'Avoid area' warning after gas leak tanker closes A38
'Machete attack' victim in 'critical but stable' condition
Fundraiser for girl killed in quad bike crash reaches £5,000
Two rescued after diving into 6ft waves from sea wall
Police have a 'room ready' for fire station burglars
'Drive safe' warning after three-vehicle A38 crash
South West speeding stats revealed
Updates on Monday 30 July 2018
Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online
This should make you smile on a Monday morning.
A picture of these baby barn owls has been shared by the National Trust in west Cornwall.
Image source, National TrustThe brother and sister hatched in a box on the Penrose Estate, Porthleven, and have now been ringed, external.
All together now... "Aaaahhh".
Locals are livid, external as the wealthy TV chef rakes in thousands each month from a rented cottage as residents are forced out of playground for rich and famous, the Daily Mail reports.
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Image source, Tolvaddon Fire Station/FacebookDrivers verbally abused a fire crew during an operation to rescue a parrot in Cornwall, firefighters say.
Tolvaddon Fire Station jokingly said on Facebook, external that it is "not just cats stuck up trees that we attend".
However, it got more serious when it said that a crew deployed an aerial platform during the operation to retrieve Polly (although that might not be the bird's name!) after it "decided to take residence on top of a high chimney stack" because of safety concerns.
Quote MessageThis is not something we would generally undertake. However, there were concerns that members of the public may attempt the rescue and put themselves at serious risk of harm. Unfortunately, a very small minority of the motorists felt it was appropriate to verbally abuse the firefighters who were controlling the road closure. Please remember we are just there to do a job, abuse of any form against us is not acceptable or tolerated."
Tolvaddon Fire Station
Rebecca Wills
BBC South West
Only 5% of patients in Cornwall have access to their GP outside of their normal working hours, according to analysis by the BBC.
But the BBC's Shared Data Unit said the figures also showed that 93% of people in the county did have some form of partial provision, with their practice staying open late, for instance, one night a week.
Cornwall's estimated population in 2015 was 549,400, according to Cornwall Council, external.
Earlier this year, NHS England brought forward its target for 100% of the population to have "seven-day 8am to 8pm" GP access by 1 October.
Labour has accused the government of "breaking its promises". NHS England said it was still on target to provide access to extended care for all patients by then.
The BBC's Shared Data Unit's analysis also showed that, nationally, 10% of registered patients lived in areas where there was no access to GPs in evenings and at weekends.
The A388 between Holsworthy and Holsworthy Beacon is blocked in both directions due to an earlier car fire.
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
A man has suffered life-threatening injuries in an assault in Cornwall thought to have involved a machete, police have said.
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.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Emergency services attended the scene where it was reported that the man had been injured with a machete."
It was thought the offender or offenders left the scene in a vehicle, they added.
The victim, a 30-year-old man who sustained injuries to his abdomen, was airlifted to hospital in Plymouth for treatment.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Devon's Giselle Ansley scored the only goal as England beat Ireland 1-0 to keep their 2018 World Cup hopes alive.
Hockey Women's World Cup: England 1-0 Ireland highlights
Ansley's deflected effort in the final quarter sets up a play-off game for England against South Korea on Tuesday for a place in the quarter finals.
Ansley is one of eight Olympic gold medalists in the England side.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Dartmoor Darts Aquatic swimmer Cameron Williams broke three British records on his way to a hat-trick of junior titles at the British Summer Championships in Sheffield.
The 14-year-old got a new national-best for his age in the 50m and 100m breaststroke.
He also took gold in the 200m breaststroke and was just one second off the best mark for his age in that discipline.
Elsewhere Plymouth Leander's international Laura Stephens added the 100m butterfly title to the 200m gold she won earlier in the week, while 15-year-old Honey Osrin picked up her four titles - helping her team to gold in the medley relay having also won the 100m and 200m backstroke titles and the 200m individual medley.
Cornish Stuff
The number of people learning Kernewek - the Cornish language - has once again risen, with more than 75 people taking exams, external.
Some 77 people sat tests this summer, with 69 of the candidates passing the Kesva an Taves Kernewek/Cornish Language Board examinations.
Organisers said there was a 15% increase in the number of people taking exams from 2017.
The Guardian
From being objectified at 14 to coming out five years later, the Plymouth-born diver has lived his life in public.
Still only 24, he talks about his marriage to Lance Black, fatherhood – and why he’s speaking out about gay rights around the world, external.
New Exeter City striker Jonathan Forte could miss the start of the season after suffering a suspected broken hand.
Read MoreAndrew Segal
BBC Local Live
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed into a group of men in Tiverton earlier this month, police have said.
Officers said the incident occurred on Fore Street in the town on Sunday 22 July.
A 22-year-old man from Tiverton was charged and appeared at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
He was remanded in custody and was due to appear at Exeter Crown Court on 30 August 2018, police said.
The A386 at Horrabridge is partially blocked due to a broken-down vehicle at Graybridge Road.
Hundreds of forgotten, secret and little-known shrines across England are nominated for listed status.
Read MoreA homeless man who had a grudge against his local pub has been jailed for smashing its windows in an axe attack, external.
The RNLI says busy beaches can have 40 lost children cases reported in a single day.
Read MoreAndrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Image source, Saltash Community Fire Station/FacebookFire crews in Cornwall have warned drivers, particularly visitors, to "drive safe on the road and stay alert" after a multi-vehicle crash on the A38 on Sunday.
Appliances from Saltash and Liskeard were called to the three-vehicle crash between Tideford and Landrake at about 16:00.
One woman was reported to have been injured, external.
Saltash Fire Station said on Facebook, external that Cornwall "is a lovely place to spend time with your family during this summer holiday. But please drive safe on the road and stay alert".
A water main has burst in Teignmouth, leaving some residents without water.
South West Water said it was trying to fix the pipe, which is near the junction of New Road, Dawlish Road and Teignmouth Road.
The A379 is also likely to be busy because engineers have put up temporary traffic lights for the repair work.
The utility said: "We have been working all night to repair the burst water main ... We apologise for the disruption and inconvenience caused.
"We are working hard to resolve the situation as soon as possible."
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Police in Devon say they have a "room ready" for those responsible for burgling Dartmouth's fire and ambulance stations.
Kingsbridge Police said they were investigating the "despicable" incidents on Saturday night, during which "lifesaving equipment worth thousands of pounds" was stolen.
The equipment taken included hydraulic cutting gear (pictured).
Devon and Cornwall Police's Exeter custody suite team tweeted, external they were "waiting" to deal with those behind the burglaries.
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