Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

There will be a double sailing of the Scillionian today to ferry back Skybus passengers whose flights were cancelled over the bank holiday weekend because of poor visibility at the Isles of Scilly's airport.

The vessel is due to arrive in St Mary's at 10:45 before returning again later in the day.

The last sailing is scheduled to arrive in Penzance after 21:00.

Thousands of people are coming back from the World Pilot Gig Rowing Championships.

Jenny Kumah
BBC South West politics reporter

Councils in Devon are investing in commercial property developments to help fund services as they deal with government funding cuts.

Both Torbay Council and Plymouth City Council are among those involved, and some of the properties purchased are miles away.

In Torbay the council has taken out £138m in low interest government loans and has a portfolio including a retail park in Torquay, and a warehouse distribution centre in Kent.

Plymouth City Council has acquired £60m of commercial property using a mixture of council funds and short-term borrowing.

Critics say it's a dangerous gamble if the property bubble bursts. But the councillors involved say it is helping them avoid making cuts.

The BBC has contacted the government for a response.

BBC Radio Cornwall

The first dance of Flora Day in Helston is under way after starting at 07:00.

Throughout the day, hundreds will dance in the streets, and through the town's shops and houses to celebrate the arrival of spring.

The tradition of Flora Day is thought to date back to pagan times when spring was welcomed in after the gloom of winter.

You can hear coverage from the event on BBC Radio Cornwall.

Plymouth Herald

One of the longest-serving landlords in Plymouth has died, external.

Billy Holmes, who is known by many, ran The Dolphin pub on the Barbican for almost 40 years.

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BBC Radio Cornwall

Hundreds of people are in Helston this morning for the start of Flora Day.

The first dance of the day got under way at 07:00, and will continue through the morning, culminating in the Midday Dance.

The town becomes a mass of colour as shops and houses are decorated with greenery, bluebells and bright yellow gorse.

The day sees those taking part dancing through the streets of the town, some even through local shops, following the sound of Helston Town Band who perform the famous tune.

The tradition of Flora day is thought to date back to pagan times when spring was welcomed in after the gloom of winter.

You can hear coverage from the event on BBC Radio Cornwall.

Clare Woodling
BBC Spotlight

Work is almost complete on four new stone beasts at Exeter Cathedral.

The creatures, which include a lion and a dragon, feature at the base of a replacement pinnacle.

They have been carved by hand in a project that's taken a year and cost about £100,000.

The original beasts were installed in the 1860s to ward off evil spirits but they didn't manage to keep the weather at bay.

They were unrecognisable and worn after 160 years of wind, rain and frost.

John Ayres
BBC Spotlight

A British vet who lives in Teignmouth has been separated from her husband and two children for almost a year because the Home Office is refusing to let her family live in this country.

Lucy Gutierrez had previously been living in America with her husband and two children.

Her family were all born in the US. In theory they meet the criteria to live in Britain, but they say a paperwork error has meant they've spent the last 11-months fighting an appeal and reapplying for visas.

It has cost them £20,000.The Home Office says it does not routinely comment on individual cases.