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A bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe during World War Two has been discovered near the town's coast.

The bomb, which contains about 600kg of explosives, is due to towed out to sea and destroyed by a controlled explosion, a Royal Navy spokeswoman said.

A Royal Navy bomb disposal team, police and the coastguard are on the scene and have cordoned off part of the seafront.

The spokeswoman said the explosion was likely to be large and as the area was a nature reserve the team would be taking environmental considerations into their decisions.

Lisa Hay
BBC News Online

Former Devon County Council leader Brian Greenslade is threatening to mount a legal challenge over allegations he sexually harassed female council staff.

He was sanctioned after claims were upheld by the council following an investigation by a QC.

But Councillor Greenslade said he wasn't given a fair hearing by the authority's standards committee - something the council disputes.

Council chief executive Phil Norrey said he was ''very disappointed" but the prime concern was the impact on the women most affected as ''nowhere in his statement is any sense of apology to them".

The council said no formal communication had been received from Councillor Greenslade or his lawyers since the standards committee meeting of 2 July.

But a statement issued by lawyers for the Liberal Democrat said the allegations related to his work with the council ''10 to 15 years ago'' and no formal allegations were made at the time.

County Solicitor Jan Shadbolt said the council had received an application from the councillor's lawyers to delay the standards committee hearing as he was due to be out of the country "but chose to go ahead as there was no requirement for his presence and a further delay to what had already been a drawn out process could adversely impact the women affected".

She added: "The final report was unequivocal in its condemnation of the behaviour of Councillor Greenslade towards several women members of staff and over a sustained period. The cross-party Standards Committee and independent lay people who heard this evidence agreed."

Cornwall Live

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South West Water has promised to fix a broken sewage pipe in Camborne that residents say has been causing problems for four years.

Several have moved out because of the smell.

Property manager Maria Long described the stench as ''horrendous'', especially in the hot weather.

South West Water said it was aware of a problem at the property in Camborne and had tried to address it by jet-washing and relining the sewer.

A spokesman added: ''We are working together with the customer and our contractors are due to visit them next week in order to resolve the situation.''

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A man who went on a crime spree in Cornwall did "everything" in his power "to avoid the police" including ramming a police vehicle, a court has heard.

Jason Haberland, 29, became violent after drinking cider and taking prescribed pregablin tablets on 9 June, following a telephone conversation with his partner. The court heard he stole a car from a neighbour in Pensliva.

Judge Simon Carr, at Truro Crown Court, told him: "You became obsessed with getting to St Austell. You confronted a neighbour in their house with a young person present. You punched that person in the face with considerable force. Your driving was of a sustained and very dangerous nature. You did everything in your power to avoid the police including ramming a police vehicle."

Haberland admitted six counts - robbery, theft, aggravated vehicle taking, having a bladed article, making threats to kill and driving while disqualified.

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In mitigation, his defence barrister Chris Andrews told the court Haberland, of Penstraze Place, St Austell wanted "to apologise to everyone for his actions that night" and "this is not the man he wants to be". He added that he was trying to get to St Austell to protect his partner.

He was transferred to Derriford hospital, making threats to kill a man while in the police car, and was then found to be in possession of a lock-knife, the court heard.

Judge Carr sentenced him to five years and three months in jail for robbery. This sentence runs concurrently with six months for theft of a phone, 15 months for aggravated vehicle taking, six months for possession of a knife, 12 months for making threats to kill and six months for driving while disqualified.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A man who stole a woman’s car and punched her in the face twice before ramming a police car during a high-speed chase near St Austell, has been jailed at Truro Crown Court.

Jason Haberland, 29, became violent after drinking cider and taking prescribed pregablin tablets on 9 June, following a telephone conversation with his partner.

Having stolen a car from the neighbour who lived in the flat below where he was staying in Pensilva, he drove at high speeds and was chased by police on the A390.

At one point he braked hard and reversed into a chasing police car, the court heard.

A stinger device punctured his tyres in Lostwithiel and he was arrested there in the early hours of the morning. He was jailed for five years and three months.

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Plymouth Live

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Lisa Hay
BBC News Online

Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris urged the government to stand up to EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brexit negotiations.

The prime minister has warned the Tory party it must unite or face the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn in power.

Lisa Hay
BBC News Online

Parents in Cornwall are being sent warning emails about a drug called Duplo following the death of teenager Shakira Pellow in Camborne.

Fifteen-year-old Shakira died in hospital on 7 July - hours after taking a blue, triangular shaped pill with friends in a park.

An email sent to schools to share with parents says two 13-year-old girls and a 15-year-old boy also needed hospital treatment after taking the same tablets.

Duplo tablets are pale blue and can cause high body temperatures and seizures.

The email, being circulated to schools by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Drug and Alcohol Action Team, warns anyone coming into contact with the pills to contact the police on 101.

Devon Live

The man was one of three naked men seen jumping into water, external from Ilfracombe Pier on Sunday afternoon.

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Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight

A Cornwall gynaecologist is leading calls for women in England to be able to take early abortion medication at home.

Dr Jonathan Lord wants the government to follow changes in Wales and Scotland designed to prevent women experiencing severe pain and bleeding on the way home from hospital.

Under the 1967 abortion act, pregnancies can only be terminated on licensed premises.

Early medical abortions, in the first nine weeks of pregnancy, involve a combination of two drugs. The Scottish and Welsh governments now allow women to take the final dose at home.

Anti abortion groups are against the move and are taking legal action over changes already introduced in Scotland.

The Department of Health and Social Care says its priority is always to ensure that care is safe and of a high quality and that it will continue to monitor the evidence surrounding home-use.

Plymouth Live

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Shakira collapsed and died, external in Camborne on 6 July after taking a blue tablet marked with the name Dulpo.

BBC Radio Devon

Torridge and West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox has become the government's new attorney general, following Theresa May's emergency cabinet reshuffle on Monday.

Mr Cox has been an MP since 2005.

The prime minister and her Cabinet meet later for the first time since David Davis resigned as Brexit secretary and Boris Johnson stepped down from foreign secretary.

Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster

Staying dry with long spells of sunshine. There is a little more patchy cloud bringing a very small risk of an isolated shower over Dartmoor.

Temperatures down for some but still feeling very warm with a high of 24C for Devon and Cornwall and there is a more noticeable breeze.

Wednesday will be similar - with no rain expected before the end of the week. Temperatures are starting to cool a little though.

Lisa Hay
BBC News Online

A 19-year-old man is being treated for suspected stab wounds after an attack in Exeter.

Emergency services were called to York Road in the St James' area of the city at 04.00.

The man is being treated at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for a puncture wound to his abdomen and leg.

York Road has been closed to traffic while police scenes of crime officers examine the area.

BBC Radio Devon

Campaigners are putting pressure on Highways England to improve road safety on the A35 through their East Devon village - saying it's only a matter of time before there's a fatal accident.

Residents of Wilmington near Honiton want crossings, reduced speeds, and signage.

Highways England says it's progressing with plans to improve safety on the road and is collecting information on the issues along the route.

Chloe Axford
BBC Spotlight

The Dean of Exeter Cathedral is insisting the historic building will never be sold off because it belongs to the people of Devon.

It follows speculation about the future of some cathedrals, prompted by a new report due to be discussed by the Church of England's General Synod later.

Written by a working group set up to look at the way cathedrals are managed, the report says serious fault lines have been found at both Exeter and Peterborough cathedrals.

It recommends the government starts funding some of the costs.

The Right Reverend Jonathan Greener said: ''Running this cathedral costs us about £4,000 a day, keeping this building going for the nation. We're happy to fund our mission but it would be great if the government could make a contribution towards keeping these great buildings as part of our nation's heritage.''

A big rescue operation was launched earlier after a fishing boat sent out a Mayday call to say it was sinking off the coast of Devon.

The Nemo had two people on board and radioed for help from about 15 miles (24km) south of Salcombe, at about 04:30.

The Coastguard helicopter from Newquay and the RNLI all-weather lifeboat from Salcombe were dispatched and several other boats went to help the Nemo, which was taking on water and listing.

The lifeboat crew managed to stabilise the Nemo, rescue the crew and bring the vessel back to shore.