BBC Radio Cornwall

In Par, on Harbour Road, near Mountlea Drive, there are reports there is an accident.

The Sun

A paramedic on a 999 call was slapped with an irate note for parking in a private car park, external when rushing to save a life.

The first responder raced to help a patient with an allergic reaction which could have caused their throat to swell, choking them to death in Cornwall.

The ambulance service said the medic had an official sign clearly displayed in the windscreen identifying it as a "first responder" vehicle.

Peter Matthews uses paint, pencil, rust and water from the Atlantic to make art in the sea.

BBC Stories

In 1939, the newly established Penguin Books published six guides to various English counties, complete with touring maps aimed at the middle-class motorist.

Emma Jane Kirby has been driving around the UK with those first-edition guides in her hand to see how Britain has changed since the start of World War Two.

She talks about author JW Lambert's often irritable tone, and how he seemed to feel the county was going rather off-kilter in the 1930s.

He certainly wasn't a fan of Newquay, writing that it was "nothing but a holiday resort".

Where else did he like or not like? You can find out here.

BBC Radio Cornwall

• In Indian Queens, on the B3279 near Stamps Hill, there are reports of an accident
• On the A30 near Hayle, at the Loggans Moor roundabout, there are reports of debris on the road

BBC Radio Devon

The A35 between Shute and Wilmington is partially blocked due to an accident. Traffic is slow-moving.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Police in Exeter have confirmed they are investigating reports that a supermarket trolley was thrown on to the A379 from a bridge.

Devon Live reported, external that officers were investigating footage which appeared to show a youth throwing the heavy trolley from the Exeter overbridge between Tesco Vale and Ikea on Monday night after video was shared online.

Police sent to the scene did not find the youth or the trolley.

Officers confirmed they were called to to an incident at about 19:20 and that inquiries were "ongoing at this time".

They added: "Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting 0675 on 2 April."

BBC Radio Devon

Two of Plymouth's world leading marine science organisations have announced they are merging.

The Marine Biological Association has joined up with the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey, which used to be known as the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science.

Bosses said the move would bring more opportunities for research into sea life in the region.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Engineers are looking at how to clear a landslip which has closed a cliff railway in north Devon.

The Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway said, external recent wet weather and freezing conditions resulted in an unforeseen landslide of mud and rocks on to tracks

The railway is closed until repairs are completed so "we can guarantee safety", staff said.

They added: "The company has already engaged rope access specialists and contractors to work alongside the cliff railway engineers to assess the situation and to undertake the necessary works to remove the debris and re-stabilize this section of bank."

The 862ft-long north Devon railway, which rises over 500ft between the two towns, opened in 1890.

Cornish Stuff

Cornwall is one of the rural areas most vulnerable to Brexit, according to a new report which calls for greater powers and investment to counties to mitigate the impact of leaving the EU, external.

A new report released from the County Councils Network (CCN) and auditors Grant Thornton says too much Brexit policy has to date focused on London and the major cities and places like Cornwall should get more powers to deal with Brexit.

Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight

A mother from Plymouth has done her own research to find ways of making it easier for children with autism to have a check-up at the dentist.

Children with the condition, external can find it stressful to have their teeth examined, but dental hygienist Nicole Thomas has used her research to take her own son, Ted, for his first check up, saying there were simple ways to make the experience less traumatic.

She said: "It can be simple things like the lights in the exam room being lowered, the chair already being back and offering different flavoured mouthwashes.

"Parents also have to have the confidence that the dentist has been listening to them."

Professor Liz Kay, the foundation dean at Peninsula Medical School, who carried out Ted''s examination said it was a case of dentists having to: "Tell, show, do."

She said: "You tell the child what is going to happen, show the child what is going to happen, and then do it. And, 99 times out of 100, children will accept that."

BBC Radio Devon

A Devon school has won a place at this year's Formula 1 in School's World Finals, external in Singapore.

Team Hawk Racing, made up of six 17 to 18 year olds attending Colyton Grammar School, won third place in the UK finals of the racing competition.

Now they will be competing against teams across the world.

The competition challenges students to design, develop, manufacture and race a scale model Formula 1 race car.

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Andrea Ormsby
BBC Spotlight

A decision by the Home Office to deport two elderly people from Devon to South Africa has been described as "inhuman".

Gerald and Dorothy Smee came to see their daughter and grandchildren in Cullompton, but fell ill while they were in the UK.

When doctors said they could not fly home, their daughter applied to the Home Office to let them stay with her, but the application has been refused.

Dorothy, 87, says she cannot understand the decision.

"I'm asking that I be allowed to stay with my daughter and her family. That's all. Nothing else.We don't want any financial assistance at all. It's really hard to understand."

Alex Osborne
BBC Weather

If you're planning a trip to the coast today, here are the times of high water.

There will be a full weather forecast in Spotlight's lunchtime news at 13:30 on BBC One.

Plymouth Herald

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of causing GBH with intent after witnesses reported seeing "total carnage" on a busy Plymouth road on Easter Monday afternoon, external.

BBC News England

A council's "inadequate" children's services have been taken over by a neighbouring authority.

Plymouth City Council will run Torbay Council's services after critical reports over its ability to provide safe care.

Alison Botham has been appointed as its joint director of children's services.

Torbay has twice been rated "inadequate" since 2010 and a Department for Education commissioner was brought in to oversee work in 2016.

The UK's largest mechanical puppet rises up on a Cornish cliff to start its tour of the country.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Image source, Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway

A cliff railway in Devon has been closed because of a landslip, staff say.

The Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway said , externalrecent wet weather and freezing conditions had "created an unstable ground condition", which resulted in the landslide on to its tracks.

Staff said: "We are assessing the situation, and will be removing debris but regret that we will be closed until this is completed and that we can guarantee safety.

"We apologise for any inconvenience and will keep you updated."

The 862ft-long north Devon railway, which rises over 500ft between the two towns, opened in 1890.