Guernsey's Andy Priaulx and Devon's Harry Tincknell narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the Le Mans 24 hours race.

The duo, with teammate Tony Kaanan, guided their Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team GT to fourth place in the GTE Pro class at the prestigious French race over the weekend.

"For me personally this has been a good Le Mans," said Priaulx.

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"I had a lot of fun in the car and I am driving with a brilliant team. I spent a lot of time in the car, as I was in it for eight and a half hours.

"I wouldn't say we have the speed to win, but we certainly had the team to win.

"We were very unlucky with an early safety car, which put us two minutes behind, and it's so hard to get that time back.

"However, we got back up into the top two or three positions, but then we had more bad luck with a safety car. Despite this we had a great race with a fantastic car, and the team did a brilliant job. It was a tough race, so to finish fourth was an achievement."

Eleanor Parkinson
BBC Spotlight

A major retrospective exhibition of the work of celebrated abstract artist Patrick Heron has opened at the Tate St Ives.

It's the first time so many of his paintings have been shown together in Cornwall.

Many have come from private collections while others had to be flown in from abroad.

The exhibition, external will stretch from Heron's early work in the 1940s to his death at the very end of the 20th Century.

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A 48-year-old man has died after a property fire in Plympton on Friday evening.

It happened on Maddock Drive at about 20:00.

He was taken to Derriford Hopsital where he later died.

His next of kin have been told.

Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are currently conducting a joint investigation to try and establish the cause of the fire.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Despite winning their final two matches Cornwall have failed to progress in the Minor Counties Twenty20 Trophy.

The Duchy recorded a 12-run and an eight-wicket win over Wiltshire in Calne, but Devon's two wins over Wales meant they ended two points behind their nearest neighbours who won the group.

Matthew Rowe's 86 helped Cornwall to 152-9 in their first match, but it was Cornwall's bowlers who impressed with Wiltshire reduced to 52-5 at one stage before eventually ending on 140-9 as Sam Wood, Lewis Goldworthy and Tommy Sturgess each took two wickets.

In the second match Peter Trego took three wickets for 18 runs as Wiltshire were restricted to 135-9 before opener Tom Rowe hit 51 while his brother Matthew scored 29 not out and Trego hit 47 not out as Cornwall scored 136-2 with a ball under six overs to spare.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Devon's cricketers are through to the finals of the Minor Counties Twenty20 Trophy after two wins over Wales at Instow.

Needing two wins to guarantee their progression, and with Wales, Cornwall and Dorset all still having a chance, Devon got off to a great start, winning their first game by 14 runs.

Batting first Devon made 155-6 as Zac Bess hit 73 off 40 balls to steady a side that had slipped to 72-5.

Bess then starred with the ball, taking 3-14 and two run-outs as Wales could manage only 141-9 in reply.

In the second match Wales batted first and were restricted to 122-9 before Gary Chappell (28) and James Burke (30) put on 64 for the first wicket, while Bess (24 not out) and Joe Thompson (27 not out) put on 49 for the fifth wicket as Devon made their target from 17.4 overs.

Finals day is at Wormsley on August 26 with Berkshire and Norfolk also already through.

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A person who fell 20ft (6m) on to rocks in south Cornwall has been airlifted to hospital.

A second person who was trapped on the top of rocks was also rescued by the coastguard helicopter.

It happened at Charlestown near St Austell on Saturday at about 13:30.

Fire crews, police and paramedics all attended and the main casualty was airlifted to Derriford Hospital. Their condition is unknown.

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Highways England says improving safety on the A38 is its number one road safety priority in Devon and Cornwall.

Campaigners want improvements on the section between Saltash and Bodmin following a string of fatal crashes.

The group Safer A38 and Future Expressway said there had been seven deaths on the road in the last year.

On Sunday there was a serious accident on the road, leaving a teenage driver in intensive care with head and chest injuries.

Highways England is yet to confirm how the road will be improved and said any announcements should be made in 2019.

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A unique collaboration between the police and Cornwall's mental health trust has created the first police officer role of its kind in the UK, NHS and police bosses have claimed.

It's introduced a neighbourhood officer who works directly with mental health patients in the county.

PC Del Allerton-Baldwin said: "Previously Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust (CFT) and police staff were constantly clashing over issues surrounding where mental health patients sit in relation to the criminal justice system. Now we work together for the single most important person at the center of this - the patient."

The role is being partly funded by the police and the CFT.

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Maximum temperature: 19C (66F).

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A Devon council has revealed how it intends to use almost £500,000 worth of government funding to try and tackle rough sleeping.

The money - part of the government's £30m initiative - will boost the immediate support available to people living on the streets of Exeter, and help them back into accommodation.

The city council also aims to provide a range of additional housing and support services including a temporary emergency night shelter.

Across England, there were 4,751 people counted or estimated to be sleeping outside in autumn 2017, a 15% rise on the year before and more than double the figure recorded five years ago.

James Watts
BBC Radio Devon

Adder warning signs have been put up at a Devon play park.

Dog walkers and parents at Palstone Park in South Brent are being warned to stay vigilant after sightings of Britain's only venomous snake.

Adders are most active between March and October. They are described as grey or reddish brown with a very distinct zig-zag pattern down their backs.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A teenage driver from Wadebridge has life-threatening head and chest injuries after a crash on the A38 near Liskeard.

The car he was driving crashed into a tree, having left the road travelling westbound at Moorswater, at about 13:30 on Sunday.

He is currently in the intensive care unit at Derriford Hospital. An 18-year-old girl from the Liskeard area who was his passenger is also at the hospital and in a stable condition.

Anyone who witnessed the accident, which involved a green Ford Fiesta, is asked to contact the police on the 101 number.