Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Delegates from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the UK and all the Crown Dependencies were in Guernsey for the 30th British-Irish Council summit earlier.

Taking place at St Pierre Park, the meeting was the first opportunity for Senator John Le Fondré to make his mark on an international stage as Jersey's new chief minister.

He was in luck during the press conference, as he was sat next to the most recognisable of all the delegates, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The meeting was scheduled to focus on the marine environment, although Brexit was inevitably a big topic of discussion.

Ministers from across Britain and Ireland updated the council on their preparations for the UK's exit from the EU, with Robin Walker MP - the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the EU - also in attendance.

Delegates with responsibility for the marine environment had already met prior to the summit. They discussed marine litter, biodiversity, protected areas and "ocean acidification".

Earlier ministers "directed the BIC environment work sector and any other relevant officials working on the council to prioritise areas for collaboration over the coming months."

They also agreed to hold a meeting in early 2019 to tackle marine litter.

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Drivers are being asked to avoid the A381 between the Ware Barton Roundabout and Bishopsteignton after an accident.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

Villagers have opposed plans for a campsite to hold a music festival claiming last year revellers were "copulating" on the village green.

Henry's Campsite on The Lizard Peninsula has applied for a premises licence to hold events including the three-day Little Big Gig in September. The popular event has been attracting dedicated followers for the past eight years.

Jane Grierson, who runs a B&B in the village, raised a number of concerns about public nuisance and noise from the event.

Michael and Janet Edwards, who also live in the village, objected to the "appalling level of noise" caused by events at the campsite.

One other objection also highlighted "inappropriate behaviour" stating, "unsavoury people can be seen, many drunk, wandering all over the village and into private gardens, urinating and defecating there. And worse."

Cornwall Council will discuss the plans on Wednesday. The campsite refused to comment on the claims made by residents.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

If you've been wondering what's happening at St Pierre Park Hotel over the last few days, they've been preparing for the British-Irish Council summit.

The British-Irish Council is made up of representatives from all the Crown Dependencies, the governments of the UK, Scotland and Wales, and the Northern Ireland Executive.

Guernsey Police have been recently carrying out sweeps of the hotel grounds, and searching cars as they arrive at the hotel, as national leaders arrive in the Channel Islands.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrived at the hotel just over an hour ago. He'll join Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, as well as Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington is the representative from the UK government, while Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones completes the political line-up.

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New fog-beating technology could see flight delays due to bad weather dramatically reduced , external- if it is brought in locally.

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A man who ram-raided a shop in Newton Abbot, causing £140,000 of damage, has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.

Dylan Taylor, 43, of Lichfield Avenue in Torquay was found guilty of burglary at Exeter Crown Court.

He was sentenced in his absence after jumping bail. He is believed to be in Thailand.

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Taylor drove a Mitsubishi Shogun into the Co-op shop at the Trago Mills complex in Newton Abbot last December and attempted to steal a cash machine.

The roof collapsed around him, causing him to abandon the vehicle. He left blood on the cash box leading to his identification through DNA. He has three previous convictions for ram-raiding and had only been out of prison for two weeks.

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He had bought the vehicle for £895 cash just hours before the raid and was identified by the seller.

Recorder Hannah Willcocks issued a warrant for his arrest after being told that he went missing on Wednesday and his phone has been traced to Thailand.

A trial in May heard how Taylor was the only one of four intruders to be caught and he had only just been released from a four and a half year sentence for an identical ram raid at the Bridgetown Post Office in Totnes on Christmas Day 2012.

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Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Politicians in Exeter have criticised the decision to close the Clifton Hill Sports Centre.

Despite a 1,500 strong petition, twice as many people who are actually members of the sports centre, the Labour-run Exeter City Council voted by 20 votes to seven, with four abstentions, to close the 34-year-old sports centre last week.

The sports centre in Newtown was severely damaged by the snow in March and the council said that the cost of repairing the building was estimated to be in the region of £700,000 and would have taken up to a year to complete.

The money made from the sale will be pumped into Wonford Sports Centre, Exeter Arena and ISCA Centre and Riverside Leisure Centre - a further £3m would be spent enhancing those facilities.

Councillor Chris Musgrave, the sole Green Party councillor who sits on the council, said that his party would have undergone a full public consultation exercise and called the closure a "travesty".

Councillor Kevin Mitchell, the lone Liberal Democrat on the council, said that his party would not have found themselves in this situation had they been in charge.

Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, the leader of the Conservative opposition on the council, said that his party would have not have faced a financial black hole in fixing the centre as they would have had the money to do so. He said: "We would have maintained it and had the money to spend on repairs if needed as we wouldn't have wasted £5m on St Sidwell's Point, it is as simple as that.

"We will continue to fight this and we would not be cutting services but would be increasing them."

Leader of the council, Councillor Pete Edwards, said: "The building is the main thing and that building is falling down with the roof gone - the only thing to do is tear it down. We have a new sports centre at St Sidwell's point coming soon."

A fundraising CPR marathon is taking place at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre in St Peter Port to raise money for the St John Ambulance Service.

Teams from local organisations have signed up to complete continuous resuscitation on a mannequin in one-hour time slots.

The hope is to raise enough to replace the service's oldest emergency vehicle.

Jersey Evening Post

Plans to build a 62-turbine wind farm 23 miles from the south coast of Jersey have been approved, external, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced.

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The mum of the baby shaken to death by his father, external has launched a campaign for the justice she says she was denied when he was jailed for just over five years.

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British and Irish ministers will hold talks in Guernsey on Friday at the British Irish Council (BIC) summit.

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Guernsey's Heather Watson says she will try and "rediscover her best form" ahead of Wimbledon after being awarded a wildcard for next week's Nature Valley International at Eastbourne., external

The 26-year-old said: "I've had some great results at Devonshire Park over the years and I'm going to do my best to make the most out of this wildcard opportunity."

Fellow Brits Harriet Dart and Katie Swan have also been awarded wild cards.

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After a chilly start, it will be a fine day, with prolonged periods of sunshine and only a small possibility of some patchy cloud developing during the afternoon. Winds will be light or moderate northeasterly.

Maximum temperature: 16 to 18°C.

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A farmer who built a slurry "lagoon" the size of two Olympic swimming pools without permission must remove it after a Devon council rejected his retrospective plans, external.

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The president of Guernsey's Education, Sport and Culture Committee is defending the decision to double spending on PE locally - despite it meaning his committee is going further over budget with the move.

Last week it was announced funding for the PE in schools programme would be doubled with an extra £100,000 being given to the Guernsey Sports Commission.

Deputy Matt Fallaize says despite almost a £4m projected overspend, it is the right thing to do...

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Network Rail is unveiling some of the major work it's carrying out to protect the main rail line from London to the South West.

Massive storm drains, large enough to drive a car through, are being installed at Cowley Bridge near Exeter to prevent a repeat of the disruption caused by flooding.

A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape in Plymouth last month.

Police say it happened when a 19-year-old man was subjected to an attack down an alleyway off Armada Street at about 02.15 on 24 May.

A 30-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of rape and released under investigation pending further inquiries.

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The Bishop of Portsmouth has announced his deputy as Jersey's new Catholic Dean.

Canon Dominic Golding will succeed Monsignor Nicholas France in the role in September.

Deacon Iain MacFirbhisigh, who's being honoured later for 25 years of service, says the relationship Canon Golding has with the Right Reverend Philip Egan will give him a "good understanding" of how Jersey's faith community interacts.

"Dominic ticks all the boxes. He's a remarkable man - very quiet, very intelligent.

"He's a listening priest and we're blessed to have him."

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Senior church leaders are gathering in Jersey to celebrate 25 years of service by an island minister.

Deacon Iain MacFirbhisigh has overseen baptisms, weddings and funerals at two of the island's Catholic churches and is recognised for his compassionate approach.

He'll be honoured at a special mass and reception later.