Brexit protester removed from royal visitpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
The woman was wearing an anti-Brexit sticker on her head in St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly.
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Man, 89, trapped behind mobility scooter in stairs fall
Happy ending for pup in rooftop rescue
Brexit protester removed from quayside during Charles and Camilla visit
Coastguards 'disrespected' by beach rescue hoax caller
Teens to get summer school lessons to cut knife violence risk in the holidays
Grant of £850k helps cathedral before WW1 commemorations
Updates for Tuesday 17 July 2018
Brexit protester removed from royal visitpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Uncertainty over future of Torquay's conference centrepublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe future of the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay is still up in the air.
Torbay Council has announced it is "reviewing all options" for the future use and/or development of the site.
A report will go before Torbay Council in September.
Image caption, The centre first opened in 1987 as the English Riviera Centre
A council spokesman said: "As with any asset, the current facility has a finite lifespan."
It is understood that the lease for the Riviera International Conference Centre runs out in 2019.
The council awarded the centre a management fee of £350,000 for 2018-19.
Crane numbers 'could rise by 50%' in next 50 yearspublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
BBC News EnglandCommon cranes which were reintroduced to England less than 40 years ago after a 400-year absence are now here to stay, research led by a Devon university has found.
There could be a 50% increase in breeding pairs of cranes in the UK within 50 years, according to a study.
Image source, WWFEfforts to populate parts of the country with the UK's tallest bird began in 2010. There are currently 178 pairs, but a study predicts a 50% rise in the next 50 years to 275 pairs.
Research into the crane population has been carried out by the University of Exeter, the RSPB and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).
Cranes were lost from the UK as a breeding bird in the 16th Century as a result of hunting and the drainage of large areas of wetlands, but some returned to the east of England in 1979.
Conservationists supported the small population but they bred slowly and their numbers remained low over the next two decades, leaving the population at risk of disappearing again if hit by problems such as disease.
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall open Isles of Scilly quaysidepublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
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End of twitter postPuppy saved from roof by firefighterspublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
The dog is thought to have climbed out of an open window, leaving it stranded on a third floor roof.
Read MoreHerb growers join forces 'to make a mint'published at 12:52 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Carys Edwards
Correspondent, BBC SpotlightSouth West herb growers who cultivate plants for medicinal, culinary or beauty reasons are joining forces to create a new national alliance.
At the moment most herbs are imported, even though many grow in our hedgerows.
It is hoped by working together in a new alliance, growers will switch from being niche businesses to becoming bigger businesses.
Herb producer Helen King grows more than 100 varieties of herbs for culinary use and welcomes the move...
Devon travel: Two-vehicle crash on A39 Abbotshampublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
In Abbotsham, there are reports of a two-vehicle crash on the A39 near Clovelly Road. There's slow traffic.
Brexit protester removed from quay during royal visitpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
John Danks
BBC Spotlight
A woman has been removed from the quayside in St Mary's during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.
Police moved the protester, wearing an anti-Brexit sticker on her head, when she tried to push past a cordon.
It's not known if she was arrested.
Prince Charles and Camilla are on the Isles of Scilly on the second day of their tour of the South West.
They've been formally opening the island's newly improved quayside.
Early recess move 'a disgrace' - Plymouth MPpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Lisa Hay
BBC News OnlineTheresa May's attempt to start Parliament's summer holidays early are ''a disgrace'' and should be thwarted, says Luke Pollard.
The Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport says there is still too much important work to be done over the government's Brexit policy for his colleagues to ''clock off early'' on Thursday.
Recess should begin on Tuesday but the prime minister has suggested an early finish - something the Opposition says it will vote against.
Luke Pollard said: "Brexit is the single biggest issue facing Plymouth and we need to get into the detail, not clocking off early. The Prime Minister is putting herself and her own government's survival before the national interest.''
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End of twitter postQuote Message"Hard working people in Plymouth and people across the country struggling to make ends meet will not be pleased to hear Parliament is shutting down early. Recess doesn't mean extra holiday - there are a million and one things to get on with in Plymouth, but what this plan would do is limit the essential the ability for MPs to question the government in debates. That is what democracy is all about.''
Devon travel: B3042 crash blocks A377 diversion routepublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
The B3042 between Eggesford and Chawleigh is blocked in both directions due to a road crash. The B3042 is part of the diversion route for the A377 closure so long delays are very likely.
'Stay safe in currents' warning after 15 rescuedpublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Beachgoers are being urged to stay safe in the water after lifeguards had to rescue 15 swimmers from strong currents at Watergate Bay at the weekend.
The RNLI has issued the warning following incidents on Saturday afternoon which saw five people drift out of red and yellow flag, external areas due to a change in the weather, plus 10 other people needing to be helped.
One person was rescued while having an asthma attack "which was causing him to panic", lifeguards said.
It comes just a few weeks after lifeguards at Fistral beach aided 16 people caught in a rip current.
Pupils 'use cunning ploy to avoid lessons at school'published at 11:33 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
An Ofsted check-up on a failing school in Plymouth has found that not enough is being done to get it out of trouble.
All Saints Academy was placed in special measures following an inspection by the education regulator during February last year.
Their report said some pupils "play the system" and choose to be sent to to an exclusion facility, external "rather than go to lessons they do not enjoy or find boring".
Anti-knife violence lessons for holidayspublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Sean Coughlan
BBC News, education correspondentTeenagers in England are being given lessons in school to reduce the risk of knife violence in the summer holidays.
End-of-term activities might be expected to be sports days, school trips and concerts, but the Home Office is providing anti-knife lessons, telling young people not to believe the "myth" that it is safer for them to carry a knife.
Crime Minister Victoria Atkins said young people needed to be kept safe from the "rise in serious violence".
With the end of term approaching, secondary schools are giving safety lessons from the Home Office designed to reduce the risk of stabbings during the long hot summer holidays.
The lessons, for 11 to 16-year-olds, warn young people not to believe everything they see on social media, and that it is false to believe most other youngsters have knives or that carrying a knife is a form of self-defence.
Image source, Getty ImagesCornwall travel: A38 Carkeel roundabout partially blockedpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
- At the Carkeel roundabout, there are reports the A38 is partially blocked due to a broken-down vehicle
- On the A3076, between Gummows Shop and Mitchell, resurfacing work is taking place. Expect delays
Parking warning after firefighters slowed during call-outpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local LiveA woman has "escaped significant injuries" in a car crash near Buckfastleigh, firefighters say.
Buckfastleigh Fire Station said on Facebook, external they assisted at the scene at Newbridge on Monday, making the vehicle safe after the woman was helped from the vehicle by a member of the public.
Firefighters said her seat belt prevented her from sustaining worse injuries.
Image source, Buckfastleigh Fire Station/Facebook
Image source, Buckfastleigh Fire Station/FacebookHowever, the station was keen to emphasize that the scene, about 100m from the Spitchwick turning, was close to where they were slowed down by people who had parked inconsiderately the day before, external (pictured below).
Crews were called to a reports of smoke on Sunday, which "thankfully, was just the smoke coming from the numerous disposable barbecues" crews have had to deal with recently.
But they said their progress was delayed by a "number of cars parked on double yellow lines".
They said people in the area should not park "at the expense of someone else's safety" as it could delay response times.
Image source, Buckfastleigh Fire Station/FacebookSports car crashes into railings and driver runs offpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Shocking pictures show the extent of damage caused to a sports car that appears to have smashed into railings near the Royal Mail Centre in Plymstock, external.
The railings have been left bent over following the impact. A woman was treated for minor injuries.
Lift broken in Newton Abbot multi-storey car parkpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
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End of twitter postMan, woman and baby treated for smoke inhalationpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
A five-day-old baby and a man and woman have been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke after a fire in a flat above a post office in east Devon.
The alarm was raised at about 20:00 on Monday after the fire broke out in the kitchen of the property in Woodbury.
Fire crews from Middlemoor, Honiton and Newton Abbot were called to the scene.
It was thought the fire started in a gas cooker, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said, external.
Delays warning after crash blocks Plymouth roadpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
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End of twitter postCoastguards 'disrespected' by beach rescue hoax callerpublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local LiveCoastguards in Cornwall say they have been "disrespected" by a hoax caller who triggered an hour-and-a-half search operation in Newquay.
Newquay Coastguard, RNLI volunteers and ambulance staff were involved in the operation at Crantock after they were called out at about 21:45 on Monday to reports that a casualty "had fallen and was injured".
It was later determined that the call-out was a hoax.
Newquay Coastguard said on Facebook, external that all the unpaid coastguard and RNLI volunteers "drop what they are doing, they leave their full-time jobs, they leave their families, they race to offer assistance and aid to those in need".
Image source, Newquay Coastguard/FacebookQuote MessageTo have our time wasted, to be disrespected in such a way is incredibly annoying, it wastes our time and ties up emergency services that might be needed to save a life elsewhere.
Quote MessageOur colleagues in the ambulance service are incredibly busy and always stretched thin so this person really did put lives at risk. This is a rare occurrence, we are fortunate that this almost never happens."
Newquay Coastguard
