BBC Radio Cornwall

A Russian cargo ship that was grounded off Cornwall has been officially detained after surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency found it needed repairs.

The 16,000-tonne bulk carrier Kuzma Minin, which grounded off Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth a week before Christmas, has been deemed unseaworthy.

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The vessel, which had 18 crew members on board but no cargo, was refloated in a "tricky and delicate" operation at high tide and brought round to Falmouth Bay.

Gifts have been delivered to its crew ahead of the Russian Orthodox Christmas, and a Falmouth harbour authority spokesman said they were all comfortable, with enough food and water.

Jenny Kumah
BBC South West politics reporter

Three Devon MPs have put their name to a letter urging Prime Minister Theresa May to rule out a no-Brexit deal.

Plymouth MP Luke Pollard and Exeter's Ben Bradshaw, both Labour members, and Totnes Conservative Sarah Wollaston join 206 other MPs in their stance.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Truro City manager says his side's poor defending was to blame as they were beaten 5-3 away at Welling United in National League South.

The White Tigers found themselves 4-0 down early in the second half before Tyler Harvey scored twice and Nick Hurst got one as Truro lost for the third time in four games. It leaves them four points above the relegation zone.

"At the end of the day, we defended appallingly, finding ourselves 4-0 down and 5-1 down," Robinson told BBC Radio Cornwall.

"You can only describe it as schoolboy defending. There were individual errors in a game where really we've had as many chances, if not more chances, than the opposition.

"We scored three goals away from home to a really good quality side and got nothing to show for it."

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

A court hearing of a man from North Devon accused of stabbing another man in a supermarket car park in broad daylight has begun.

Kevin Gale, 50, did not attend Exeter Crown Court, where he is accused of fatally stabbing Lee Turner outside the Tesco store on the Barnstaple Retail Park.

The 39-year-old died from injuries he received at 18:20 on ‪3 August 2018.‬

The jury was told that Mr Gale has been found unfit to plead to a murder charge as he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.

Judge Peter Johnson said the role of the jury in the case was not to find Mr Gale guilty or not guilty, but to decide whether "he committed the act as charged".

Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online

A dog had a lucky escape after falling over a cliff near Maenporth, Falmouth, over the weekend.

Falmouth and Porthoustock Coastguard Rescue Teams were called to West Bay on Friday afternoon and discovered the dog, called Thea, had fallen about 15ft (4.5m) and was "precariously balanced on a very small ledge with around a 60 ft (18m) drop below her".

A rope rescue technician was lowered and she was secured and placed in a special animal rescue bag and recovered to the cliff top, they said.

Image source, Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team

Rescuers have praised the owners for not attempting to rescue the dog themselves but calling 999 and asking for the coastguard.

The car driver was also seriously injured in the crash on the A30 near Redruth and Camborne.

Plymouth Labour MP Luke Pollard has joined calls for Prime Minister Theresa May to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A window was smashed and cash taken from a veterinary surgery in Modbury, police say.

The burglary happened at about 01:00 on Saturday at South Moor Vets in the town.

No animals are kept at the practice, officers added.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.

Image source, Kingsbridge Police

Natasha Sale, 31, campaigned to lower the cervical screening age, before she died of cervical cancer.

Exeter's Argentina winger Santiago Cordero will move to French Top 14 side Bordeaux Begles in the summer.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A male pedestrian has died and a car driver has been seriously injured in a crash on the A30 near Redruth and Camborne.

The road was closed between the Avers Roundabout and Tolvaddon for police investigation work after the crash earlier on Monday, which occurred while the man was walking along the carriageway.

The road has reopened.

Police said they had not identified the man because he had no personal items on him. They have asked witnesses to come forward.

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Plymouth Live

An investigation has begun after someone dumped a huge pile of tyres in a river., external

People have reacted with anger and horror after photos appeared on social media showing the tyres floating in the River Tiddy, near Liskeard.

BBC Weather

Monday will be another cloudy day with the chance of a few patches of rain or drizzle moving in from the north. A moderate to fresh breeze.

Gusting to 30mph in exposed areas, especially in the west and north this afternoon.

Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).

BBC Radio Cornwall

The A30 near Camborne between the Avers Roundabout and Tolvaddon remains closed westbound due to police investigation work after an earlier road crash.

A diversion is in place but traffic is slow moving and queueing on the A30 approaching the A3047 diversion route.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Two 12-year-old boys were assaulted while they were out walking a dog in Exeter, a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has said.

It happened in an alley from Wardrew Road leading up to Buddle Lane in the St Thomas area at about 18:00 on 4 January.

The two boys were approached by three older boys - in their teens - who started to push them.

One was knocked to the ground and "continually kicked around the stomach area for about 30 seconds", Cowick and St Thomas PCSO said.

It added both boys were left "very shaken up".

Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.

Image source, Cowick and St Thomas PCSO

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Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A disabled woman was left without regular use of a toilet and shower for nine weeks when a bathroom refit went wrong in Plymouth.

The work carried out by a contractor on behalf of Plymouth City Council was so poor the bathroom flooded and a loose pipe sprayed hot water in a child’s face, the authority was told.

The toilet and shower were fitted incorrectly, the tiling was poor quality and an officer later described the work as one of the worst bathroom installations they had ever seen.

As a result of the case, the council removed the contractor from its list, paid the woman £500 compensation and changed the way it oversees work.

The Local Government Ombudsman, which oversees standards, carried out an investigation and upheld the woman’s complaint against the council.

It said the authority had agreed to pay the woman a further £250 for being without a bathroom for nine weeks and for a delay in handling her complaint.

The council said it had "worked hard to resolve the complainants issues and have reviewed our procedures to make sure this does not happen again".

Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

Villagers living near a well-known Devon holiday park say their lives are being blighted by regular sewage leaks.

A lake in Chudleigh Knighton has been frequently polluted by sewage from Finlake Holiday Park. Whenever a pumping station at the park overflows, sewage comes down the stream and into the lake.

The park has already received a formal warning from the Environment Agency but now wants planning permission for a multimillion-pound expansion to build more lodges.

The parish council said no planning permission should be given until the sewage issue is dealt with, but villagers, including James Rooth, said they were starting to lose patience...

Haulfryn, Finlake's parent company, said it was treating the issue "extremely seriously".

It said it had:

• Carried out surveys between August and October, followed by a park-wide survey in December
• Had a tanker on 24-hour standby to deal with discharges
• Was investing a significant amount of money, resource and time to resolve the issue