Hundreds stranded on new high-speed train
Cornwall hosts public road speed hillclimb event
Section of South West Coast Path closed after tidal flooding
Agatha Christie play to be read publicly for first time
Updates from Friday 14 September
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Near Newton Abbot, the A383 Ashburton Road is closed in both directions between Buttercup Way and Howton Lane due to accident investigation work.
Earlier, a bike and car were involved in a head-on crash, police have said.
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Firefighters remain at the scene of a building fire in Ottery St Mary.
It's believed to have started in a property above a shop on Broad Street.
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The new man in charge of Torquay United says he wants to make the team "better than everyone else".
The club announced the appointment of Gary Johnson on Thursday.
Johnson, 61, has previously managed Yeovil Town, Bristol City and led Cheltenham Town to promotion to the EFL in 2016.
Johnson says Torquay now need to start pulling together to aim towards promotion and, importantly, start impressing fans...
Johnson will take charge for the first time on Saturday when the Gulls travel to Hungerford Town.
In Ottery St Mary, Brook Street is closed in both directions from Gold Street to Batts Lane due to a building fire.
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Firefighters are currently dealing with a blaze in Ottery St Mary.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said six engines are at the scene of the fire involving the roof and second floor of a property on Broad Street.
More to follow.
Image source, Carly PughA play written by Agatha Christie but never published or performed is to be read to an audience in Paignton this weekend.
It will make up part of the International Agatha Christie Festival which takes place every year to celebrate the author's birthday.
The play called The Lie was found by stage producer and founder member of the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, Julius Green, who was researching a book about her...
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Two lanes are closed on the A38 eastbound between both B3352 junctions near Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, due to an accident.
Delays are building in the area.
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Image source, The BoxA milestone will be reached later as the final piece of steel in the roof of Plymouth’s new museum and history centre will be put in place.
It will mark the construction of the building reaching its highest point.
The multimillion-pound project has run over budget, with a year of construction still to go.
The centre will open in time for celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower from the city to America.
Quote MessageWe're putting in the last piece of steel and everybody that comes to the ceremony will have the opportunity to sign that and it will be craned into position. It's just a celebration, it's a milestone for the project."
Kristian Cartwright, Site construction manager
Image source, Watergate Bay HillclimbCornwall's first public road speed hillclimb will take place this weekend.
Ninety cars and drivers from across the UK will descend on Watergate Bay, external for the two-day competition which is expected to attract thousands of spectators.
Competitors will tackle the 720m course along the B3276 coast road between Padstow and Newquay.
The event will be the first to take place on a closed public road after a change in the law in 2017 now enables the suspension of the Road Traffic Act for motorsport events.
The event will be sanctioned by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) which governs the sport in the UK.
It's hoped this race could become an annual fixture.
Quote MessageA few years ago, this was just an idea and now this weekend, after many months of hard work, it becomes a reality. Cornwall is a fantastic place for motorsport and has a very healthy scene which tends to hide itself away, so Watergate Bay is effectively bringing motorsport to the people."
Dave Brenton, Deputy event director
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The operation to rescue stranded rail passengers just north of Exeter on Thursday should have been "put into action a lot sooner", according to one commuter.
The 14:00 Hitachi 800 Penzance to Paddington service came to a halt at 17:17 and was stranded there for six hours - with about 400 passengers on board.
Passengers were eventually transferred to Exeter St David's Station with many then having to queue for taxis, with some not leaving the station until midnight.
This man said it was a "very long-winded" process...
A 16-year-old cyclist has life-threatening injuries after being involved in a crash with a car in Exeter.
The boy, said to be local to the area, was taken to hospital by land ambulance.
Police were called to a junction on Pinn Lane at about 19:15 following the crash between the bicycle and a silver Ford Focus, which was being driven by a 21-year-old man.
The driver and front seat passenger of the car were uninjured.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
Dr Chris Busby said he was detained for 19 hours on suspicion of making a bomb before eventual release.
Read MoreTalks between the French and British are continuing over the scallop dispute in the English Channel.
British boats have agreed to stay away from the Bay of Seine, with some vessels fishing towards the east.
It comes after fishing leaders said on Wednesday negotiations had ended with no deal.
Fisheries minister and Camborne and Redruth MP George Eustice told the Commons he has offered to work with the French...
There will be some bright and sunny intervals, but it will be quite cloudy at times with some scattered showers through the day.
Light or moderate southwesterly winds will turn to the west and become fresh or locally strong at times.
Maximum temperature: 17C.
Hundreds of passengers had to be taken off a brand new GWR train when it broke down on its way from Penzance to Paddington.
The 14:00 Hitachi 800 service came to a halt at 17:15 just north of Exeter on Thursday, and was stranded there for six hours until about 400 passengers were taken off the train by ladder and transferred to another which took them back to Exeter.
Many other services to and from Devon and Cornwall were seriously affected with reports of up to six trains backed up on the track.
One passenger said the train came to a stop "very suddenly" while Mary Knight, who got on at Plymouth, said it took an "awfully long time" to evacuate the train.
GWR apologised on social media and offered delayed passengers refunds.
