BBC Radio Devon

Torpoint ferry services across the Tamar are facing delays or being slower than usual for a further week because the Plym II vessel will not be put back on to its chains until at least Monday 12 November.

Bosses said they had to wait for the right tidal conditions.

The Plym II has been out of action since September undergoing a refit.

It was anticipated it would be "available for service by Friday 16 November", bosses said., external

Referee Sara Cox says she "enjoys" being an inspiration to others after making English rugby union history on Sunday.

BBC Inside Out

A dive team has found what is believed to be the last resting place of 11 Cornish trawler men and reservists who died serving as minesweepers in World War One.

Having hit a mine in December 1916 and sunk, the wreck of the St Ives lay hidden on the seabed for more than a century.

The discovery of the remnants of a steam boiler thought to belong to the lost fishing vessel was made in Falmouth Bay by a team of divers who spent months searching.

Dr Laura Rowe, a maritime history lecturer at the University of Exeter, describes some of the dangers its crew faced...

Sara Cox becomes the first woman to referee a top-tier English match in Wasps' Premiership Rugby Cup win over Northampton.

BBC Radio Cornwall

There is a broken-down train between Penzance and Truro which is causing some cancellations and delays of up to an hour across the county.

Disruption is expected until 11:30.

John Ayres
BBC Spotlight

British Divers Marine Life Rescue has been training volunteers how to help save whales, dolphins and seals stranded on beaches around Devon and Cornwall's coastline.

The training on Sunday at Wembury included lectures on marine mammal identification, biology, physiology, first aid and rescue techniques.

At the shoreline, volunteers using models were also taught how to handle and lift an injured dolphin and refloat a two-tonne pilot whale.

BBC Weather

It will be a mostly cloudy morning with a few scattered outbreaks of light rain or drizzle in places.

However, some bright or sunny periods should develop for a time while light or moderate southeasterly winds will become locally fresh around the coast and to the west.

Tonight will be largely dry with just a few scattered outbreaks of light rain or drizzle over the moors. Winds will be mainly moderate from the south or southeast.

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BBC Radio Cornwall

Torpoint ferry services could be slower than usual for another week - because of a delay in fixing one of three vessels on the route.

Plym Two, which has been out of action since September for a refit, was due to be back in service today, but is now not expected until Friday.

Andy Breare
BBC Spotlight

Two South West yachtsmen have set off from St Malo in France on the Route Du Rhum single-handed transatlantic yacht race to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.

They're among more than 120 yachts competing in the 3,542 mile-race - nearly 100 more than the 38 when it first began in 1978.

Image source, Route Du Rhum

Ahead of the start on Sunday, second-time competitor, Jerseyman Phil Sharp, described the competition as "immense", while Falmouth's Sam Goodchild said he was "nervous but excited".

The race takes place every four years.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

The front door of a flat in Westward Ho! was deliberately set alight in a blaze on Sunday evening, which damaged much of the property, firefighters say.

Three fire crews were sent out to the home in Kingsley Road at about 17:30 to deal with the blaze which caused "50% smoke damage ... and 15% fire damage".

No-one was injured. Police are investigating the cause.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A vigil will be held in memory of a girl who died after taking drugs.

Shakira Pellow would have turned 16 today.

She collapsed in Camborne in July and died later in hospital after taking an unidentified substance.

Shakira's family described her as a "bubbly girl with her whole life ahead of her".

Image source, FAMILY HANDOUT

Shakira's mother Rita is asking friends and family to join her in the park in Meneth Road in Pengegon at 18:00.

BBC Spotlight

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Ottery St Mary this evening for the annual tar barrels event.

The centuries-old tradition involves "bar rollers" - men, women and even children - running through the town square with burning barrels on their shoulders.

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During the various "rolls", the barrels are passed from person to person, with folded hessian sacks used to protect the rollers' hands.

It's believed to have started in the early 17th Century after the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Police officers are "extremely concerned" for a man who has gone missing in the Dartmouth area.

Martin Bennett - also known as Ben - has not been seen for a few days.

According to Devon and Cornwall Police, Mr Bennett has Huntington's disease and has a tremor and walks with a limp and mumbles when speaking.

He likes to visit Blackpool Sands and Dartmouth Castle.

Image source, Dartmouth RNLI