Boy, 17, arrested over festival rape
Woman 'hit by car' hospitalised with serious injuries
Boy, 9, falls off pier in seagull chase
Woman airlifted to hospital after weever fish sting
Phones stolen from Plymouth shop after moped 'ram-raid'
Books donated to school in memory of Esmee Polmear
Turtle washes up on Cornish beach
Updates on Monday 13 August 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Firefighters were called to a lorry which caught on fire on the A30 on Sunday.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the 7.5 tonne lorry was "well alight" when crews arrived at the scene.
It happened at about 19:30 in the Chiverton Cross area.
The fire was extinguished and no-one was believed to be injured.
Image source, CRAIG MUNDAY
Image source, TOLVADDON FIRE STATIONIn Newquay, there's slow traffic on the A3059 heading east and on the A39 from the Trekenning Roundabout to the A30 at Indian Queens with queuing traffic.
It's due to crowds leaving the Boardmasters Festival in Newquay.
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
The number of reported crimes at this year's Boardmasters Festival was reduced by 75% compared to 2017's event, police have said.
Devon and Cornwall Police said there was a "significantly lower level of crime" with 15 thefts reported compared to 60 last year.
Supt Ian Drummond-Smith puts the "exceptionally low" numbers down to a security operation that was put in place by both the police and event organisers.
In total, 11 arrests were made for drugs supply offences.
One alleged dealer, a 25-year-old man from Surrey, has already attended court and the other 10 have been released under investigation pending forensic testing.
Police also added two thieves were arrested after a "short pursuit" on the A30 at Okehampton where 20 mobile phones - believed to be stolen - were found in a vehicle.
The men were released on bail.
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
North Devon is set to benefit taking part in a £3.5m EU-funded Anglo-French project to tackle the problems of overcrowding in areas of beautiful coastline.
The project is being led by Devon County Council and Exeter University and it aims to redirect some tourists inland and away from the beaches while still growing the local economy.
A large part of North Devon is designated as a Unesco biosphere in recognition of its very special coastline and countryside.
The beaches in the biosphere, which stretch from the edge of Dartmoor across much of North Devon and include the island of Lundy, are particularly popular with tourists but are also home to rare wildlife.
Devon is one of three biospheres to be successful in their bid. It is hoped the project, over the next three years, will encourage holidaymakers to enjoy inland wildlife trails or other experiences on offer to take pressure off “honeypot” locations along the coast
Unesco Biosphere manager Andy Bell said better management would be looked at...
Truro City caretaker manager Ben Harding says he has no idea how long he will be in charge of the National League South club.
Read MorePlymouth Argyle manager Derek Adams and Southend boss Chris Powell face bans after being sent off for a touchline altercation.
Read MoreIn Chittlehampton, the B3227 is partially blocked by an accident at Chittleham Cross.
One lane is closed on the A30 eastbound at Preeze Crosse due to a broken-down fairground truck. Drivers are advised to approach the area with care.
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car in north Devon is in a "critical condition" in hospital, police have said.
The woman, 39, sustained a "life-threatening head injury" after the crash on Churchill Way in Northam at about 01:20 on Sunday.
The car driver, a 69-year-old man from Bideford, was uninjured in the collision.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
South Western Railway says it now plans to run its full Saturday timetable.
Read MoreBringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall
Read MoreHundreds of books have been donated to Perranporth School in memory of a little girl who died three years ago from a rare lung condition.
Seven-year-old Esmee Polmear collapsed at school on 1 July 2015 and was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital where she died.
Her parents have built a summer house in the playground that will become a reading room for pupils.
Esmee's mother Lynette has expressed her gratitude to the people of Cornwall - and beyond - for their support...
Local Democracy Reporting Service
No-one has been fined in Devon and Cornwall since the smoking ban in cars with under 18s inside was introduced.
It became illegal to smoke in a car, or other vehicle, with passengers under 18 in October 2015, to protect children and young people from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Both the driver and the smoker could be fined £50. The law applies to every driver in England and Wales.
But a Freedom of Information request to Devon and Cornwall Police revealed since October 2015, the force has issued only three warnings to offenders in breach of the law.
All three instances came in 2016 when police officers issued an officer seen conditional offers, the replacement for fixed penalty notices, for the offence of smoking in a vehicle carrying a person under the age of 18.
Millicent Cooke
BBC News Online
A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being stung by a weever fish on a Cornish beach.
Emergency services were called to Bedruthan Steps at about 14:00 on Sunday following reports of a woman suffering an allergic reaction to the sting.
The Devon Air Ambulance attended and took the woman to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske. Her condition is not known.
Image source, Padstow Coastguard
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Matthew Dixon finished sixth in the men's 10m platform final at the European Championships in Glasgow.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 18-year-old was one place off fellow GB diver Matthew Lee and 32 points off the podium places.
Russia's Aleksandr Bondar took the title from compatriot Nikita Shleikher.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
A 6.5ft (2m) long turtle washed up on Long Rock Beach near Penzance on Sunday.
The large leatherback turtle had visible slash marks on its back that may have been caused by a boat propeller.
Brendan Godley, chair in conservation science at the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus said the lesions "may have occurred after death".
"Only a very detailed postmortem will be able to ascertain if this was the case and, because of the state of decomposition, this may not be possible.”
The marine reptile, weighing about 600kg, is the largest and most widely distributed turtle in the world.
The shell is flexible and covered in a black leathery skin (hence the name leatherback) with seven ridges running the length of the back.
Leatherback turtles undertake an enormous migration from the temperate feeding waters to the tropical breeding waters, a journey of over 7,000km. These turtles are increasingly spending time around the coast of Britain because of warming water temperatures and the swarms of jellyfish they prey on.
A 17-year-old man from West Sussex has been arrested on suspicion of rape., external
Johanna Carr
BBC News Online
A woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the single vehicle crash happened on Churchill Way in Northam near Bideford just before 01:30.
The 39-year-old pedestrian was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with serious injuries.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Image source, GoogleSeven high-speed trains will run between Newquay and London Paddington to ease travel for the crowds leaving Boardmasters Festival.
It means most intermediate stations on the branch line will be served by buses instead of trains.
The first service is due to leave Newquay at 07:30.
Thousands of festivalgoers attended the event.
