BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall

Summary

Man dies after A30 Cornwall crash into central reservation
Conman who lied about being a quadriplegic jailed for £245k benefit frauds
Knife-carrying drug dealer jailed
Death of GP killed by wife 'may have been prevented'
Former teacher jailed for 12 years for abusing children
Teenagers get government to look at body image issues
Tom Daley calls on Commonwealth nations to decriminalise homosexuality
Body found with sock in mouth had broken back
Hattie the Fattie the dog to get tummy tuck
Updates from Monday 9 April until Friday 13 April 2018

Live Reporting

Bronze for Exmouth's Lanepublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Exmouth's Ben Lane has won the south west's first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
The 20-year-old was part of the England side which took bronze in the badminton team event after a 3-0 win over Singapore.
Lane did not feature in the final, but was part of the side in the pool stages.
Fire crew rescue child who got head stuck in railingspublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A five-year-old boy had to be rescued by firefighters after getting his head stuck in railings over the weekend.
The incident happened on Golf Links Road at Westward Ho! at about 16:30 on Sunday.
The boy was uninjured.
Golden Hind replica to be auctioned after sale failpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Clare Woodling
BBC Spotlight
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The tourist attraction in Brixham draws thousands of visitors every year
The replica of Sir Francis Drake's iconic ship, The Golden Hind, is due to be auctioned off later this week.
The tourist attraction in Brixham draws thousands of visitors every year.
It has been up for sale for six months for £395,000 but a buyer has not come forward.
Now it is due to be auctioned on Friday in Redruth, with a guide price of £195,000.
Owner Neil Worrell said: "I will be sad and I will miss it because it's been part of my life for the last three-and-a-half years and we've put everything into it.
"It's been great fun. It's been hard work and we've fully restored it. I'm going to really miss that I think, if I'm honest."
The first replica of Golden Hind was moored in Brixham Harbour from 1964. It was replaced by the current version in 1988, which features a heavy steel hull for stability and strength.
Man missing from his home in Plymouthpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Devon and Cornwall Police say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" for the safety of Richard Tweeddale, a 28-year-old man from Plymouth.
He left his home address in Mount Gould on Saturday at about 09:30 and has not returned.
Richard is described as 6ft (1.8m) tall, white, slim with black hair and was wearing a grey top, brown corduroy trousers and walking boots.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
Torbay children's 'inadequate' care services gets worsepublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Jenny Kumah
Daily and Sunday Politics reporter
A damning report says the quality of services for some children looked after in Torbay has declined since the last inspection two years ago, when it was rated inadequate.
Image source, Getty Images
The Ofsted report, external said: "Despite a long-standing commitment in the senior leadership team to address this deterioration and improve services, positive changes that improve outcomes for children are not yet having sufficient impact.
"In some areas of children’s services seen on this visit, the lack of challenge to poor practice is entrenched in the culture.
"Progress in implementing the necessary infrastructure and framework to improving social work practice for children on the edge of care and children looked after has been far too slow."
Earlier this month Plymouth City Council was brought into run the service and opposition Liberal Democrats say the government could now make that permanent.
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I was shocked and extremely angry because this is a journey Torbay [Council] has been on for years and it feels like we're going into reverse rather than actually improving lives for some of the most vulnerable children in Torbay."
Steve Darling, Liberal Democrat opposition leader, Torbay Council
Cornwall travel: Slow traffic on the A30 at Zelahpublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
- On the A30 around Marazanvose heading westbound there is some slow traffic.
- On the A38 westbound between Landrake and Tideford we've got reports of a broken-down oil tanker.
BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwallpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall for Monday 9 to Friday 13 April
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Devon duo make winning startpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
South Devon's bowlers Sophie Tolchard and Natalie Chestney made a dramatic winning start to their bid for a medal in the women's pairs at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The pair, who suffered disappointment after failing to progress beyond the pool stages as part of England's fours team, needed three shots in the final end to beat Papua New Guinea's Rebecca Walo and Catherine Wimp 16-14 at Gold Coast 2018.
The pair take on Malta in their second group game on Tuesday.
Image source, Getty Images
Meanwhile Chestney's husband Jamie and Tolchard's older brother Sam are preparing to get England's men's fours medal campaign under way.
They face Singapore in their opening pool game at 08:00 BST.
Fishermen protest over lack of control of UK waters post-Brexitpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Fishermen have taken part in a day of protests against what they say is an "abject betrayal" over Brexit.
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Protesters are gathering in Plymouth, Whitstable, Hastings, Portsmouth, Milford Haven and Newcastle.
Fishermen say promises of immediate control over UK waters on leaving the EU next year have been dropped.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said it recognised disappointment but a transition deal was "safeguarding fishing communities".
Wet weather having 'severe impact' on farmingpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
BBC Spotlight
Farmers across the South West say the wettest March for a decade is continuing to have a severe impact on their livestock and crops.
Cattle which should have been out grazing weeks ago are still indoors because the fields are too wet, and crops such as spring barley cannot be planted.
Some farmers say they are running out of animal feed and bedding straw is in short supply.
James Cossins, chairman of the National Farmers' Union in Dorset, said: "All the farming activities, we're about three to four weeks behind.
"None of our milking cows are yet outside, so we're having to use feed that is running fairly short. We're also fairly short of bedding straw."
Derelict warehouse fire in Exmouthpublished at 07:49 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Firefighters have been tackling a fire in a derelict factory in Exmouth this morning.
Two crews from the town were called out soon after midnight to Pankhurst Lane.
The blaze is in a single storey concrete building measuring 230ft x 98ft (70m x 30m).
As there is thought to be asbestos in part of the roof, a hazardous materials officer is at the scene.
Image source, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Extreme grooming: Harmless fun or threat to pets?published at 07:35 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Extreme grooming is on the rise - but should people be taking their beloved pooches to "dog spas"?
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Devon travel: Roadworks in Exeterpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
- In Exeter, Station Road is closed in both directions between Exwick Road and Cowely Bridge Road due to roadworks. A diversion is in place.
- Further afield, at Taunton on the M5 southbound one lane is blocked on the exit slip road due to a broken-down car.
'Basic healthcare poor' for Torbay children in carepublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Jenny Kumah
Daily and Sunday Politics reporter
A report on Torbay's declining children's services, external criticises the department for poor attention to the basic healthcare needs of children, with only 62% of them seeing a dentist in the last year.
It comes two years after Ofsted inspectors said services were inadequate. It now says:
- Some children remain exposed to risk for prolonged periods of time before action is taken to protect them.
- Inspectors seem to blame the department's culture - with social workers being resistant to having poor performance challenged.
- Inspectors say this is a major issue in the lack of progress made since a full inspection two years ago when the service was found to be inadequate.
Torbay Council is yet to respond.
FACTFILE:
- There are 300 vulnerable children being looked after by Torbay Council.
- Torbay has been rated "inadequate" twice since 2010 and a Department for Education commissioner was brought in to oversee work in 2016.
- This led to Plymouth City Council taking over the running of the service at the beginning of this month.
Monday's tide timespublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
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.
Weather: Cloudy with a chance of rain laterpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
A misty start. There will be a few bright spells but in general, there will be lots of cloud which could bring the odd patch of drizzle.
This afternoon, it will be cloudy with the growing chance of rain.
Maximum temperature: 10 to 13C (50 to 55F).
Leander trio progress on Gold Coastpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Leander's Ben Proud, Tom Fannon and Laura Stephens are all preparing for big races later this morning.
Stephens qualified seventh-fastest for the 200m butterfly final which is due to begin just before 12:30 BST.
Image source, Reuters
Meanwhile reigning 50m freestyle champion Ben Proud put his 50m butterfly disappointment behind him to qualify fastest for this morning's semi-finals in a time of 21.45.
He will be alongside Leander teammate Fannon who clocked 22.12 to progress through the heats.
Image source, Reuters
Couple rescued from rock near Foweypublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A couple have been rescued after becoming marooned on a large rock near Fowey called Polmear Island.
The Fowey lifeboat was called out at 19:45 on Saturday, to two people who said they were able to see a lighthouse but not Charlestown Harbour.
It's thought they had been cut off by the tide.
The couple were cold and tired, and the man had a cut to his leg. They were rescued and returned to Charlestown.
It was the first ever shout for Fowey's new D-Class lifeboat, the Olive Three.
Image source, Fowey RNLI
King misses out on final placepublished at 06:59 British Summer Time 9 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth hurdler Dave King has missed out on a place in the finals of the 110m hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The 23-year-old was fifth in his heat in a time of 13.74 seconds, missing out on a place in the final by almost a third of a second.
Image source, Getty Images