Three arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Penzance
Runaway truck death: Waste firm fined £238k
Resident of 53 years 'sad and angry' after burglary
Devon pothole reports: '700 a day'
Dog rescued after getting stuck on cliff
Gymnasts back in action at fire-hit sports centre
Updates from Monday 16 April until Friday 20 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Two ferry lanes are closed at Torpoint due to "work on the overhead gantries".
Drivers are asked to approach the area with caution.
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A woman who has lived in the UK for 47 years has won her fight for a passport.
Mary-Ann Astbury, who now lives in Portreath, Cornwall, moved with her adoptive parents from Canada to Britain when she was eight in 1971, was told by officials she could not renew her passport.
A Home Office spokesperson apologised and said they would be contacting her "to discuss her options should she wish to apply to naturalise as a British citizen".
Hundreds of brewers will go before the judges at the Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival, external in Newton Abbot later.
There are now 2,000 micro-breweries in the UK as demand for craft beers increases, up from 1,200 in 2012.
Sally Molloy, above, from a Newton Abbot-based brewery, said: "People are fed up with drinking something with no flavour, craft beer is full of flavour. There's a whole range of drinks people can choose from, similar to the selection you have with wine."
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Image source, Newquay CoastguardThe tide cut off the two people and dog at Towan Beach, Newquay
Coastguards were called to a beach in Newquay after two people and a dog got cut off by the tide.
It happened at Towan Beach at 19:55 on Wednesday.
On arrival, the coastguard team found them all to be in a "safe position and in no danger".
They waited for the tide to drop and climbed down from the cliff to safety, coastguards added.
Image source, Newquay CoastguardThank you to Clare for sharing this photograph of the stunning sunrise in Tiverton this morning.
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Image source, Clare Perriss
Johnny Rutherford
BBC Spotlight
Workmen in Plymouth have tarmacked around cars on a road in the Stoke area of the city.
The city council said it warned residents the work would take place in a letter.
But Malcolm Prideaux, who lives on Stuart Road, said: "We're not pleased because we take pride in our street and we've got a lovely park across the road which makes it a very pleasant place to live in."
The council said it would return to tarmac the remaining sections.
Dozens of wild goats are due to be rounded up and given their annual health check at a north Devon beauty spot this morning.
Local students and volunteers flush out the goats from their hiding places around the Valley of Rocks in Lynton and coax them into a makeshift holding pen where they're checked over by vets.
And why are the goats there in the first place? Well, apparently goats have been there for hundreds of years and records of the animals grazing the hillsides go back to the Doomsday Book., external
In Callington, the A390 is closed in both directions after an accident between Liskeard Road and Pensilva Road.
Emily Wood
BBC Weather
Most places will be dry and sunny today.
It will become quite warm in places too, particularly inland.
However, some low cloud and sea fog may drift over coastal areas at times.
Maximum temperature: 18-21C (64-70F).
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Two vehicles have been damaged in Liskeard after a suspected arson, a fire service has said.
It happened on Wrey Avenue at about 04:15.
On arrival, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said both vehicles were "well alight".
No-one was hurt and police have been told.
A road remains blocked after a landslip which happened five weeks ago.
In March, a wall collapsed on Maudlin Road in Totnes. Since then the road has been covered in a pile of rubble.
Devon County Highways, which is responsible for the road, says it is trying to resolve the situation but it is a "complex issue" and its lawyers are involved.
But, local Lib Dem district councillor John Birch, said: "Under the Highways Act, they are required to make certain that people can use this road. They've failed miserably and they just seem to be ignoring the wishes of the people in this area."
A rare bird has been found on the Isles of Scilly.
It is only the fourth time an American belted kingfisher has been spotted in Britain and the first time it has been seen on Scilly.
Image source, Joe PenderWill Wagstaff, an ornithologist on St Mary's, says the appearance of the bird is a bit of a mystery.
Quote MessageWe've had the wrong wind really. We expect American birds with westerlies but we've had southerlies and southeasterlies. We have a laughing gull up on St Martin's, which is an American gull, not as rare by any stretch but still a good rarity. And then this thing turned up. It [may have] come over last autumn, because it was a good autumn for American birds last year. [It may have] been hanging around somewhere in Europe and [is] working its way north."
Will Wagstaff
Johnny Rutherford
BBC Spotlight
People living in the Stoke area of Plymouth have been left confused after workmen painstakingly resurfaced around parked cars on their street with tarmac.
The city council says letters went out warning people to move their cars from Stuart Road but some ignored them.
In a statement the authority says aborting and reprogramming works for a later date is not only costly but also causes further disruption to all those drivers who have taken note of the works.
Workmen will be going back to fill sections they could not reach at a later date.
Quote MessageWe always send letters to residents and put signs up well in advance of resurfacing works, asking that drivers keep the road clear. Unfortunately one or two vehicles are sometimes left on the highway and if we are unable to locate the owner we have no choice but to work around them. We can apply for powers to move vehicles but we avoid doing this unless absolutely necessary."
Plymouth City Council
Trustees of the Exeter Mosque say they were not aware of Sadiq Al-Ghariani's activities in Libya.
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BBC News Online
A VW Touran has been taken from outside a house following a burglary in Sydney Close, external, Plympton.
Police say other cars were broken into in the area last night and early this morning, including in Liddle Way, Ashwood Park Road and Borringdon Villas.
A bicycle was also stolen from a shed in Tuxton Close.
Image source, Plympton PoliceTruro City keeper Tom McHale says Cornwall Council's decision to approve funding for a planned new stadium has boosted the club.
Read MoreA dry night to come with long clear spells. Winds will be light, allowing for a few mist patches to possibly develop, especially along the south coast. Staying mild.
Minimum temperature: 4 to 8C (39 to 46F).
Generally a lot of sunshine on Thursday. A little cloud is likely at times, especially in the west and along some of the coasts, there will be the chance of some mist. Turning increasingly warm.
Maximum temperature: 15 to 21C (59 to 70F).
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A mysterious object found by a family on a beach near Bude is a whale vertebra, the Natural History Museum says.
Lucy Davies was on Blackrock with her daughter Emily, 8 (pictured), and son, Dylan, 10, when their dog, started sniffing something which she thought was a rock or a turtle at first.
They brought it home and, after posting on the Widemouth Task Force Facebook page, external, several people told her it looked like a whale vertebrae.
The Natural History Museum said whale expert Richard Sabin "confirmed that it is a whale vertebra".
Mrs Davies said: "It's a fascinating thing to have found and will be quite a talking point I'm sure."
Image source, Lucy DaviesFrancesca Gould
BBC News Online
A number of burglaries in Sidmouth are thought to be linked, say police in east Devon, external.
Officers said six burglaries since February had seen thieves use similar methods of entry and looking for jewellery.
Detective Constable Matt Burnell, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said most of the properties targeted were detached bungalows and burglars had entered through windows at the back of the property.
He said homes in Higher Woolbrook Park, Newlands Close, Harcombe Lane and Meadow View were targeted, and jewellery taken included sapphire and amethyst rings, as well as necklaces.
Det Con Burnell said officers were investigating a report of a "small silver hatchback being driven around the Higher Woolbrook Park area near the time of the first burglary".
