Devon & Cornwall Live: As it happened

• A man and woman are rescued from a car after it plunges 20ft into the Hooe Lake estuary near Plymouth, police say
• Police searches continue in the Exminster area in connection with alleged Northern Ireland-related terrorism offences
• Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is fined £500 after being caught driving at 70mph in a 40mph zone over Bodmin Moor
• Fire crews from five stations rescue a cow stranded in the River Camel in Cornwall

Tonight, cloud and any showers will clear to the east, allowing for plenty of clear spells overnight. Under those clear skies, we may see some mist patches forming late in the night. Winds will be light north westerly, veering north easterly. Minimum temperature: 11C (52F).

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Friday will be fine and dry with sunny spells. It will feel a touch fresher than of late, although in the sunshine it will be pleasantly warm, with light winds. Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).

A pilot study carried out by Devon and Cornwall Police has seen a 270% rise in the number of reported incidents of hate crime in Plymouth.

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In response to this:

• Police are going to work with takeaway owners and taxi companies to put CCTV cameras with audio in every cab and premises over the next two months
• A "third party reporting scheme" is due to be rolled out across the force within the year

A car which plunged 20ft into an estuary near Plymouth reversed off land and somersaulted into the water, eyewitnesses have told me.

The car fell into Hooe Lake, in Turnchapel, at about 14:00, ending up on its roof and submerged within the water with two people inside. A man and woman were rescued from the vehicle. Their conditions are not known.

One eyewitness said that 16 emergency service vehicles were at the scene at one point in response to the crash. Police drones are being sent help with the investigation.

Thieves who stole football goal nets used by children playing in a well-heeled village's park near Truro have been branded "despicable".

Police drones are being sent to Hooe Lake to help with an investigation into why a car plunged into an estuary near Plymouth with two people inside.

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The car fell 20ft into Hooe Lake, in Turnchapel, at about 14:00, ending up on its roof and submerged within the water.

A man and woman were rescued from the vehicle by police and the fire service. Their conditions are not known.

A Cornish MP has welcomed news that a new helicopter service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly could be up and running within two years.

Helicopters have not flown between the islands and the mainland since 2012, but now the owner of Tresco is leading a group which intends to re-establish the service. 

St Ives Conservative MP Derek Thomas said: "There is considerable demand for it, there is certainly an interest in it, and I think it will help the complete package of how you get to and from the Isles of Scilly in a really constructive way."

Two doctors surgeries in a part of Devon are offering appointments with the Citizens Advice Bureau, as well as with GPs. 

The one-year trial in the South Hams has been started after research found many GP appointments were made for social, rather than medical reasons. 

It's hoped the new system will ease the workload for GPs. More trials are due to start in West Devon next month.

Cornwall Fire Service said crews from Wadebridge, Bodmin, St. Austell, Padstow and Tolvaddon were called to the scene in Wadebridge at about 12:10 after the cow got stranded in the river.

It said firefighters managed to harness the cow and used a hydraulic lifting arm to "raise and successfully recover the cow and passed over to the owner, who was in attendance".

• In Devon, there are reports of a traffic problem on the A30 at Cheriton Bishop, near Woodleigh Junction
• In Torquay, there are reports of an incident on the A3022 Newton Road, near the Old Woods Industrial Estate
• In Hooe, Barton Road is closed both ways between Hooe Road and Undercliff Road due to a police incident and traffic is slow

Gordon Ramsay has been fined £500 for driving at 70mph in a 40mph zone.

The celebrity chef pleaded guilty to breaking the limit in a Land Rover travelling over Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.

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Ramsay, 49, of Spencer Park, London, did not attend court and was given six penalty points and ordered to pay costs of £85 by Bodmin Magistrates on Wednesday.

The chef has a £4.4m house in the nearby coastal village of Rock.

A community fund is being opened up to people living on the Isles of Scilly and west Cornwall for a second year.

The cash is coming from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, which said it wanted to give something back to the community it served. Managers said people and groups could apply for grants of up to £2,000 to fund projects.

Chairman Terry Ward said: "We've helped the Young Enterprise Scheme, the local Brownies and Girl Guides, a church organ had its bellows revamped, we helped the St Erth Christmas lights; it's a very diverse groups of initiatives."

The owners of the biogas plant at Fraddon have responded to an MP's campaign to stop more plans for traffic at the site.

Plans have been revealed for a return of the helicopter service between west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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What we know so far includes:

• It will be a year-round service from Penzance to St Mary's and Tresco  
• It will involve £2m of private investment by a consortium led by Tresco owner Robert Dorrien-Smith
• The group is getting ready to submit a planning application for a new heliport on Jelbert Way in Penzance. This would be just over the road from the site of the old heliport in Eastern Green
• It will employ AW139 15-seater helicopters, said to be quieter and faster than previous aircraft used
• Flight costs are yet to be confirmed, but we've been told the project was aiming to be in line with Skybus aircraft return flights from Newquay, which are about £220

People in Plymouth are being asked for their views on how the council can save £37m over the next three years. 

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The unitary authority is having to reduce its spending because of the government funding squeeze. 

Proposals such as fortnightly bin collections, a 2% council tax rise and higher parking charges are just some of the money-saving ideas being considered so far.

Dealing with hate crimes "in the current climate" is "more important than ever", a police officer says.

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A pilot study carried out by Devon and Cornwall Police suggests Plymouth has seen a 270% rise in the number of reported incidents of hate crime. 

Diverse communities officer PC Graham Little (pictured), of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "We need to send this message that hate crime is not going to be tolerated and if we do find out who you are, you will be dealt with." 

Devon-born Queen of Crime Agatha Christie is set to loom even larger in British TV because BBC One is to produce seven new adaptations of her classic mysteries.

The commissions follow the long-running and much-loved Miss Marple and Poirot. They also come off the back of the TV version of her thriller And Then There Were None, which was shown last Christmas.

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Of the seven newly announced adaptations, three titles have been revealed:

• Ordeal By Innocence: A son is posthumously pardoned of murdering his mother, meaning another member of the family must be guilty
• Death Comes As The End: Set in Ancient Egypt, a young woman suspects her priest father may be tied up in the death of a concubine
• The ABC Murders: A serial killer works his way through the alphabet in 1930s Britain, tracked (in the book at least) by Hercule Poirot