A charity race due to take place in Exeter on Sunday may be cancelled due to a yellow warning of snow.

Age UK says its reviewing the 10k run and will make a final decision on Saturday.

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A angry driver who caused a head-on crash by deliberately swerving onto the wrong side of the road during an argument with his partner has been jailed.

Christopher Miller, 48, now of Harrowbarrow, Cornwall, was driving home from Newton Abbot, Devon to Bovey Tracey in January when he drove straight into the path of an oncoming motorist, injuring her and her 12-year-old daughter in the collision.

Exeter Crown Court heard Miller escaped unhurt but his girlfriend Katherine Kpabitey and her daughter both suffered bruising from their seat belts

Miller admitted dangerous driving and was jailed for six months and banned from driving for 15 months, by Recorder Mr Jonathan Barnes who told him it was a miracle no more serious injury was caused.

The lido will use geothermal energy to heat a section of the pool to temperatures of 35C (95F).

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An airline pilot was found dead after shocking himself while using a stun gun to catch fish, external to put in the lake of his new home, an inquest has heard.

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The A38 in Cornwall is blocked in both directions at Doublebois, due to an accident between B3360 and Drift Lane in Two Water's Foot.

Police have set up a stop-and-go system to allow traffic to pass.

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• Slow traffic in Plymouth, on A386 Tavistock Road inbound, between Derriford Road and Plumer Road due to an accident
• On Battishorne Way in Honiton there's busy traffic due to an accident near Yallop Way

BBC South West's School Reporter, Maddy, looks into whether enough is being done to encourage female cricketers into the sport in Devon.

Torquay United owner Clarke Osborne says the club will remain full-time, even if they are relegated next season.

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Sunshine becoming increasingly hazy this afternoon, with cloud thickening from the west, with rain, possibly heavy and thundery, with moderate south westerly winds and a maximum temperature of 13C (55F).

The rain will clear during the evening to leave clear spells tonight and just isolated showers with some mist patches forming in sheltered inland areas.

Minimum temperature 3C (37C).

Eighteen-year-old Jacob Salmon only recently learned to drive a car.

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Mongooses living in large groups develop "specialist" diets so they do not have to fight over food, according to researchers from Exeter and Roehampton universities.

The findings are part of a banded mongoose project that's been running for 20 years.

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Researchers found as competition for food increases, the creatures which can be aggressive, get round this by finding a dietary "niche" which appears to help prevent groups being torn apart by fighting.

Professor Michael Cant, of the University of Exeter, said: "The study helps to explain why animals vary so much in their foraging behaviour, even when they live in the same place and have access to the same food."

The banded mongoose diet includes millipedes, ants, termites and beetles, and sometimes vertebrates such as frogs, mice and reptiles, but rather than eating a wider range of foods, those in large groups become specialists in eating certain things - leaving other foodstuffs for different members of their groups.

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BBC News Online

If you like the idea of more sledging, snowball fights or snowman building, Sunday could be the day.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow affecting Devon and possibly Cornwall on Sunday between 00:05 and 23:55.

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It says snow showers are likely to continue throughout the day and could prove disruptive with the chance of stranded vehicles on roads, delayed or cancelled rail and air travel and power cuts.

"There is a small chance that some rural communities could become cut off," it added.

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BBC News Online

Flooding on the railway line between Taunton and Exeter has halted all rail services.

Great Western Railway said all lines were closed "until further notice". Replacement buses are in operation and there would be "mutual ticket acceptance" in place with CrossCountry trains.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

Former Royal Marine Lee Spencer from Yelverton - one of the first amputees to row across the Atlantic in 2016 - is preparing for his next rowing challenge to help raise money for the Royal Marines Charity and The Endeavour Fund.

Known as "The Rowing Marine", Mr Spencer is to attempt an unsupported solo row 3,500 miles across the Atlantic, starting from Gibraltar and ending in Venezuela.

He lost a leg after being struck by debris when he stopped to rescue a seriously injured motorist on the M3.

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Cornwall and Devon have both featured in this year's BBC Countryfile magazine awards, external.

The Minack Theatre was landmark of the year, with the Lost Gardens of Heligan being named garden of the year and Godrevy beach runner up in the beach of the year category.

Across the Tamar in Devon, the Rugglestone Inn in Widecombe in the Moor was second in the country pub of the year.

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BBC News Online

Public Health England has issued a cold weather alert for the weekend, with the Met Office forecasting a 10 degree fall in temperatures.

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Rail passengers travelling across the South West have been warned to expect disruption to services until later this morning due to last night's heavy rain.

Flooding has resulted in all lines being blocked between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, with trains being unable to run.

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CrossCountry says it's arranging buses to operate between these stations, calling at Tiverton Parkway.

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Hake and queen scallops from Cornwall and brown crab from Devon have made it into the Marine Conservation Society's new Good Fish Guide.

The guide, which details the best fish to eat in terms of sustainability, is urging consumers to move away from traditional fish favourites such as cod and tuna to more unusual options.

The "post-Brexit top 10" of fish that the charity says taste great but are not household names are:

1. Dab, seine netted in the North Sea
2. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified hake from Cornwall
3. MSC certified herring from Irish, Celtic and North Seas, SW Ireland and Eastern English Channel
4. Mackerel, handlined in the south-west of England, and Minsa (Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance) North East Atlantic MSC certified
5. Megrim from the Northern North Sea and West of Scotland
6. UK rope-grown mussels
7. Brown crab from Devon Inshore Potting Area, Western Channel
8. Queen scallops from the Fal Estuary, fished by traditional sail and oar method
9. Pollack handlined from the Celtic sea
10. Dover sole from the Western Channel