A30 across Bodmin Moor officially opening as dual carriageway
Torbay Children's Services "may join with Plymouth"
First operational police drone unit in the UK is launched in the South West
Consultation into plans to start charging for parking in parts of Dartmoor
Plymouth nuclear-powered submarine HMS Torbay being decommissioned
Updates on Friday 14 July 2017
Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online
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Don't forget Spotlight on BBC One later. There will also be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
The first dedicated police drone unit in the UK has been launched in a partnership between Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.
But what are the rules for civilian drones?
In November 2016, the UK's drone code was revised and updated to help pilots ensure they fly the gadgets safely.
It says:
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After a fine evening the cloud will gradually increase and lower overnight, with a little patchy rain or drizzle possible by morning. It will become breezier too. Minimum temperature: 12C (54F).
Intermittent drizzle will affect the north coast on Saturday. Further south and east, there could be a little rain for a time but it will stay mostly dry and cloudy. Maximum temperature: 21C (70F).
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BBC News Online
Devon and Cornwall Police say they want to help people "bin the knife".
Officers are supporting Operation Sceptre, which is aimed at detecting and reducing knife-related crime, and a local knife amnesty is being held as part of the work.
People can dispose of unwanted bladed items - without fear of prosecution - such as knives, zombie knives, swords, kitchen knives and unwanted collectibles.
There will be collection bins at these police enquiry offices until July 26, external:
BBC News Travel
A loose power cable is causing problems on the eastbound A30 between Long Rock, near Penzance, and St Erth at White Cross.
Martyn Oates
BBC South West Political Editor
A proposal to partner services to protect most vulnerable children in Torbay with Plymouth is a major blow for Torbay Council's unitary status.
But it follows years of critical reports from inspectors about Torbay's ability to provide safe care.
Back in 2010, the authority was given a rating of "inadequate" for its children's services, prompting an apology from the then director of the service.
Despite some improvements in the intervening years, an Ofsted report published last year again described the care of children who needed protection as "inadequate".
The proposal will be put to Torbay Council in a meeting next week.
A yachting company boss has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of the Cheeki Rafiki yacht, external in which a sailor from Cornwall was among four killed when it capsized mid-Atlantic.
Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat was badly injured in a gun attack in Cornwall.
A worried cat owner contacted the charity on Friday after discovering her 18-month-old cat, Robertson, collapsed close to her farm in Lostwithiel with serious injuries.
The ginger cat was rushed to vets where he was found to have suffered a broken leg and had lost lots of blood.
An X-ray revealed pellets peppered throughout his body and he is now being treated by staff.
Inspector Lewis Taylor, of the charity, said: "It is impossible to know for sure whether Robertson was shot deliberately or accidentally. But, unfortunately, deliberate gun attacks happen much more regularly than we would like, and it seems likely that was the case here."
Gordon Sparks
BBC Radio Devon
Charges for some parking in certain parts of Dartmoor are being considered because honesty boxes don't work, the National Park Authority says.
The controversial plans are going out to consultation.
Park bosses are proposing to start charging in New Bridge, Postbridge, Meldon Reservoir and Hay Tor, saying it would help improve visitor facilities, public access and conservation work.
Critics said it would deter visitors and people were more likely to park unsafely elsewhere.
Andrew Watson, from the park authority, said: "Money from the boxes is averaging at about 15 pence per vehicle, and that's not sustainable."
He added that there were "plenty of car parks scattered across the moor which will remain free".
The consultation runs until 18 August.
Heat detectors and sprinklers are being installed in two Devonport tower blocks, external, while further tests will be carried out on the cladding covering the buildings.
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Expect very busy traffic on the A379 near Exeter as Little Mix are playing at Powderham Castle this evening.
Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall
Vets in Cornwall are supporting the RSPCA's calls for tougher regulation on the use of airguns, external.
The charity said it was alarmed over the number of animals being shot. Nationally, four out of 10 vets have seen cats with such injuries.
There was a recent case in Lostwithiel where a cat dragged itself home after being peppered with pellets.
Steve Wyatt, from the Hayle Veterinary Surgery, added that sometimes such injuries were hidden as the pellets fired were so small.
Sophie Malcolm
BBC News Online
Firefighters from the Devon & Somerset Fire Service are running 200 miles from Exeter to London today to help their colleagues who attended the Grenfell Tower fire in London.
They explain why here:
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Children's services in Torbay could be joined with Plymouth's after a report found they were underperforming.
A council agenda document reveals Torbay Council's Children's Services were "charactersied over recent years by repeated underperformance" in terms of Ofsted inspection results and had "ongoing instability in its senior leadership".
A proposal has been put to Torbay Council to develop an alternative delivery model, with a recommended plan of action to partner with Plymouth City Council Children's Services.
The proposal will be debated at a council meeting next week.
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Home Office minister and Cornwall MP Sarah Newton says the government is considering tighter controls on some chemicals in response to acid attacks in East London and elsewhere.
But she also told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast that regulation would be difficult as "these chemicals are under everyone's kitchen sinks".
She said it was clear acid was being used "as a weapon" and work had been commissioned "to understand the motivation" of people who used it to injure others.
She also said the government was examining sentencing for those who used acid to injure people.
Since 2010, there have been more than 1,800 reports of attacks involving corrosive fluids in London.
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The first dedicated police drone unit in the UK has been launched, involving Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.
The permanent unit has three full-time staff and it is hoped that in future drones could be used to track suspects in firearm incidents as well as in counter-terrorism operations.
Six drones now operated by the unit have already been used to find missing people and gather evidence to secure court convictions.
The ceremony to open the much-anticipated stretch of the A30 at Temple was interrupted this morning, external by an irate farmer.
