Hayley Westcott
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Police want to find the owner of a ring after it was recovered during a burglary investigation in the Honiton area.

Officers said the ring and box are "very distinctive" and believe it could belong to someone in the East Devon, Exeter and Exmouth areas.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det Con 6346 Matthew Burnell at Honiton CID via 101.

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• There is slow traffic northbound on the M5 between Cullompton and Wellington following report of a broken down vehicle

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Mawnan Parish Council's decision to support a planning application for 11 new homes has sparked anger from parishioners after a survey found 93.5% of villagers opposed developments of more than ten houses., external

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A 150m-long gorse fire in St Austell was started deliberately, firefighters have said.

Cornwall Fire Service was called to the Carthew area of the town at 18:20 on Monday to a fire involving trees, gorse and some undergrowth.

The service said by 18:54 crews were making "good progress" on the 150m-long fire when a second fire was found.

The fires were extinguished by 20:00 and confirmed as arson.

Devon and Cornwall Police have been informed of the details.

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Controversial plans for a pool house at the iconic Burgh Island Hotel have been dropped.

The hotel was granted conditional permission for the plans by South Hams District Council, with hotel bosses saying the "innovative and exciting design" would have a positive effect on local tourism.

However, about 2,000 people signed a petition against the building, with criticisms saying it was a "carbuncle" and it would "desecrate" an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB).

The hotel, on an island off south Devon, is currently undergoing a multi-million pound renovation after being sold last year.

It is renowned for its 1930s Art Deco features and the place where Agatha Christie wrote two of her books.

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A teenager has spoken about the moment she had to swim away from her friends while they begged her to stay after they got washed out to sea by a rip current.

Ellie Raines, 15, Jodie Andrewartha, 14, and Emily Broadbent, 15, got into difficult at Godrevy beach, Cornwall, on Sunday.

Ellie said she was worried about what would happen to her friends as she swam away but "knew that I had to leave them to get other help".

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Ellie's mother Julia Raines said she was not at the beach but her daughter, who was a strong swimmer, and her friends were "in the shallows waist-deep, having been advised to stay in that area by the lifeguards".

Emily said being swept away was surprising and "really scary".

St Ives RNLI attended the rescue launching both lifeboats to help the girls.

In a post on Facebook they said: "Our inshore lifeboat arrived first on scene, with crew going into the water and working with Gwithian lifeguards and Portreath Coastguard in order to rescue and get the three casualties in to the hands safely of the awaiting emergency services with one casualty being taken by helicopter."

BBC Radio Devon

• At the Chittlehamholt turn-off, the A377 is partially blocked due to an accident.
• Near Barnstaple, on the A39 at the Roundswell Roundabout, there's queuing traffic.

BBC Weather

Any lingering overnight showers will clear to leave a generally dry day with spells of hazy sunshine.

Increasing cloud may bring a heavy shower by the evening.

Maximum temperature: 21C (70F).

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About 40 firefighters are battling a number of fires across Dartmoor.

Emergency services are on the scene in an area just south of Princetown.

The police helicopter has been brought in to help fire crews on the ground, who are also being supported by specially trained National Park Rangers and local farmers.

It's believed there are 12 separate fires over a seven-mile area, according to Rob Steemson from Dartmoor National Park.

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A pod of what are thought to be Risso's dolphins has surprised sailors off the coast of Cornwall.

The mammals, who were seen leaping out of the water periodically, were seen from a fishing boat about 15 miles south of Looe on Sunday.

Whales.org said it was normal for the species to be found in temperate waters, such as those off the British coast.

However, commercial fisherman and trawler owner Andrew Giles, who filmed the video, said it was the first time he had seen such a sight "in 32 years at sea".

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Ch Supt Glen Mayhew is commander of the Alliance Operations Department for both Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.

Major incidents to have occurred this weekend included the death of an elderly couple at a house in Torquay and a female tourist being attacked and bitten by a dog in Newquay, Cornwall, on Saturday in an incident which also saw a PCSO and officer hurt.

Johanna Carr
BBC News Online

Two houses were "severely" damaged after a shed fire spread to two semi detached houses in Devon.

The emergency services were alerted to the blaze in Warren Road, Mary Tavy, at 00:41 on Tuesday.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started in a shed and spread to the roof of one of the houses.

They added: "The incident command confirmed 100% of the roof of both properties was severely damaged by the fire.

"The first floor in one of the properties was severely damaged by the fire and the other property had 50% fire damaged to the first floor."

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said nobody was injured and scenes of crimes officers would be attending the scene later.