Rob Cocking pays tribute to seven men killed in the St Ives lifeboat disaster on 23 January 1939.

Plymouth Argyle beat Walsall to move out of the League One relegation places with a fourth successive victory.

Seven crew members died in the tragedy on 23 January 1939.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Cornwall Council has agreed to apply to the Department for Transport (DfT) to increase tolls on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry by 33%.

If approved, it would see tolls for cars increasing from £1.50 to £2.

A report to the council’s cabinet last year stated the increase was needed because the bridge had been operating at a deficit.

It added that expenditure had exceeded income and, as a result, reserves were said to be “depleted”.The report also stated that the level of traffic had also grown relatively slowly and, as a result, so had income.

However, councillors are also to request that the DfT "helps fund the bridge and ferry in the future".

Members also agreed to ask the crossings' joint managing committee from Cornwall and Plymouth city councils to investigate the feasibility of increasing discounts for regular users who have electronic discount tags.

Millicent Cooke
BBC News Online

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Two 17-year-old girls have been expelled from Kingsbridge Community College after they were "found with drugs".

Police were called to the school at 11:10 on Tuesday after "cannabis, Xanax and valium" were seized by staff.

Kingsbridge Community College has been contacted for a statement.

Police said an investigation has been launched.

Cornish Pirates chairman Dicky Evans says work on the planned Stadium for Cornwall could start in the spring.

Millicent Cooke
BBC News Online

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MPs will debate lowering the cervical screening age from 25 to 18 following a campaign by Devon mum Natasha Sale.

The mum of four, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016, launched the online petition in August last year.

Ms Sale, from Newton Abbot, achieved more than 78,000 signatures before she died in December.

Her friends and family continued her campaign after her death - with the petition reaching 100,000 signatures earlier this month, and it now having almost 130,000 supporters.

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Writing in response to her petition in September, the government said it had "accepted the UK National Screening Committee recommendation that the first invitation for cervical screening should be offered at age 25".

It said cervical cancer in women under that age was very rare.

The issue will be debated by MPs in parliament on Monday.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A plan for parking meters near a popular Devon beach has been put on hold after a huge campaign against them.

Torbay Council has shelved the proposal for meters on a stretch of Marine Drive alongside Preston Beach at Paignton.

The decision followed more than 1,200 objection letters and an online petition of more than 1,800 names.

The council put forward the plan for meters just before Christmas, saying the charges would ensure parking was fair for users.

But objectors said the plan for 24-hour charges would shift traffic and parking onto nearby residential streets, discourage visitors, harm businesses and penalise beach hut owners.

The beach has scores of huts during the summer and is popular with dog walkers outside the May to September beach dog ban.

Under the proposal, the meters would cost from 60p for an hour up to £10 for all-day, with a charge of £3.50 overnight (18:00 to 08:00).

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Andrew Segal
BBC South West

Cornwall Council has backed a motion for a Cornish tick box on the next UK census.

The move is to put further pressure on Westminster to allow Cornish people to tick a box similar to the Welsh or Irish.

The council said that "members supported a motion that calls on the government and ONS [Office for National Statistics] to rethink the content of the census White Paper and bring forward plans for a Cornish tick box on the 2021 census".

Cornish people were granted minority status within the UK in 2014 under European rules for the protection of national minorities.

Police are investigating a suspected sexual assault in Torquay.

An incident in the early hours of Sunday in The Terrace area left a woman in her 20s with "multiple injuries".

Det Sgt Claire Brown asked for anyone who was in the area between midnight and 03:00 to get in touch on 101.

A 19-year-old man from Torquay was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape. He was later released under investigation.

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BBC Radio Cornwall

A decision to back or reject a Cornish tick box on the next census could be made by Cornwall Council later.

If it is approved, it will require further consideration in Westminster, but it could lead to Cornish people being able to tick a box similar to the Welsh or Irish.

The change could come on the next census in two years' time but only with further approval from the government.

Cornish people were granted minority status within the UK in 2014 under European rules for the protection of national minorities.

Councillor Jesse Foot, who is backing the campaign, said it had been five years since Cornwall was granted minority status and, since then, nothing had really moved on...

Plymouth Live

Fun seekers have been told to take care when visiting snowy Dartmoor , externalover the next 24 hours.

BBC Spotlight

Jo Bradford has sent us this video of what is thought to be the first major flurry of snow on North Dartmoor.

Have you any pictures or video you want to share with us? If so, please email them in.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A man was stabbed in the leg near a service station in Exeter, police have said.

Officers were called to Cowley Bridge Road at about 04:50.

The man in his 20s was taken to hospital but the extent of his injuries is unknown, officers added.

He later told police his vehicle had also been taken.

Those involved are believed to be known to each other.

There's a road closure in place on Lower Argyll Road and a scene guard remains in place at the scene.

Inquiries are ongoing.

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Kirk England
BBC Radio Devon

A £2.7m pedestrian and cycle bridge on the North Devon Link Road has been dubbed "a bridge to nowhere" by nearby residents.

Locals have said it is "ridiculous" that people are unable to get to the footbridge on the A39 at Roundswell in Barnstaple, which was opened in September 2017, as it still does not connect to the local footpath network.

The crossing is just a few hundred metres from where a pedestrian was killed less than two weeks ago.

A woman in her 50s died in a collision with a tipper lorry near Brynsworthy and there are calls for safety improvements.

Devon County Council said it would work with other parties to improve access as the area was developed.

Gemma Taylor
BBC Radio Cornwall

Cornwall Council will decide whether it wants to back a campaign for a tick-box for Cornish on the next census.

Campaigners want people from Cornwall to be able to tick a box in the same way the Welsh or Irish can.

The change could come on the next census in two years' time but only with further approval from the government.

The council will decide whether to back the campaign during its full council meeting on Tuesday.

Cornish people were granted minority status within the UK in 2014 under European rules for the protection of national minorities.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Work is expected to start in March on a new £2m fish landing jetty at Brixham.

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The project to build the 8m-wide, 60m-long structure from Oxen Cove car park was due to start in September.

But it has been delayed by the wait for a licence to be issued by the Marine Management Organisation – the government agency which manages the seas around England.

Torbay Harbourmaster Adam Parnell told the audience at a mayor’s forum in Torquay the new jetty would support 57 jobs and would be mainly used to land shellfish, which was a growing industry.

The £2.28m construction cost will be mostly covered by EU cash which has already been secured, with £620,000 from Torbay Council’s harbour fund.

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Police officers had urged people to lock away their valuables only 24 hours before a man walked into their unlocked station and stole handcuffs, a baton and car keys.

Russell O'Connor admitted two counts of burglary at Exeter Crown Court after taking the items from Totnes police station on 21 December.

The court heard O'Connor walked in through a door that was not closed properly after going to the station to ask for help.

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The day before, Totnes Police warned members of the public to check that doors were locked and valuables were not left on display.

"It is surprising how many cars are left unlocked and with enough door handles tried, thieves can pocket good money each night," the post read.

"Please don't let a thief ruin your Christmas."

Emily Wood
BBC Weather

There will sunny spells on Tuesday morning but showers will soon spread from the west.

These will be a mix of rain, sleet and hail and possibly snow and there is a Met Office yellow warning for ice valid until midday.

In the afternoon there will be sunny spells and more isolated showers.

Maximum temperature: 4 to 7C (39 to 45F).

A cold evening is expected with clear periods and variable cloud.

Minimum temperature: 0 to 3C (32 to 37F).