David Braine
Weather Forecaster

More showers will be around overnight on Monday, which may even merge for a time to give a lengthier spell of rain.

There will be rather a lot of cloud at times, but with clearer spells towards dawn.

Minimum temperature: 9 to 13C (48 to 56F).

There will be one or two showers around during Tuesday, but, in general, plenty of dry weather.

Despite some cloudier periods, there will be some pleasantly warm sunny spells as well.

Maximum temperature: 18 to 21C (64 to 70F).

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Equipment worth about £8,000 has been stolen in a burglary at Dartmouth's fire station, police say.

Officers said, external the burglars got into the station on College Way between Thursday 26 July and Sunday 29 July by smashing through a window.

Equipment stolen included hydraulic cutting equipment (pictured) and lifting equipment. Officers are trying to trace how the offenders transported the equipment away in what Kingsbridge Police called a "despicable" incident.

Devon and Cornwall Police's Exeter custody suite team tweeted, external they had a "room ready" for those behind the burglaries.

Image source, Via Devon and Cornwall Police

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Two teenage girls in Cornwall are recovering after taking an unknown substance and becoming "very unwell as a result", police say, external.

Officers said the 16-year-old and 17-year-old were taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro at about 23:00 on Sunday after taking tablets in Bodmin.

Their conditions later stabilised and the 16-year-old girl was released from hospital. The 17-year-old girl is still recovering in hospital.

Image source, Via Devon and Cornwall Police

Media regulator Ofcom scraps plans to launch a further 13 local television channels.

Oliver Day, nine, competed against town criers from Australia, Bermuda and Canada.

BBC Radio Devon

An investigation is under way after a huge fire took hold of a factory in Exmouth on Sunday.

Ten fire crews from across the county were called out to the Eurotech industrial unit on Dinan Way at about 15:45.

The nearby Lidl supermarket was evacuated, and locals who lived close to the area were advised to stay away and keep their windows closed.

It's not yet clear what caused the fire, although it is thought to have started in an electrical unit.

Joe Hassle, from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, said crews had to work hard to get it under control quickly because there were a "large number of chemicals" inside.

He said: "If those had got affected, it would have been a very different story."

Police say the assault on a 30-year-old man has "shocked the community".

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

A suspected machete attack near Newquay which left a man in a critical but stable condition is an "isolated incident", according to a senior police officer.

A 30-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in Plymouth with life-threatening injuries to his abdomen after the assault in St Columb Major late on Sunday.

Police have appealed for witnesses.

Inspector Dave Meredith reassured people that "St Columb Major is a very safe place to live, work and visit."

BBC Radio Cornwall

A man seriously injured in what is thought to be a machete attack near Newquay is in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital, police say.

Officers said they were called to an address in St Columb Major at about 23:10 on Sunday following reports that a man had been stabbed.

The victim, a 30-year-old man who sustained injuries to his abdomen, was airlifted to hospital in Plymouth for treatment.

It was thought the offender or offenders left the scene in a vehicle, they added.

Police have appealed for witnesses.

All road closures on the A38 have been lifted, police have said.

The road between Marsh Mills and Lee Mill in Devon was closed after a broken-down tanker started to leak gas.

Major traffic queues have built up and police have warned motorists the road will take a while to clear.

The slip road at Deep Lane remains closed.

League One Plymouth Argyle sign goalkeeper Matt Macey on a season-long loan from Arsenal.

People living close to a broken-down tanker that's leaking gas have been asked to stay inside their properties by police.

The A38 between has been closed in both directions between the B3416 and the A374.

Image source, Google

Brian Cawley fooled no-one when he pretended he had a gun by sticking his finger in his pocket.

BBC Radio Devon

The A38 has been closed in both directions in the Plymouth area because of a broken-down tanker with a gas leak, police say.

The tanker broke down on the eastbound entry slip road at Deep Lane. An 800m cordon has been put up around the vehicle.

BBC Radio Devon

The A38 has been closed in both directions between the A374 Plymouth Road (Marsh Mills roundabout) and the B3416 Deep Lane junction because of a broken-down tanker with a gas leak, police say.

The tanker broke down on the eastbound entry slip road at Deep Lane. An 800m cordon has been put up around the vehicle.

Heavy traffic has been reported in the area.

At Chaddlewood, the B3416 is also closed from Holland Road due to that incident.

BBC Radio Devon

A senior police officer was among people who helped rescue two men after the pair jumped into 6ft (1.8m) waves from a sea wall in Teignmouth on Sunday evening, it has been revealed.

The two were seen jumping into the sea "for fun" by volunteers at the Teignmouth Beach Surf Life Saving Club, who rushed to save them, knowing they'd struggle in the sea conditions.

Ch Supt Glen Mayhew was one of the life-savers.

Both of the rescued men were taken to Torbay Hospital, where they stayed overnight.

Ch Supt Mayhew, of Devon and Cornwall Police, added that, as well as being a difficult rescue, they were in "the worst position" because of rocks...

Twitter

People are being urged to avoid the A38 in Plymouth beween Lee Mill and Marsh Mills due to an "ongoing incident" which is leaving the area "gridlocked".

Police say "major delays" can be expected.

BBC Radio Devon

At Plympton, the A38 eastbound entry slip road is closed due to a broken-down tanker at the B3416 - the Deep Lane junction).

Traffic is coping well, but police are on scene and awaiting fire crews as the tanker has a suspected gas leak.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A couple cycling from Cornwall to Edinburgh for charity have had their bicycles stolen in Leicester.

David and Carole Chapple are attempting to cover the distance in 12 days - so far they've raised over £1,300 for the mental health charity MIND.

Last night they stayed at a hotel in Leicester following day seven of the challenge but while they were fundraising at The Cookie their bikes were stolen from the back of their car.

The pair, from Saltash in Cornwall, received a lot of public support following the theft including a donation from the comedian Rhod Gilbert who was performing at the comedy venue last night.

This isn't the end of their challenge though. A cycle hire company in Rutland has offered to lend the pair two bikes so they can complete the challenge. They will set off again tomorrow on their relay ride to Scotland.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Thirteen people which were killed in the worst air raid on Truro during World War Two are finally going to be remembered with a memorial.

Some casualties were at the City Hospital, which took a direct hit, on 6 August 1942.

Next week, on the 76th anniversary of the raid, the memorial will be officially unveiled in the city's Victoria Gardens.

It's the result of a campaign by local researcher Lawrence Holmes...