New homes 'built without fire barriers'published at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2019
Persimmon Homes contacts more than 1,000 people over concerns about its timber-framed homes.
Read MoreSummary
Cornish Pirates ban singer over Holocaust denial song concerns
New homes 'built without fire barriers'
Senior Devon councillor charged with sex attacks
TV presenter Carrie Grant criticises councillor's home-schooling comments
'No suspect identified' in 20% of race hate crimes
Police introduce drink spiking testing kits after rise in reports
Updates from Wednesday 20 March
New homes 'built without fire barriers'published at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2019
Weather: A cloudy start but mild and dry laterpublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2019
Alex Osborne
BBC WeatherA fairly cloudy and misty start to Wednesday, with a chance of a spot of light rain or drizzle.
It will be mild and mostly dry later with the chance of some bright or sunny breaks.
Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
Police offer drink spiking test kitspublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2019
A police force is to offer drink and urine testing kits to clubbers who think their drinks have been spiked.
Read More'No suspect identified' in 20% of race hate crimespublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineMore than 20% of reported race and religious hate crimes in Devon and Cornwall in a year were given the outcome "investigation complete - no suspect identified".
That's according to new figures published by the Home Office for the 12 months to September 2018.
About 850 incidents took place in the time period across the force area and 173 resulted in not finding a suspect.
The figures cover five types of offences - all of which have a specific racially or religiously motivated element defined by statute.
The five offences are:
- Racially or religiously aggravated assault with injury
- Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury
- Racially or religiously aggravated harassment
- Racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage
- Racially or religiously aggravated public fear, alarm or distress
Devon and Cornwall Police said everyone had the right to "live safely and without fear" and all reported incidents were investigated.