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The comments to the Labour MP come after months of speculation that the Royal Navy was facing losing the Plymouth-based specialist landing ships under proposed defence cost-cutting measures.
Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall
Image source, Andrew SegalOrganisers of the Royal Cornwall Show say about 119,000 people passed through the gates of the Wadebridge showground this year - which was up on last year.
Show Secretary Chris Riddle said mostly good weather across the three-day event was one of the reasons the agricultural show attracted some 8,000 more visitors than in 2017.
Image source, Andrew SegalSome show-goers were upset after getting caught up in heavy traffic leaving the showground on Saturday afternoon.
Rain affected play mid-afternoon and prompted a bit of an exodus from the ground.
Not surprisingly traffic built up in what some people on social media described as "chaos" and "a total shambles".
However, others took the attitude that it was what they'd expect from such a large event.
A play area in Axminister which is undergoing £60,000 worth of improvements is being officially opened.
Image source, East Devon District CouncilLocal children have helped design the site in North Street, which includes a ground level trampoline, a large climbing frame made from rope and a zip wire.
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Singer Gary Barlow has apologised for firing confetti cannons during his concert at the Eden Project last week.
The apology was made on Twitter, following complaints from local environmental campaigners.
The Take That member, who kicked off this year's Eden Sessions series of concerts on Wednesday, said he'd cancelled all ticker tape at outdoor shows because "beyond the effect it just turns into litter".
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Former Scotland prop Moray Low agrees a new one-year contract at Premiership runners-up Exeter.
Read MoreRestrictions on the new helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly were lifted at the weekend.
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, which is running the service from Lands End, had previously been operating as a charter service because the Islands' council said a proper environmental assessment needed to be completed.
That's now been done and the helicopters can now run more frequently and use the regular landing pad at the airport on St Mary's.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Paignton at the weekend.
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his leg just before midnight on Saturday.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a 19-year-old man and a 50-year-old were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and had been released under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is asked to contact police.
John Ayres
BBC Spotlight
Three years of hard work have brought a piece of Devon's history back to life for the public.
The Exeter Dissenters' Graveyard, which dates back to 1748, has been cleaned-up and restored to give an insight into some of the city's great and good from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
More than 1,500 dissenters - Protestants who dissented from the structures of the Anglican Church - are thought to be buried at the site, which is smaller than the size of two tennis courts.
It's 1796, and Aidan Turner's Ross Poldark is tasked with saving Cornwall from starvation. Britain is also at war with France and Prime Minister Pitt the Younger has called for a general election.
However, for some, none of that mattered as he was shirtless at the start of the first episode of series four.
Amid all the passion for new series of Poldark, some saw the funny side!
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There is the risk of some heavy rain and thunderstorms this afternoon. However, some places could stay dry altogether.
Lengthy spells of sunshine too, along with a gentle to moderate breeze and maximum temperatures of 20 to 23C (68 to 73F).
Three months of heatwaves, predicted by forecasters, might be great news for beach lovers, but it's not so good for some reservoirs, external, including Burrator, near Plymouth, which is currently only 64% full.
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A group that's been squatting in the old newsagent's shop at the Paris Street bus station site in Exeter for more than a week has been evicted.
Image source, Daniel ClarkThe squatters left on Wednesday - the same day Exeter City Council won a court judgement to have them evicted.
Traffic is queueing on the A30 in Cornwall after two major incidents, external, including a car fire at Temple, which left the east-bound carriageway between Temple and Bolventor blocked for about 40 minutes.
The A30 westbound between the Mitchell turn-off and Carland Cross is blocked due to an accident. Traffic is queueing.
The 18th century drama returned to BBC One and reviewers had one scene on their minds.
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The Met Office has issued a yellow "be prepared" warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms between 13:00 and 19:00 this afternoon for Devon and Cornwall.
It explains the risks as follows:
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A banner made by Newlyn Art Gallery was part of a national art project yesterday to mark 100 years since some women won the right to vote.
More than 100 organisations took part in processions in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, attended by thousands of women.
Image source, Newlyn Art GalleryThe "Century of Courage" banner, made in collaboration with Penzance artist Elizabeth Loveday, was created to express what it means to be a woman today and to honour the banners and placards of the suffragettes a century ago.
A rare - and very smelly - titan arum has burst into flower in the rainforest biome at Cornwall's Eden Project.
More commonly known as the corpse flower, it stands at more than 6ft (1.8m) tall and opens for just 48 hours during its seven to nine-year lifespan.
It gets its nickname because of the foul scent it gives off, which is often likened to the smell of rotting flesh.
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Highways England says that one lane of A30 eastbound between Bodmin and Tregadillet is now open.
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