Summary

  • Devon MP: PM's Brexit deal 'dead in the water'

  • Cornish MP: Brexit deal 'doesn't reflect what voters want'

  • Maiden yacht voyage halts in Plymouth after 36 hours

  • 'Thousands' of calls to schools warning of abuse

  • Portreath sea wall repairs begin

  • Man, 51, arrested after Tesco 'rifle' incident

  • Updates on Thursday 15 November 2018

Live Reporting

  1. Hepburn and Williams in England side

    Brent Pilnick
    BBC Sport

    Exeter props Harry Williams and Alec Hepburn have been brought into the England team for the final autumn international against Japan.

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    Winger Jack Nowell keeps his place, but moves to centre as Eddie Jones makes 11 changes to the side that lost narrowly to New Zealand last week.

    Nowell replaces Chiefs teammate Henry Slade who is on the bench, as is prop Ben Moon after he started for England for the first time last week.

  2. Cornwall travel: A30 lane closed due to accident

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    On the A30, heading eastbound between the Loggans Moor Roundabout and the A3047, one lane is closed and there's very heavy traffic due to an accident. It's affecting traffic heading towards Camborne.

  3. Draft Brexit agreement: What do some of Devon's MPs think?

    Jenny Kumah
    BBC South West politics reporter

    As Theresa May faces a grilling from MPs over the draft Brexit agreement the UK has reached with the EU, some Devon MPs have being giving their views.

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    This deal is the worst of all worlds. It's a bad deal for Britain and for Plymouth and I won't vote for anything that hurts Plymouth. So, no, I won't be supporting it and I look forward to the approaching General Election also.

    Luke Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

    The deal delivers on the result of the referendum. If we do not accept this we will get either a no-deal Brexit or no Brexit and I do not support either.

    Gary Streeter, Conservative MP for South West Devon

    Four MPs

    Gary Streeter (top left), Luke Pollard (top right), Ben Bradshaw (bottom left), Kevin Foster (bottom right)

    Still working through the detail - which is a lot. Positives in there. First impressions are more work and detailed discussion still needed on how these operate and in particular the exit route from the backstop.

    Kevin Foster, Conservative MP for Torbay

    May's deal is dead. She's lost her second Brexit Secretary and several other ministers. She can't get this through the Commons. The only way out of this Brexit mess is a People's Vote - so we end the uncertainty, put this damaging period behind us and focus on the big challenges facing our country.

    Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter

  4. Exeter university funding for classroom behaviour study

    BBC Radio Devon

    Researchers at the University of Exeter - which helps teachers improve behaviour in the classroom - has received £500,000 in funding to extend the study.

    A previous study by the team at Exeter Medical School of more than 2,000 pupils in 80 Devon schools showed if teachers ignore low-level disruption and praise well-behaved pupils, it improves overall behaviour.

    Now, the university has been given the extra funding by the Education Endowment Foundation for a new study using nearly 6,000 pupils in 140 primary schools nationwide.

    teacher and kids in classroom

    The funding allows us to investigate areas identified as important by teachers. Ultimately we will gain a greater understanding of teacher/pupil relationships, which in turn can help to develop new ways of working in the classroom - to the benefit of pupils and teachers.

    Professor Tamsin Ford, Leading the study

  5. Draft Brexit plan: 'What a mess' says Wollaston

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Devon MP Sarah Wollaston has said the cabinet agreeing to the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement after a five-hour meeting is an "utter failure of Brexiteers to deliver".

    She has repeated her stance that Brexit has to go back to the People's Vote.

    On Thursday morning,Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigned as well as Esther McVey - the Department for Work and Pensions secretary.

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  6. Portreath sea wall repair begins

    Chris Quevatre
    BBC News Online

    Work to repair Portreath's sea wall started today.

    A large section of the sea wall collapsed during Storm Eleanor earlier this year, leaving the village exposed to the sea.

    The wall had a temporary repair on it in the immediate aftermath of the damage, and now construction will start on the permanent build.

    The work - which could end up costing nearly £1m - is expected to be completed by March 2019.

    The current temporary defence will remain throughout the works in order to protect homes and businesses in Portreath.

  7. 'I've put in my letter of no confidence' - Devon MP

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    MP for Newton Abbot, Anne Marie Morris, said she has "put in my letter of no confidence" in Theresa May.

    The Conservative has criticised the prime minister's handling of the Brexit negotiations.

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  8. Weather: Mainly cloudy with bright spells for some

    Alex Osborne
    BBC Weather

    A dull morning for most with lots of cloud as well as some mist and fog in places.

    This afternoon will be mainly cloudy with just the odd brighter spell developing in places.

    Maximum temperature: 15C (59F).

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  9. 'Thousands' of calls to schools warning of abuse

    BBC Radio Devon

    Nearly 3,000 calls were made by Devon and Cornwall Police in the last school year to tell teachers domestic abuse had happened in a child's home.

    Operation Encompass is a system where police directly contact a school before 09:00 when one of their pupils has been exposed to abuse the previous evening.

    Set up in Cornwall 2011, it was only officially launched in Devon and Cornwall in January this year.

    Co-creator Elisabeth Carney-Haworth wants the figures officially recorded.

    Operation Encompass co-creator Elisabeth Carney-Haworth

  10. Blue Peter badge production moves to Cornwall

    Chris Quevatre
    BBC News Online

    The manufacturing of Blue Peter badges has now moved to Cornwall.

    They were previously made in Asia, but a company in Cornwall will now be producing the iconic badges.

    Blue Peter badges over Falmouth harbour

    As part of the deal, the company must keep its identity and location firmly under wraps.

    And the picture isn't a clue, it's just a nice photo of Cornwall.

    You can find out more about Blue Peter badges here.

  11. Devon MP: 'This is not May's time'

    BBC Newsnight

    Anne Marie Morris

    Anne Marie Morris, the Conservative MP for Newton Abbot, has criticised Theresa May's handling of Brexit negotiations.

    "She is a lady who is very determined and she has leadership qualities," she told Newsnight's Emily Maitlis.

    "But in the same way that Churchill was great for war, and not for peace, this is not her time."

    "For the sake of the country, and the party I'm afraid I believe we need somebody who could lead this Brexit action, because if we don't get it right I don't believe we'll ever get another opportunity," the Devon MP added.

    It is claimed that more Conservative MPs have called for the removal of the Prime Minister ahead of her statement to the Commons this morning after the Cabinet agreed to support her draft Brexit agreement.

  12. Man, 51, arrested after Tesco 'rifle' incident

    BBC Radio Devon

    Tesco Express, Cowick Street, ExeterGoogle

    A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear.

    Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident at a Tesco Express in Cowick Street, Exeter, at 15:30 on Wednesday.

    Firearms officers were on the scene after a report of a person with what appeared to be a rifle.

    Supt Matt Lawler said: "Understandably this will have caused some alarm to those members of the public who were in the area at the time, particularly children who we know will have left school around that time.

    "We have been contacted by a number of witnesses so far, but would like to hear from anyone who saw what happened or anyone who may have seen the man around the area this afternoon.

    "We are especially keen for anyone who may have captured any images on their phones or mobile devices to contact us," Supt Lawler added.

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    The regional airline's board says it is in discussions about a potential sale of the company.

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