BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 16 July

Summary

Cornwall MP resigns from government post over Brexit
Newquay reaches for the stars as it looks to launch satellites
---- Space launches deal 'a game changer for Cornwall'
Homeless people are fed outside Torquay Town Hall in a charity's protest
Plymouth joins battle for navy support ship building
Security firm tackles Torbay beach road blocking
Shark cage traps Cornwall beach litter
Updates for Monday 16 July 2018

Live Reporting

'Massive demand' on police but 'we've got this'published at 08:06 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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Shark cage traps Bude beach litterpublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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An ex-shark cage has been put on a Bude beach to try and encourage beach-goers to put their plastic in it - rather than littering.
Image source, Richard Pierce
Richard Pierce, who used to run a business which allowed people from across the South West to cage-dive, decided to make a difference because he was worried about the amount of plastic making its way into oceans and killing wildlife.
The cage will be on Crooklet's beach from Monday, with signage, and, if it's seen to be a success, Richard said he hoped to roll it out across other beaches in Devon and Cornwall.
Muscular atrophy girl benefits from trial drugpublished at 07:54 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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The parents of a little girl with a rare genetic disorder say a treatment that's not available on the NHS has had an amazing affect.
Amelia Piddington, from Brixham, has spinal muscular atrophy and she's had the drug Spinraza through a special access programme.
The body that regulates NHS drugs, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, said it was deciding whether to make it available to other children.
Weather watchers: A sunny start in Devonpublished at 07:37 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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Security firm tackles beach road blockingpublished at 07:22 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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Private security has been brought in by a Devon tourist attraction to stop people parking in the wrong place and blocking access for the emergency services.
Over the weekend, security staff were preventing people parking along the access road to Oddicombe beach in Torbay.
Recently, paramedics were unable to get to the beach in an ambulance and ended up having to use the cliff railway instead.
Torbay Council said it was looking at how to sort the problem out.
BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 16 Julypublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 16 July 2018
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Newquay looks to launch satellitespublished at 07:15
Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News, in Pasadena
Newquay is reaching for the stars with plans to be a base for modified aeroplanes to help launch satellites into orbit.
Such aircraft would leave take off, climb to altitude somewhere out over the ocean and then release a rocket that can put the satellite in orbit.
Image source, Cornwall Council
There is a vibrant small satellite manufacturing sector in the UK, and enabling customers to launch their spacecraft locally should give an added boost to the industry. A number of such systems are presently in development.
One making waves at the moment is owned by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. His Virgin Orbit company, based in Long Beach, California, has converted an old Virgin Atlantic 747 to dispense its LauncherOne rocket - a maiden flight for which is imminent.
Cornwall, in particular, is very keen to have Virgin Orbit operate out of Newquay Airport.
The council and the California company will sign a partnership agreement at the biennial Farnborough Air Show, external on Monday. A first mission is being targeted for 2021.
Business Secretary Greg Clark will announce further details of government support at the show.
He has set aside £50m. Some £2m of this is to be made available to continue investigations into the siting of a "horizontal launch" spaceport.