BBC Radio Devon

• In Plymouth there are long queues of traffic on Plymbridge Road in both directions due to the temporary traffic lights being stuck on red in the roadworks area. The queues extend to Southway Drive and on to Tavistock Road back to Roborough Down
• Also in the city we have reports of a broken-down car at the Marsh Mills Roundabout on the Plymouth-bound exit slip - there's queuing traffic
• On the A377 at Eggesford the road is closed for work on a retaining wall and roadworks. Diversions are in place but If you're heading that way you are advised to allow extra time for your journey

BBC Spotlight

Plans to rebuild the storm-hit road at Slapton in Devon have been submitted - with a caveat.

Authorities say if the road is damaged again, it is likely to be abandoned and nature allowed to "take its course".

The route has been closed since March after most of it was washed away by Storm Emma.

The government is spending £2.5m on the repairs, external, and it is hoped the road should be reopen by the autumn.

Exeter-based airline Flybe has announced pre-tax losses of £19.2m.

In its annual results the company says the adverse winter weather, a major overhaul of IT, and additional maintenance costs were the main factors in the results.

It also announced a 6.4% increase in group revenue to £752m.

Flybe's CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener said she's looking forward to a positive future.

She said there is a new senior management team in place with a renewed focus on cost reduction and "achieving profitability".

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

A Jersey advocate says the mother of a newborn baby boy - left at the general hospital in March - has one final chance to come forward and claim her child.

Jersey's Royal Court ruled at the end of May that the baby can now be put up for adoption.

Under Jersey law, if the boy is not adopted within 12 months, his birth mother could ask for the matter to be looked at again.

Advocate Barbara Corbett said: "There is a small window where the mother could come forward but it is a very small window. I imagine behind the scenes children's services are working to find the child a family.

"Once a family has been found and there is an adoption the mother has no chance then."

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Work has started on fitting out the new Air Search Islander at a factory on the Isle of Wight.

The aircraft is used to find people who need rescuing - often at sea.

This section of the aircraft has been built in Romania, along with the wing, which is due to be shipped to the UK in the coming weeks.

The previous aircraft, Lion's Pride, crashed on Jersey's north coast in November 2013.

Since then the air search has been using replacement aircraft that aren't fitted with search and locate equipment, so spotting casualties at sea can be more difficult.

The charity hopes to take delivery of the fully equipped aircraft in October.

Alex Osborne
BBC Weather

Early mist and fog will tend to lift to leave a mostly cloudy day with some patchy light rain and drizzle around.

However, some mist and fog could linger all day around the coasts and on the hills.

Maximum temperature: 18 to 21C (64 to 70F).

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

A man whose body was found in a fly-infested house is thought to have been there for two months say his family.

Anthony Caddy, 73, was found in his Tiverton house on 10 June after a delivery man alarmed by a huge number of flies in the window, alerted police.

Former plasterer Mr Caddy, who lived alone in the house he had rented for 18 years, was found dead inside by firemen using breathing apparatus.

Police are not treating the "sudden death" as suspicious.

Daughter April, from Taunton, believes he died early. She received a birthday card, but her daughter didn't and her birthday was two weeks after.

The coroner has been informed.

BBC Weather

This morning will be dry with a lot of cloud around and early mist and fog which will slowly lift and break.

It will then remain dry during the afternoon with spells of sunshine breaking through. Maximum temperature: 15 to 18°C (59 to 64°F).

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Jersey Evening Post

Three bombs found by a metal detectorist in St Aubin’s Bay have been detonated by the island’s bomb disposal officer., external

Rob England
BBC News Online

A train engine caught fire at Plymouth Railway Station on Monday night.

Flames were seen from the station at 23:35 and it was quickly confirmed there were no passengers or cargo on board the train.

Officers said the fire had started in the battery of the train's diesel engine, and the cause of the blaze was thought to be accidental.

"Damage was contained to the battery bay and there was approximately 5% damage in total to the train," said Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

No disruption to services on Tuesday is expected.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Two fishermen illegally fished for scallops off the south Devon coast, a court has heard.

The case has been brought by the Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority and claims the fishermen switched off their Automatic Identification System (AIS), which gives off electronic signal that indicate their speed, location and heading every 10 minutes.

David Bickerstaff, 32, and Derek Meredith, 50 - along with the Torquay companies Laura D Fishing Ltd and South West Trawlers Ltd - have denied 20 offences of illegally fishing for scallops in January 2016.

At Gloucester Crown Court prosecutor Deni Matthews referred the jury to charts and maps that were "the heart and soul of the case".

Mr Matthews said: "We say that there is no coincidence at times of lawful fishing AIS was on, and at times of illegal fishing it was off."

The trial continues.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

A man from Crediton who illegally dumped and burned waste including asbestos has been given an 18-week prison sentence suspended for two years.

Edward Donovan was told by magistrates at Exeter Crown Court that he acted in a premeditated way over a long period, ignoring warnings from the Environment Agency and putting people and animals at risk.

In addition to his suspended sentence, he was given a five-year criminal behaviour order, effectively banning him from working in waste management

He was also told to pay compensation to the fire brigade and costs to the Environment Agency.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Three men have been sentenced to 11 years and nine months for a robbery at a Plymouth shop.

Philip Hogan, 31, Mahammed Rahman, 35, and Mark Barker, 34, all pleaded guilty to robbery of a Kwik store on Albert Road on 27 April.

Rahman also pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article.

The three men, all from Devonport, were sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Plymouth Crown Court

The court heard how all three men entered the shop around 22:30 with Rahman brandishing a knife and threatening a lone shop worker.

The men then left the shop with hundreds of pound in cash from the store till.

Det Con John-Paul Eccles said: "The victim was left shaken and scared by this incident and I hope that today's sentence offers reassurance that justice has been served and incidents like this will not be tolerated."

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Areas which restrict the number of places selling alcohol will remain in place in four towns across Cornwall.

There are currently Cumulative Impact Zones (CIZs) in Truro, Falmouth, Penzance and Newquay town centres which aim to monitor and restrict problems linked with alcohol.

Image source, Google

The zones also allow licensing authorities to restrict new licensed premises opening in those areas.

All the zones are subject to regular review and Cornwall Council's licensing act committee today agreed they should remain in place.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

A serial stalker has been jailed for offering a shop worker a carrier bag full of money in exchange for sex.

Shaun Harper, 48, also made obscene phone calls to a hairdresser and waitress in Sidmouth, in which he said he "was not going to take no for an answer".

Harper, aged 48, of Harbour Road, Seaton, has a history of making abusive calls to women - he was on a suspended sentence for asking a 15-year-old girl for sex outside a shop in Seaton.

He admitted making an indecent or offensive communication and breaching a criminal behaviour order and was jailed for 12 months by Judge Erik Salomonsen at Exeter Crown Court.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Three Asian hornets were found in a trap near Castel Church, Guernsey yesterday.

They were trapped by a local bee keeper, near a bee hive.

According to the British Beekeeping Association, as a "highly effective" predator of insects, including honey bees, the Asian hornet can cause "significant losses to bee colonies, other native species and potentially ecosystems".

Here's how to trap an Asian hornet if you suspect they're nearby...

The States of Guernsey said: "The public are encouraged to be vigilant and report any potential sightings.

"Most of the sightings reported last year were of our native wildlife and the general public are encouraged not to kill the insects that they find. If a suspected hornet is sighted, the public should take a good quality close up photo if possible and email this to asianhornet@gov.gg, external."

Jersey Evening Post

A jilted boyfriend twice assaulted a man who had tried to prevent him from speaking to his ex-girlfriend., external

Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online

A man has died following a crash involving several cars on the A361 at South Molton.

It happened at 11:40 at Rose Ash on the North Devon link road, police say.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been told.

An elderly woman in another vehicle was airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

The road was closed at Knowstone Cross and between Bish Mill and Aller Cross.

Officers are appealing for witnesses.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Guernsey's former Chamber of Commerce president, Martyn Dorey, thinks Guernsey should look into a tunnel between the island and Jersey.

He said subsea tunnels have revolutionised inter island travel in the Faroe Islands and could do a similar thing for the Channel Islands.

Managing director of two of the subsea tunnels in the Faroe Islands, Uni Danielsen, says it's been a great success.

He said there were previously 100,000 cars crossing the water annually but this year more than 850,000 cars crossed.

Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online

A Cornwall animal expert who has helped rescue more than 1,500 dolphins turtles and seals has won a European award for his work.

"Leading light" in the marine conservation world, Dan Jarvis from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was given the Mandy McMath ECS Conservation Award at the European Cetacean Society Conference, external 2018, in La Spezia, Italy.

Mr Jarvis has trained many professionals and volunteers such as at the recent Northern Veterinary Student Zoological Symposium in Edinburgh - and has lectured as far afield as Kazakhstan, BDMLR said.

He began recording stranded cetaceans, seals and turtles as a volunteer in the south west when he was just 17.

Image source, Dave Jarvis