Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Police are warning people to not leave valuables in their vehicles after a series of tool thefts in Barnstaple.

The thefts happened between 30 September and 4 October and it was primarily power tools that were taken.

The majority of vehicles broken into were Ford Transit vans and access was gained without causing any damage, so it's possible that a Skelton Key was used, officers added.

Anyone with information in relation to the thefts is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A 10-year-old girl is in hospital after being attacked in Exmouth, police have said.

Officers were called at about 17:00 on Thursday after a member of the public found the child near Marley Road in a "distressed state".

She was taken to her home in the Brixington area and emergency services were called.

Devon and Cornwall Police have launched an investigation including physical searches, speaking to people in the immediate area, and a thorough forensic examination of the scene.

A number of people have already been spoken to but nobody has yet been arrested, officers added.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police via 101.

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Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Police are appealing for witnesses after two women were assaulted in an "unprovoked attack" at a Plymouth nightclub.

It happened at Pryzm at the Barbican Leisure Park at about midnight on Thursday, 20 September.

The women, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, were stood in the centre of the dance floor when a man pushed past them before "grabbing hold of them by their arms and pushing them to the floor", officers added.

One of them was left with a broken elbow.

The man is described as white, in his early 20s, about 5ft 8in (1.7m) in height, of a stocky build with a shaved head and wearing a dark coloured T-shirt and jeans.

Anyone who may have seen the incident is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.

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Harriet Bradshaw
Reporter

A group from Devon who would be housebound because of their disabilities have just achieved more than 10,000 miles cycling with specially adapted tricycles and tandems.

Young and old people who have had various health problems including strokes, brain injuries and those with dementia are members of the club in Exeter.

Tom Pales founded Freetrike Rehab Cycling after being inspired by his late father who had a stroke.

Now, he says so many others have found "freedom" on the wheels...

South Western and the RMT union are in a long-running dispute over the future role of guards.

Cornwall Live

A famous Cornish hotel is set to close at the beginning of December, external and it's thought about 28 staff could lose their jobs.

Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online

Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery, external in Exeter on Tuesday night, police say.

Officers were called at about 21:30 to reports that a Fiat Punto had been driving erratically and had collided with another vehicle on Queen Street.

Two men fled the scene but were soon arrested near St David's Church.

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A 29-year-old man from Northampton has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, failure to provide a specimen for analysis, driving without the correct insurance and failure to stop after a road accident.

A second 29-year-old, whose address is currently unknown, has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, assault by beating and using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause alarm or distress.

Both men appeared at Exeter Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The first man has been released on bail, while the second has been remanded in custody.

The next hearing with be at Exeter Crown Court on 1 December.

John Ayres
BBC Spotlight

Hotel owners in Cornwall and Devon are warning Brexit plans to reduce the number of low skilled workers coming to Britain could have a serious impact on their industry.

Workers coming to the UK could be required to get a job with a salary of more than £30,000 a year - but most hospitality jobs fall well under that.

Keith Richardson owns four hotels - including the Falmouth Hotel and says a fifth of the 350 people he employs are from overseas.

Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent

The proposed merger of Devon and Cornwall Police with the Dorset force is being discussed today at a meeting in Plymouth that could determine whether the plans go ahead.

Devon and Cornwall's Police Commissioner Alison Hernandez will ask the councillors who sit on her Police and Crime Panel whether they'll back her decision to reject the merger of the two forces.

Last week Ms Hernandez announced she couldn't support the proposal to merge.

However, because she was the only one of the four decision makers to take that view, she offered to put her decision off until she'd consulted the views of councillors on her Police and Crime panel.

That meeting is happening today and if the other councillors agree with her it's very hard to see how this merger could ever go ahead.

Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online

A smoker from Devon has been ordered to pay an £800 fine for dropping a cigarette butt, external.

The man was issued with an on-the-spot fine of £150 by an Environment Officer from Mid Devon District Council when he was spotted throwing the butt on the ground on Fore Street in Tiverton.

But the case was referred to court when he refused to pay it, and the penalty was increased to £800.

BBC Weather

It will be a largely dry day with early patches of mist and fog lifting as the cloud breaks further to become brighter and sunny spells develop.

However, cloud will increase again from the northwest later this afternoon with some patchy rain moving onto the the north coast by evening.

Winds will be mainly light but will freshen from the northeast to the north and west later. Max Temp:14 to 19C (57-66F).