Youngest Battle of Britain RAF pilot diespublished at 05:13 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum, who was 18 when he joined the RAF in August 1939, dies at the age of 96.
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'Don't buy, run!', say residents on new build estate
£1m jewellery raid: Two men jailed
Cinema that survived the Blitz to be turned into flats
Badgers snub new home especially built by developers
St Ives finds unique way to tackle seagull problem
Updates for Thursday 19 July 2018
Youngest Battle of Britain RAF pilot diespublished at 05:13 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Poundworld closures: Exeter and Torquay are latest for the axepublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Exeter and Torquay have been announced as the latest cities across Devon that'll see their Poundworld stores close for good.
The closures of the two stores will leave 19 people without jobs.
Poundworld fell into administration last week, and 145 of their stores have been pegged for closure.
It was announced earlier this week that the Plymouth store would close.
Video shows bodyboarder being pulled from rip currentpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
This video shows the moment a bodyboarder was rescued from rip currents in the sea off Perranporth.
Two bodyboarders were pulled from the sea by lifeguards in separate incidents at the beach on Wednesday.
One again, bathers are being warned to always use a patrolled beach and to stay between the red and yellow flags, which is the safest area to swim.
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End of twitter post'Unexploded ordnance' in Brixhampublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlinePolice are currently dealing with a suspected "unexploded ordnance" in Brixham.
It has been found at Dartside Quay, Galmpton.
The site has been cordoned off while emergency services wait for the of Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
Sorry, we're having trouble displaying this content.View original content on FacebookThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Facebook content may contain adverts.Gang hunted after series of shop break-inspublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Lisa Hay
BBC News OnlineA gang of three men is believed to be behind a spate of shop burglaries in West Cornwall.
Three shops were targeted in a two-hour period in the early hours of Wednesday morning and a fourth was broken in to at 09:30.
Police believe the burglars left empty-handed from the first two raids - on McColl's in Redruth and Spar in Helston.
But cigarettes worth a total of £4,500 were stolen from Crowlas Post Office and Stores in Penzance and Westcountry Classics in Rosudgeon.
Anyone with information about the raids is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.
No inquest for festival meningitis deathpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
The family of George Zographou wants a probe into his death to examine the medical care he received.
Read MoreThe town combating seagulls with artpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Naomi Kennedy
BBC Radio Cornwall
Artists and business owners in St Ives have come up with a novel way of combating the town's seagull problem.
They've designed a trail around the town that will help educate visitors about the scavengers - namely, don't feed them!
Twelve model seagulls have been placed around St Ives, each with a letter on it that is part of a secret message.
Tate St Ives nominated for national architecture awardpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Tate St Ives has been shortlisted for a national architecture award.
The gallery opened its new £20m extension, external - which doubled the gallery's display space by adding almost 600 square meters - in October.
Image source, PAResults for the Riba Stirling Prize , externalwill be announced in October.
Earlier this year the art gallery was named the Art Fund Museum of the Year, collecting a £100,000 prize.
New builds have list of faults 'as long as your arm'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Image source, Lucy SousseThese pictures show problems on a new build estate in Newquay, where some homeowners say they've been waiting more than a year for their snags to be fixed.
One resident said she gave Persimmon homes, who built the Goldings Estate, a list of 90 snags and faults that needed to be fixed or finished - from stains on the carpets to holes in the doors,
Image source, Lucy SousseResidents say the company insists occupants must be at home every time a workman comes to a property.
Image source, Lucy SousseIn a statement, Persimmon Homes said: "The company remains committed to resolving the works and will liaise in a further attempt to establish a mutually acceptable timetable. It's company policy not to work in a customer's home without them being present."
Image source, Lucy SousseTV star helps Plymouth veterans adapt to civvy streetpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Badgers snub purpose-built homepublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
After being relocated by developers, badgers in Exeter have decided to move back home.
Read More£1m jewellery robbery: Two men jailedpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondentTwo men convicted of conspiracy to rob South West jeweller Michael Spiers have been jailed.
Almost £1m worth of watches and jewellery was taken in under two minutes during the hold up by an eastern European gang in Spiers' Truro store on 10 January.
Andrius Buinevicius has been sentenced to 16 years. Gytis Inokaitis was given 13 years and a third man - Harijus Jaciaskas - was sentenced to 3 months for breaching his deportation order - but found not guilty in assisting with the robbery.
Five men who previously pleaded to guilty to charges in connection with the robbery are expected to be sentenced on Friday.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceImage caption, Andrius Buinevicius has been sentenced to 16 years.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceImage caption, Gytis Inokaitis was jailed for 13 years
No inquest into festival meningitis deathpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
There will not be an inquest into the death of a teenager who fell ill with meningitis at a music festival.
George Zographou, from Bristol, died aged 18 after falling ill at Newquay's Boardmasters Festival in August 2017.
Andrew Cox, assistant coroner for Cornwall, said meningitis was a "naturally occurring condition" and therefore there was no justification for an inquest.
Mr Zographou's family said: "As a family we are on our knees. We just don’t understand it."
Image source, FacebookSpeedboat death accused stays absentpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Charlotte Brown died in December 2015 when Jack Shepherd took her on a date on his speedboat.
Read MoreFire 'still spreading', say firefighterspublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
A fire in a field in Cornwall is still spreading rapidly according, Wadebridge firefighters say.
The blaze started on a combine harvester in a field in St Merryn, near Padstow, just before midday.
Four crews remain on the scene trying to contain the fire.
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End of twitter postVerdicts delivered in £1m jewellery armed raid casepublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondentTwo men have been found guilty in connection with an armed robbery in Truro.
The gang stole £1m-worth of watches and jewellery in a daytime raid on Michael Spiers in Lemon Street early on 10 January.
Image source, GoogleStaff were threatened with an imitation pistol while the other robbers used crow bars to force open cabinets.
Andrius Buinevicius, 41, from Lithuania, was found guilty of the possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and guilty of conspiracy to rob.
Gytis Inokaitis, 36, of Stuart Road in Plymouth, was found guilty of conspiracy to rob.
A third man, Harijus Jaciaskas, was found not guilty of assisting an offender.
The Lithuanian national also pleaded guilty to breaching a deportation order by residing in the UK between 1 April 2017 and 24 January 2018.
The jury took just over two hours to reach its verdict after an eight-day hearing at Truro Crown Court.
Three additional men previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the case.
Dramatic 999 call to save life of Penzance manpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Moment puppy is rescued from roofpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Thatch, a 12-week-old Hungarian Vizsla, climbed out of a skylight and had to rescued by firefighters.
Read MorePolice search for man missing from Penzancepublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Police are searching for a man who went missing from the Penzance area earlier.
Adam Dickinson Knight, who is 38 and from Penzance, is described as 5ft 4ins, of medium build with short, grey hair, facial stubble and blue eyes.
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PoliceMr Dickson Knight usually wears shorts and flip flops and the maroon baseball cap seen in the picture.
He wears a bracelet and dog tags with his phone number on.
Police are asking for anyone who thinks they might have seen Mr Dickson Knight to contact them, external.
Derriford roundabout layout is changing again from todaypublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 19 July 2018
Motorists have complained about confusing lane layouts at the busy Plymouth roundabout., external
