Armed robbers jailed for £1m jewellery theft
Two arrested for drugs offences as yacht seized
Woman, 81, in critical condition after assault in Par
Youngest Battle of Britain RAF pilot dies
Rising shark numbers a 'boost' for Cornish tourism
Updates for Friday 20 July 2018
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This evening and tonight it will stay mostly cloudy with further showery rain, which could be heavy at times.
However, the showery rain is expected to clear towards the end of the night.
On Saturday it will be a warmer day with spells of sunshine, but also the chance of some showers breaking out.
These showers could potentially be heavy with the risk of thunder.
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BBC News Online
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue are "en route" to this "very large fire" in Dartmouth.
Eight fire crews have been sent to the blaze.
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BBC News Online
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of livestock in Exeter.
The incident took place between 18:30 on Wednesday and 12:30 on Thursday from a field in Doddiscombleigh.
It's thought that unknown offenders gained access to the field and barn by cutting metal chains before taking about £32,000 of sheep from the premises.
It's unknown how the animals were transported from the field.
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Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent
The director of jewellers Michael Spiers has thanked police after seven members of the gang that robbed their store in Truro were jailed.
Adam Spiers also thanked customers for their "overwhelming support".
Staff were threatened with an imitation pistol while the other robbers used crow bars to force open cabinets and steal £1m of jewellery and watches.
Quote MessageWe would like to share our sincere thanks and gratitude towards Devon and Cornwall Police for their continued efforts and hard work during the investigations and court process.
Quote MessageWe would also like to thank the public and our customers who have shown an overwhelming amount of support for our Truro team over the past few months. As a local family run business we are so proud to be a part of such an amazing community who have pulled together at a difficult time."
Adam Spiers, Director, Michael Spiers
The jewellery has not been recovered.
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online
Newlyn Harbour has reopened after National Crime Agency officers swooped on the port and arrested two men on drugs trafficking offences.
Their yacht was intercepted by the UK Border Force in the English Channel and brought into the harbour on Thursday.
The harbour had been closed "for safety reasons" since just after 10:00.
Members of an international crime gang behind a £1m jewellery robbery are yet to caught, say police.
Read MoreNearly four million drivers are expected to hit the road as the great summer getaway begins.
It's the last day of term for most schools and breakdown service RAC has dubbed it "frantic Friday".
Image source, GoogleThe M5 heading west is expected to be particularly busy.
The company is warning there could be severe congestion as day-trippers and tourists battle for road space with regular commuters.
Transport data firm Inrix, external says hotspots will include the M5 between Gloucester and Devon, and westbound on the A303.
Quote MessageThis weekend tends to be one of the busiest on the roads for leisure journeys, second only to Easter and Christmas. On some popular routes this may well mean gridlock, especially through the second half of Friday, when commuters and holidaymakers will be sharing space on the same stretches of the UK's roads. As a result, it will almost certainly feel like a frantic Friday for some."
Rod Dennis, RAC traffic spokesman
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BBC News Online
Members of the international gang that was responsible for robbing a jewellery store in Cornwall are "still at large", according to the detective on the case.
DI Pete Found said that while other gang members are still at large, they were out of the jurisdiction of Devon and Cornwall Police, and there was no reason for the public to be worried.
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online
Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for a teenage girl who went missing from the Truro area earlier, external.
Amelie Harris-Lovett, 15, was last seen at about 09:30.
She is described as 5ft 5in (1.6m) tall, of slim build and with long brown hair.
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PoliceShe’s believed to be wearing a navy blue T-shirt and dark three-quarter length trousers or black and white shorts. She has a grey puffer jacket and blue rucksack with her.
Police are asking for anyone with information to contact them.
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
New all-year round parking charges for Torbay will be "the final nail in the coffin of the town centres", councillors have claimed.
Torbay Council has voted to scrap its seasonal winter and summer parking tariffs and instead introduce new all-year-round charges.
The new parking charges are more expensive than the winter charges across the board, but in some instances, cheaper than the current summer charges.
Image source, GoogleCouncillors were told the changes would make the tariffs easier to understand, had been supported by businesses and would help the council hit its growth targets.
But despite being approved, it was criticised by opposition Lib Dems, as well as two Conservatives, which said all the charges would do would be to drive more people to out-of-town shopping centres like the Willows, or to Newton Abbot.
The new charges take effect from 1 November.
A jury found the men guilty of plotting a violent raid at a jewellery store in Cornwall.
Read MoreThe two men are being questioned by officers from the National Crime Agency.
Read MoreBen Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent
Five more members of an armed gang which stole £1m of jewellery and watches from Michael Spiers in Truro have been sentenced.
Staff were threatened with an imitation pistol while the other robbers used crow bars to force open cabinets on 10 January.
Image source, GoogleTomas Bakierskis, 25, and Rogertas Slekaitis, 25, both from Lithuania, were each sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison at Truro Crown Court.
Saulius Mickus, who is 28 and also from Lithuania, received eight years while Agris Davidonis, 30, of Petroc Court in Gunnislake was given 21 months.
Haroldas Ivanovas, 20, from Lithuania was sentenced to seven years in a young offenders institution.
In sentencing, Judge Simon Carr told the men they had been part of a "meticulously planned and executed robbery" which had been carried out using "almost military precision".
Two other gang members have already been given lengthy jail terms after they were found guilty by a jury at Truro Crown Court on Thursday.
People in a Dartmoor village are trying to raise £9,000 , externalto provide a home for a Syrian refugee family.
Under the government resettlement programme, external, communities can directly apply to welcome refugees, but have to raise the cash themselves and prove they can house and support vulnerable families.
Image source, GoogleLocals from Moretonhampstead are holding an auction of art at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen, external later, to help raise the money needed.
Quote MessageWe can't stop the war in Syria, but we can help a family, and that's what a group of us in Moretonhampstead decided that we would have to do."
George Wilkinson, Chair of Home from Home, Moretonhampstead
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online
The National Crime Agency has released a picture of the yacht seized by border forces off the coast of Cornwall on Thursday.
Two men have been arrested for drug trafficking after their boat was escorted into Newlyn Harbour.
The port remains closed for safety reasons.
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