Summary

  • Main South West rail line reopened as rail engineers 'try to understand' coastline

  • Lyn Bryant: Ex-officer 'hopeful' murderer can be found

  • Bloodhound jet car group goes administration

  • Woman dies after her car crashes through a hedge

  • Driver left with life-threatening injuries in A30 crash

  • Angler rescued after being swept into the sea

  • Updates on Monday 15 October 2018

  1. Cornwall travel: Car and cyclist crash in Smithaleighpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    In Smithaleigh, there are reports of a crash between a car and a cyclist on New Park Road near the A38. Approach with care.

  2. 'The sea saved my life'published at 11:29 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Meet the people who use the ocean to anchor their mind.

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  3. Flooding hole rail track repairedpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Network Rail confirms that trains are running again, "although at reduced speeds".

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  4. Carey apologises for Plymouth displaypublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Plymouth Argyle top-scorer Graham Carey says sorry to the fans on behalf of the team after their loss at Oxford United.

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  5. Katie Hopkins musical wins UK Theatre Awardpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Entertainment and Arts

    A musical that uses the imagined death of contentious columnist Katie Hopkins as its starting point has been named best musical at the UK Theatre Awards.

    The Assassination of Katie Hopkins ran at Theatr Clwyd in Wales in April.

    Actress Maxine Peake and director Sir Richard Eyre won honorary accolades at the awards, which recognise the best stage shows presented outside London.

    The show, which received three-star reviews fromThe Guardian, external,The Telegraph, external and The Stage, external, tells of two young women and their different responses to Hopkins' fictional killing.

    It is not known if Hopkins (pictured), a former contestant on BBC One's The Apprentice who was born in Devon, has seen the show, although she did write about it in January, external.

    Katie HopkinsImage source, Getty Images
  6. Cornwall teen 'shocked' by photo prize winpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    An award winning teenage photographer gives his top tips on taking the perfect picture.

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  7. Cornish teenager, 18, wins UK photography competitionpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    John Danks
    BBC Spotlight

    winning photoImage source, Josef Fitzgerald-Patrick

    A teenager from Cornwall has won a major photography competition - beating competitors from across the UK.

    Josef Fitzgerald-Patrick, 18, who is from St Buryan, was awarded the title of Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018 in the youth category.

    The winning picture features a bike rider silhouetted against the sun - taken at Land's End.

    Josef's work will be now published in a new book and displayed at a London exhibition next month.

    He says winning the competition is "massive" for him...

  8. Truro boss Robinson sees red in defeatpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Truro City boss Leigh Robinson blames poor refereeing for him being sent to the stands in the loss to Hemel Hempstead.

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  9. Motorcyclist seriously injured in Exeter crashpublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Andrew Segal
    BBC South West

    A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a road crash that also involved a car in Exeter.

    Police said the vehicles crashed in Rifford Road at about 10:25 on Sunday.

    The 21-year-old local bike rider was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and then transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth "for more specialist treatment", police said.

    A 30-year-old man was driving the car.

    The road was closed for a forensic examination.

    Police have appealed for witnesses.

  10. New evidence in 1998 dog walker murderpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Lee Taylor, 41, is urging people to come forward with information.

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  11. Angler airlifted after being swept into seapublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Rebecca Wills
    BBC South West

    A man has been airlifted to hospital after being swept into the sea at Porth Island, near Newquay.

    The alarm was raised after the man was washed into the sea while angling on Sunday afternoon.

    Both Newquay lifeboats were launched in what was described as a dangerous 5ft swell.

    A Coastguard helicopter was also dispatched, and it airlifted the man to the Royal Cornwall Hospital near Truro.

    The RNLI has praised the man for following advice from its #FloatToLive campaign, external, staying calm and floating on his back.

  12. 'Dominant' Reds knock Pirates off toppublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Jersey Reds are praised by Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle after they beat the Championship leaders 33-10.

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  13. Meeting due to decide Westward Ho! park's futurepublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    A special meeting will decide on Monday night whether controversial plans to build on a large section of a popular park in Westward Ho! can go ahead.

    Earlier this month, Torridge District Council discussed the plans to sell off land at the park on Avon Lane to build houses.

    But more than 4,000 people have come forward to sign a petition against the proposals to demolish the play area, tennis courts and former cafe building which is at the park.

    Westward Ho! park
  14. New evidence in 1998 dog walker murderpublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Lyn Bryant was walking the family dog when she was brutally murdered in a country lane.

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  15. Weather: Rain decreasing with light windspublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Weather

    Monday morning will be cloudy and locally misty with rain, some of which could be heavy.

    Weather

    The afternoon will see the rain turn lighter and patchier. The wind will be a light to moderate north-easterly.

    Maximum temperature: 11 to 14C (52 to 57F).

  16. Island fortress up for sale for £6mpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Drake's Island includes a 16th Century barracks, a pier and an underground network of tunnels.

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  17. Woman, 74, dies after car goes through hedgepublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Andrew Segal
    BBC South West

    A woman has died when a car crashed in north Devon, going through a hedge and landing in a field below, police say.

    Officers said the crash, involving only a single vehicle, occurred on the B3227 between South Molton and Bish Mill at about 15:15 on Sunday.

    A 74-year-old local woman was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

    The road was closed for an investigation.

    Police have appealed for witnesses.

  18. Motorist suffers life-threatening injuries in A30 crashpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A motorist has suffered life-threatening injuries in a road crash in west Cornwall, police say.

    Officers said the driver was involved in a three-vehicle crash which happened just before 11:00 on Sunday on the A30 near Hayle, between St Erth and the Loggans Moor roundabout.

    Police have appealed for witnesses.

  19. Hole-hit main South West rail line reopenspublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    BBC Spotlight

    Hole under rail line. Pic: Network RailImage source, Network Rail

    The main South West rail line through Devon has reopened after being closed all day on Sunday between Exeter and Newton Abbot due to flood damage.

    Engineers worked through the night to repair a large hole that opened up beneath the track near the Teign estuary, affecting services through Devon and Cornwall.

    Network Rail and Great Western Railway both confirmed on Twitter trains were running again, although "at reduced speeds".

    The landowner said he had repeatedly warned Network Rail about the problem. The track operator said specialist engineers were to investigate what happened.

    A shortage of replacement buses on Sunday led Great Western Railway to "strongly advise" passengers not to travel on Sunday night.

    Tickets for Sunday for can be used on Monday.

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