Updates from Monday 30 April until Friday 4 May 2018
On the A38 in the Glynn Valley, there's a dead deer partially blocking the road near the Halfway House.
It's mainly affecting eastbound traffic.
Approach with care.
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
If you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the high water times around Devon and Cornwall.
We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
The outgoing Conservative leader of Plymouth City Council says his team "accepts the will of the people" after Labour gained four seats from them in the local elections.
Ian Bowyer was speaking after the vote was announced which means Labour's Tudor Evans is the new leader of Plymouth City Council.
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
This morning will be grey and foggy in places with the odd spot of drizzle.
Skies are likely to remain cloudy throughout the day, but there may be a few bright or sunny spells later.
Maximum temperature: 13 to 16°C (55 to 61°F).
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor
The South West is one place in the country where things went to plan for Labour – indeed probably exceeding their expectations.
In Exeter their huge majority on the city council emerged from the polls undented. In Plymouth – a key target council for the party nationally – Labour succeeded in taking the control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of four seats.
In the 2016 Plymouth City Council elections the Tories made great play of Jeremy Corbyn’s supposed threat to the naval base and dockyard as a longstanding opponent of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Two years later they are locked in a battle with their own government to fight off potentially devastating cuts to the naval base and the city’s Royal Marines.
Exeter City Council's Conservative Group leader Andrew Leadbetter says he's "very pleased" with the party's results in last night's local elections.
The Conservatives have two seats, with Peter Holland gaining the St Loye's seat from Labour and Catherine Pierce holding her seat in Topsham.
Labour held on to their majority, winning 10 of the 13 seats contested.
Quote MessageI'm very pleased, because although we got one gain and one keep, we actually had some really good results. Look at Alphington, we came within 90, Pinhoe within 100, St Thomas we did really well, Pennsylvania we got over 1,000 votes. It's actually really positive."
Andrew Leadbetter, Conservative Group leader of Exeter City Council
Plymouth now has a council that's "going to get the basics right", a Labour MP has said.
Labour gained four seats from the Conservatives in the city in the local elections.
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, said the Labour Party will "campaign relentlessly" to get the city its "fair share of funding from Westminster"...
A man has been winched to safety after falling about 30ft (9m) from cliffs in West Cornwall.
He was taken to Derriford Hospital with back and leg injuries after the fall at Botallack on Thursday.
A Coastguard helicopter took the man to hospital. Police, Coastguard rescue teams and the RNLI were all involved.
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The Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View says it was a "tough night" for the party in Plymouth - as Labour celebrated victory in the city in the local elections.
Johnny Mercer said he was "really proud" of his team.
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Labour is celebrating holding on to their large majority in Exeter.
The party won 10 of the 13 seats contested.
Quote MessageI think we've got successful policies that the electorate seem to like because they keep re-electing us so we just carry on delivering the services that people want and need. We are a very ambitious and inspirational city.
Rachel Sutton, Labour councillor for Exwick and deputy leader of Exeter City Council
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor
Former Labour Culture Secretary and Labour MP for Exeter, Ben Bradshaw, says the party still needs to be doing "much, much better".
That's despite it holding on to its large majority in Exeter and gaining four seats from the Conservatives in Plymouth in the local elections.
Mr Bradshaw said the party needs to be doing "very, very well" if it wants to have a " hope of winning a general election".
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Labour has held on to its large majority in Exeter, Devon.
The party won 10 of the 13 seats up for election, the same number as at the last election.
The Conservatives held two seats, in St Loye's and Topsham.
The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, won the Duryard and St James ward.
According to Exeter City Council, the overall turnout for Exeter was 36%, down 3% on 2016.
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MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, Luke Pollard, says the Labour Party's victory in the local elections in the city "sends a clear message to Theresa May".
He said it was "a very good night indeed" for the party - which gained four seats from the Conservatives.
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Labour is celebrating victory in Devon's local elections.
The party's taken control of Plymouth City Council from the Conservatives gaining four seats. Tudor Evans is the new Labour leader of the authority.
Quote MessageThis is a triumph for Plymouth, triumph for the voters of Plymouth. The first opportunity they had to vote back in their Labour council they did. Tonight they've put that trust in us once again.
Tudor Evans
A gain of four seats helps Labour snatch power from the Conservatives in Plymouth. The party now has 31 seats, a majority of five.
Rob England
BBC News Online
Research to track how tiny plastic particles from tyres, polyester clothing and fishing gear enter the oceans and affects marine life, has been given funding by the government.
Ministers have pledged £200,000 for scientists at the University of Plymouth to look into the issue.
The project comes after the government introduced a ban on miniature plastic beads or 'microbeads' in the manufacture of wash-off cosmetic and personal care products.
The 11-month project will build on research already under way, with scientists estimating tyres contribute 270,000 tonnes of plastics per year while a single wash load of acrylic clothing could release more than 700,000 microfibres into the ocean, according to the government.
The project is being led by Professor Richard Thompson who said there was currently "very limited" real data available on the subject.
"There is a genuine and pressing need to establish the true scale of this issue," he added.
Following some evening sunny spells, there will be clear periods tonight.
However, cloud will become rather extensive, thick enough to give the odd patch of drizzle. Some mist is likely too.
Minimum Temperature: 5 to 10C (41 to 50F).
It will be mostly dry if rather cloudy tomorrow. Some sunny intervals at times.
There will be the chance of some mist around some of the coasts and at first, across the hills.
Maximum Temperature: 12 to 17C (54 to 63F).
A part-time cleaner has been suspended from a Devon school following a safeguarding concern.
Teign School has told parents in a letter that the police and local authority have been asked to investigate and that the worker has been suspended without prejudice with immediate effect.
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BBC Radio Devon
A man has been put on a curfew and will be electronic tagged after he admitted stealing rare birds' eggs.
Jason North, 49, from Haddington Road, Plymouth pleaded guilty to nine charges in total - eight counts of intentionally or recklessly disturbing a Schedule 1 wild bird, external including Osprey, Peregrine Falcon and Little Ringed Plover and for one count of intentionally taking three osprey eggs in 2016.
Image source, RSPBNorth admitted taking eggs from a Peregrine Falcon nest in Devon
He was sentenced to six weeks in jail for each charge to run concurrently, suspended for 12 months.
North was fined £665, ordered to pay £750 in costs and a £115 victim surcharge.
He was also put under curfew between 21:00 and 06:00 and will be electronically tagged for 10 weeks.
The sentence has been welcomed by the RSPB.
