the crew on the capsized vessel weren't even able to make a Mayday call.

"Thankfully they were seen by a nearby vessel that went to them straight away," he said, adding that having an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) on board meant rescuers could pin-point the exact location.

BBC Spotlight

Drivers could face potential traffic disruption in and around Plymouth on Sunday because of a "white-van ride out".

Devon and Cornwall Police said a large number of work vans were due to travel around the city in convoy to bring attention to a rise in thefts from vans both in the city and across the force area.

Insp Nick Lindsey said thieves were causing little or no damage to the vehicles and appeared to be targeting expensive power tools.

The convoy will finish at Plymouth Albion's rugby ground, where officers will offer crime prevention and policing advice to van owners.

“I would ask people to remove valuable tools from vans overnight where possible," Insp Lindsey said.

"We are also encouraging owners to fit additional locks and consider marking tools and equipment, whether it be engraving their name or using another distinctive marking.”

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Lynne French
BBC News Online

Disruption to trains over the Easter weekend due to strike action will be down to South Western Railway's "pig-headed attitude" and refusal to engage in talks, the RMT union says.

The union is taking industrial action from 00:01 on Friday 30 March until 23:59 on Monday 2 April in a dispute over guards' safety.

General Secretary Mick Cash said the union was aware of the impact the strike would have, but it was "time for the company to get out of the bunker, stop threatening their staff and start talking".

South Western Railway described the industrial action as "unnecessary" and said it would do everything it could to minimise disruption and operate a normal timetable.

"Once again, the RMT has chosen to take disruptive industrial action at a time when families and friends traditionally get together to celebrate over a holiday period," a spokesman said.

Engineering work is also planned for parts of the network over Easter and customers are being advised to check South Western Railway's website before travelling.

The operator's routes include Exeter.

Jaimie Monteiro sent out teams to raise cash for children and the homeless but kept the money himself.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

A campaign to ensure people can spot the signs of child sexual exploitation has been launched in Devon and Cornwall by police and partner agencies.

It is to coincide with a national awareness day on 18 March, led by the National Working Group charity.

Young victims can be groomed and exploited, not realising they're at risk, with some seeing themselves as "willing participants".

The signs of sexual exploitation, which damages children's physical, emotional and psychological health, include:

• Receiving unexplained gifts or money
• Using their mobile phone excessively and/or secretively
• Having significantly older friends
• Being picked up from home or school by someone you don't know
• Associating with other young people who are already known to be vulnerable or involved in exploitation
• Playing truant from school or regularly going missing from home
• Suffering from a sexually-transmitted infection
• Self-harming
• Change in appearance

"Anyone working in a service industry, such as taxi drivers and hotel workers, shop keepers may be able to spot vulnerable young people who may be at risk of exploitation or in an exploitative relationship," said Det Insp David Ley, of Devon and Cornwall Police.

BBC Weather

There will be some sunny spells this afternoon and it will feel relatively warm, although there's also a chance of scattered showers breaking out, some of which could be heavy with the risk of thunder.

Maximum temperatures: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F).

Clear spells and scattered showers this evening, before it turns cloudier with some showery rain pushing in during the early hours, with minimum temperatures of between 2C and 5C (36 to 41F).

Two fishermen have been rescued after their vessel started sinking off Prawle Point, Salcombe RNLI says.

The RNLI said: "Despite the frightening ordeal, both crew had been wearing lifejackets when the boat capsized and were thankfully rescued safe and well."

BBC Radio Devon

Torquay's Hatfield Road is blocked in both directions, due to accident between St Marychurch Road and Windsor Road.

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was allegedly followed down an alleyway and sexually assaulted, near Penzance.

The incident is believed to have happened on a footpath near Lafrowda Close, St Just, between 17:45 and 18:15 on 13 March.

The suspect was described as being a white man, aged between 50 to 60 years old, about 6ft tall, of regular build, wearing a tweed jacket and with a silver earring in his left ear.

He was also thought to have walked with a limp, officers added.

Anyone with any information should contact police on 101.

A conman who swindled people out of tens of thousands of pounds with bogus charity collections has been jailed for four-and-half years.

Jaimie Monteiro, 27, from Oaklands Road, Newton Abbot, sent teams of collectors with buckets to towns and cities across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, pretending to be raising cash for children or the homeless, Exeter Crown Court heard.

He was found guilty of five counts of fraud.

A judge said Monteiro was "saturated in dishonesty" and his operation amounted to "camouflaged begging".

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

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Suzanne Hocking has sent this picture of a misty Malpas, near Truro, this morning.

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Devon Live

A Devon school has sent letters to parents warning of an outbreak of chicken pox and scarlet fever, external among nine and 10-year-olds.