BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 7 Decemberpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall
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Coastguard criticised after trawler death
Devonport safety probes stop cranes at nuclear submarine dock
Man charged with arson after fires at Penzance church
Man arrested after pizza driver robbed at knife point
Concern for woman, 61, missing from Helston
Yellow weather warning for wind and rain on Friday
Updates on Thursday 6 December 2018
BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 7 Decemberpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Coastguard criticised over trawler deathpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Officers were "overwhelmed" and "distracted" when the fishing boat Solstice capsized, a report finds.
Read MoreChild rapist has prison sentence cutpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Former police community support officer Peter Bunyan has his sentence cut to 17 years on appeal.
Read MoreThird man brought to justice for Carlisle Christmas rapepublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
A third man has appeared in court over an attack on a woman in Carlisle last Christmas Eve for which two men have already received long jail terms.
Earlier this year, 41-year-old Kabir Hussain and Marco Martins, 32, were jailed after putting their terrified victim through what a Carlisle Crown Court judge described as a "grossly degrading" ordeal in a Carlisle flat.
Today, Mohammad Miah, 38, of the Strand, Exmouth in Devon, pleaded guilty to one charge of rape.
The court heard he had been arrested at the time, but had "absconded" while on bail. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in the new year.
Mother who gave baby brain damage jailedpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Elizabeth Wilkins shook and hit her three-month-old son and tried to frame the child's father.
Read MoreWeather: Increasingly windy with rain overnightpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
More widespread and persistent rain will move in tonight with the heaviest expected during the early hours.
It will also become increasingly windy too but will remain very mild.
Minimum temperature overnight of 10C (50F).
Attempted murder arrest in Dartmouth after man stabbedpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineTwo people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was found with "a number of significant stab wounds to the chest", police have said.
Officers were called to a disturbance outside a property in the Townstal area in Dartmouth at about 01:40.
A man in his 20s was found on the street in Britannia Avenue and taken to Derriford Hospital where he remains in a stable condition
Following police searches, at about 04:00, a 22-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested.
Both remain in police custody and await questioning.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.
Man stabbed with broken glass bottle in Exeter underpasspublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA man has been stabbed in the hand with a broken glass bottle in Exeter, police have said.
Officers were called to the underpass near Fore Street towards Exe Bridges just after midday.
The ambulance service was also on the scene and helped the victim before he made his own way to hospital.
The area remains cordoned off while a council team cleans up.
Devon and Cornwall Police said it appears to be an "isolated incident" and investigations are under way.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101.
Delays of 30 minutes at Devonport for ferrypublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
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End of twitter postTwo arrested over Exeter student accommodation 'arson'published at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA man and a woman, both aged 19, have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at student accommodation in Exeter, police have said.
Fire crews were called to The Barn at Cheeke Street at about 21:00 on Tuesday.
It's believed a mattress was set alight on the top floor of the seven-storey building.
The suspects - from the St David's area of the city - are not students at the university or residents at The Barn, officers added.
Both have since been released under investigation pending further inquiries.
'Houses swooped up by second home buyers'published at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Some residents in a Cornish town cannot afford to buy a home there, while dozens of properties stand empty.
Read MorePlan approved for health centre with no convalescence bedspublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Health bosses in South Devon have approved controversial plans for a new health and well-being centre in Dartmouth - but without convalescence beds.
The cottage hospital in the town was closed last year and plans for replacement beds in a new well-being centre - which was to be opened in a local care home - were agreed.
However the deal fell through and the new health centre - on the edge of town - has been approved without beds.
The Dartmouth Healthcare Action Group said beds must be included in any option and it still believes a central location would be best.
Lesley Darke is director of estates at Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Trust and said people are being looked after in a different way now...
No use crying over spilled milkpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe A377 at Umberleigh will be closed in both directions "for a couple of hours" after a spillage of milk from an overturned lorry.
Recovery work is taking place, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
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End of twitter postMan wanted after exposing himself to schoolchildrenpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News OnlineA man exposed himself to seven children from Newton Abbot College on three separate occasions on the morning of Tuesday 16 October, police have said.
The first involved a 15-year-old girl, who was walking to school with two friends around 08:30 when they were approached by the man in a lane behind Fisher Road. He stood around 3ft (1m) away and exposed himself to the group.
Image source, GoogleThen between 08:30 and 08:35 he was seen by another 15-year-old and two friends as they walked along Abbotsbury Road. He was standing at the junction of Bury Road and exposed himself again.
A short time later at around 08:40 he approached another 15-year-old in Rundle Road and exposed himself for a third time.
On each occasion he made lewd remarks to the children and walked off after they ignored his advances.
The man is described as white, in his mid-20s and was thin. He had short, dark hair and was clean shaven.
Quote MessageThis was very intimidating and shocking for the victims, and we are very keen to identify this suspect. Anyone who witnessed any of these incidents or has seen someone who matches the description acting suspiciously around Newton Abbot is asked to contact police."
PC Jade Carter, Police officer in Newton Abbot
Pensioner dies after being hit by car on Paignton seafrontpublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News OnlineA 92-year-old has died after she was hit by a car in Paignton on Wednesday, external.
The woman suffered serious injuries on Esplanade Road after being hit by the Citroen Xsara Picasso.
She was taken to hospital but died in the evening.
Image source, GoogleThe driver, an elderly man from Brixham, was uninjured but his front seat passenger, an 81-year-old woman, was treated for minor injuries at Torbay District Hospital.
A bronze Kia Ceed travelling behind the Citroen, driven by a 51-year-old woman from Paignton, hit the back of the man's car. Its passengers were not injured.
Esplanade Road was closed for six hours while the crash was investigated.
Royal seal of approval for safeguarding schemepublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Safety alerts stop nuclear sub dock workpublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Cranes have been halted twice because of safety alerts during a £200m refuel of a Trident submarine.
Read MorePaver considers rare Pirates appearancepublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportCornish Pirates coach Alan Paver says he is considering making a rare appearance for the Championship club.
The Pirates have a number of injuries in their front row ahead of the Championship Cup clash at Bedford on Saturday.
Image source, Brian Tempest"No-one wants to see and old man running around the field any more, but if needs must," Paver told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"We're hoping that a couple of the front rower might recover later in the week, so fingers crossed they might not need to see me."
Paver last played for the Pirates in March when he was a second half replacement in a game against London Scottish.
Plymouth Barden factory closure: Government to join talkspublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe government says it's willing to enter discussions about plans to close the Barden factory in Plymouth.
Last month, it was revealed more 350 jobs are at risk after Schaeffler - the automobile and industrial firm that owns it - announced plans to close plants amid "uncertainty surrounding Brexit".
About 220 jobs are also at risk at the firm's Llanelli plant in Wales.
Concerns were raised in the Commons by the Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Luke Pollard.
The Brexit Secretary, Stephen Barclay, says he's happy to join talks about Barden's future in Plymouth and he recognises "the importance of the issue" going forward.
Image source, GoogleMan arrested after pizza driver robbed at knife pointpublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at knife point.
It happened at about 20:00 on 3 December in Walton Crescent, Manadon in Plymouth.
The Domino’s Pizza driver was delivering an order when he was approached by a man carrying a knife.
The suspect demanded the pizza and cash and then fled the area via Hilton Avenue.
He was later arrested and has since been released pending further investigations, officers added.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.
Image source, GoogleImage caption, Walton Crescent, Manadon in Plymouth
