'Freak waves' swept brothers off rocks, inquest told
Boy, 11, 'seriously injured' after falling from cliffs
Work 'still needed' at Royal Cornwall Hospital says CQC
Wild Devon beaver 'run over and killed'
Man injured after falling 80ft down blowhole
Police investigate reports of trolley thrown from bridge
Updates from Tuesday 3 April until Friday 6 April 2018
Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight
The Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says work is still needed at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals' Trust (RCHT) to improve patient safety issues that are "not being given sufficient priority".
Its chief executive said it accepted the criticisms and was working to meet the requirements.
Image source, CQC
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A 16-year-old boy has gone missing from Barnstaple, police have said.
Jamie Toleman was last seen on 3 April at about 10:20 in the North Walk area of the town.
Devon and Cornwall Police are concerned for his welfare.
Jamie is described as white, approximately 5ft 4ins (1.62m) tall, of slim build with short brown hair.
He was wearing black Nike trainers, grey North Face jogging bottoms, a grey jumper and a red coat.
He is expected to be travelling on foot, but may have a luminous green and yellow pushbike.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact police via 101.
Coastguards have confirmed a drone came into "close proximity" to the Newquay search and rescue helicopter while on a training exercise off Cornwall on Thursday.
Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating, although a spokeswoman said there was "no near miss".
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "We would like to take this opportunity to remind people that there are strict airspace regulations and restrictions for unmanned aircraft and drones, which should be adhered to at all times."
Image source, Alasdair Gordon
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Devon duo Jamie Chestney and Robert Paxton have helped England's triples team to a perfect record after three matches at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe pair, along with teammate David Bolt, edged past India 15-14 in their opening pool match before beating South Africa 24-13.
They face Wales early on Saturday to decide who wins their pool, with both sides having already qualified for the knockout stages.
Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster
If you're planning a trip to the coast, 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.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Leander's Jessica Jackson has made the semi-finals of the 50m freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 20-year-old was fifth in her heat in a time of 26.01 to qualify 12th fastest for the semi-finals.
She is due to bid for a place in the final at about 11:10 BST on Friday.
Fire crews are "working tirelessly" to save a barn which is on fire in St Minver, Cornwall.
Three fire engines from Wadebridge, Delabole and Bodmin were called to the property at about 01:55.
On arrival, firefighters found two thirds of the property "fully involved" in fire, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.
It added that "good progress" is being made.
Nobody is believed to be injured.
Image source, Wadebridge Community Fire StationHayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Due to high tide and forecast strong winds at Dawlish, some southbound CrossCountry trains are affected between 09:00 and 13:00.
Most services will be unable to operate between Exeter St Davids/Plymouth and Paignton.
Image source, TwitterDan Downs
Weather Forecaster
Some sunny spells this morning but cloud will thicken from the west.
This afternoon will be fairly cloudy and the cloud may bring a spot of rain.
Maximum temperature: 10 to 13C (50 to 55F).
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Exmouth's Ben lane shows a great bit of ingenuity after he breaks his racket mid-rally.
Lane helped England begin their challenge for team gold with a 5-0 win over South Africa.
An 11-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling from cliffs in north Devon.
Emergency services, including the Lynmouth and Ilfracombe coastguard and the police, were called to the Valley of Rocks at Lynton on Thursday at about 18:25.
The boy was found at the bottom of the cliffs and was winched up and then taken to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance.
He has a double fracture of his fibia.
Image source, GoogleThe stones in the Valley of Rocks, the Lynton Beds, are among the oldest Devonian rocks in north Devon
Inspectors have given the trust until 13 April to make "significant improvements".
Read MoreThe RSPCA said the pair was well-intentioned but had given "completely incompetent care".
Read MoreTonight will be dry though cloudy at times with brisk south-easterly winds developing through the early hours.
Minimum Temperature: 4 to 7C (39 to 45F).
Tomorrow will be cloudy throughout the morning but should stay mainly dry.
Light rain and drizzle will move from the west in the afternoon.
Maximum Temperature: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F).
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
South Western Railway trains from Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo will not stop at Clapham Junction in peak times as part of changes to the timetable.
The company has decided to go ahead with the changes despite opposition from passengers, Devon County Council and Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw, saying that the changes will cut journey times and overcrowding.
Image source, South Western RailwayOther proposed changes include a new 07:18 service from Yeovil Junction to Exeter St Davids and an additional later train from London Waterloo, leaving at 21:25 and arriving in Exeter at 00:42.
More trains will also stop at Whimple and Feniton.
A final decision on the timetable will be made by Network Rail in the autumn, before the changes come in in December.
Image source, GoogleA man is being treated for a suspected head injury after being hit by a car outside a busy garage in Exeter.
Police were called to the area outside the Shell petrol station on the Countess Weir roundabout at Topsham Road at 14:14.
The man was taken by ambulance to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with a suspected head injury.
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online
Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay, has hailed the new Homelessness Reduction Act as "the most transformative change to homelessness legislation in England in 40 years".
The act, which came into force at the beginning of April, requires councils to try to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place and provide continued protection for affected families.
The government has allocated £72.7m of funding over the next two years to enable councils to make these changes.
Mr Double said the act should "transform the help councils are expected to provide to homeless people".
People have been not to "wave dodge" during Friday's early high tide by emergency bosses at Devon County Council after a flood alert by the Environment Agency.
The alert for the south Devon coast on Friday morning, external covers an area from Start Point to Dawlish Warren.
It means people should be prepared, and warns flooding is possible during high tide on Friday morning. High water at Exmouth is due at 11:00.
It could see waves overtopping sea defences and sea spray in exposed coastal locations in Torbay.
Staff at Devon Alert said people should avoid the high tides on Friday morning.
They added: "Wave dodging is not big or clever and could also put rescuers are risk."
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
It would cost £167m to improve all roads needing planned maintenance in Devon and would require of £38m per year just to maintain all of Devon’s carriageways in a steady state, it has been revealed.
The figures have been published in a report of the County Road Highway Maintenance Capital Budget that goes to Devon County Council's cabinet committee next Wednesday, which also outlines the state of Devon's roads.
The report says work carried out by the county council on the A and B road network over the past 10 years means routes have remained in a relatively good and stable condition.
But it added that there had been a gradual deterioration of C roads and unclassified roads.
Seventeen percent of C roads need maintenance works immediately, up from 11% in 2007-08.
Twenty-three percent of all unclassified roads needed maintenance works immediately and a further 43% of the roads were deteriorating, the report said.
Alison Johns
BBC South West
A couple from Cornwall have been sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, suspended for 18 months, and given a lifetime ban from owning, keeping or looking after any pets for causing suffering to more than 70 cats.
At Bodmin Magistrates' Court Penelope O'Dell, 71, and her estranged husband, David O'Dell, 70, both from Pendrim Road in Looe, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the cats and failing to ensure the animal's needs were met.
The RSPCA, which brought the prosecution, told the court the couple were well-intentioned but gave completely incompetent care.
Image source, RSPCA
