Devon & Cornwall Live: As it happened

A remote group of British islands is about to run out of money for the day-to-day running of the community.

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The Council of the Isles of Scilly says it has been told it will need to borrow up to £3.5m to cover costs until April.

Debts have been building up for several years and the council says it only has £500,000 in the bank.

The authority governing about 2,200 inhabitants said it underestimated its income and was also hit by new environmental laws.

This evening and tonight the rain will clear away to the northeast this evening, leaving dry conditions for a time. It will turn increasingly windy later in the night though, as another band of rain spreads in from the southwest. Minimum temperature: 9C (48F)

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Thursday will be windy, with coastal gales likely. There'll be outbreaks of rain, that will turn heavy at times over higher ground like Dartmoor, but the rain will gradually clear. This will allow some brightness to develop later, but it will be accompanied by occasionally heavy and blustery showers. Maximum temperature: 13C (55F)  

Exeter coach Ricky Pellow says they will miss Italy centre Michele Campagnaro while he is away for the Six Nations.

The 23-year-old only played his first game of the season in November after a hamstring injury, but has scored six tries in his last three appearances.

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"He plays with his heart on his sleeve and that shows in his carries - those players will get the crowd behind you," skills coach Pellow told BBC Radio Devon. "It is disappointing that we are going to lose him, but at the same time this is what we want from the club - we want international players to be playing here."

A teenager has been jailed for caving in the skull of a stranger he met over a dating website for gay sex in a car.

A £1.2m urban activity park is opening in the former Ship Building in Plymouth today.

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Adrenalin Leisure has transformed the inside of the building in Derriford into an attraction that includes a trampoline park jump zone and a ninja challenge course.

Most of the office space in the building has been leased for the next decade to Franco-American customer service company Sitel.

Fifteen small start up firms are moving in as well, meaning more than 800 people will be working in the building by the middle of the year.

Dog walkers could have several extra hours to exercise their pooches on the beach this summer after plans to relax current restrictions were announced.

People who use wheat bags heated in microwave ovens have been given a list of do's and don'ts in their use by firefighters in Devon after crews in Newton Abbot were called out to two incidents in "the last few months".

The last incident, on Sunday, left an elderly person's flat filled with acrid smoke after a bag was overheated.

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The station said on Facebook its advice included:

Do's -

• Only use as a heat pack for direct application to the body 
• Ensure the microwave oven's turntable is working properly 
• Watch for signs of overuse, such as burning or charring 
• Leave bags to cool in a safe area and on a non-combustible surface

Don'ts -

• Use a wheat bag as a bed warmer
• Overheat the bag
• Reheat the bag until it has completely cooled - this can take up to two hours
• Leave the microwave unattended when heating
• Store the bag until it has completely cooled
• Use the bag if there is any evidence of damage

An Iraqi student stopped from boarding a flight to the US due to the travel ban has commended the University of Exeter for the support he has received.

Vice Chancellor Sir Steve Smith said the university welcomes people from around the world and "will be actively supporting any staff and students who are affected by the ban". 

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He said: "Without free movement of people and ideas the whole world suffers, and this is why we believe the imposition of travel restrictions by the US government based on nationality both undermines the principle of academic freedom and jeopardises the advancement of knowledge between nations."

The university "cannot condone a policy that restricts these freedoms, curtails intellectual partnerships or impedes research," he added.

Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer has said a court ruling on age discrimination does not mean the force has won.

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Dozens of officers brought legal action after being forced to retire following 30 years’ service under police regulation A19.

The Court of Appeal today ruled the force’s action was legal.

Mr Sawyer said: "The use of A19 was a very difficult decision which resulted in us losing some very experienced, committed and able police officers at all ranks.

"This ruling does not represent a case has been won, because in reality, the force lost hugely dedicated and loyal members of our police family who served the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly."

An Iraqi PhD student from the University of Exeter who was stopped from travelling to the US at a London airport says he is working on research that he hopes "will benefit everyone around the world".

The student, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "As I was about to board the plane they looked at my passport and stopped me, and someone who said they were from Homeland Security arrived and said it was because of President Trump's executive order."

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"This is really sad because we have great collaboration with academic colleagues in the United States and I had been invited to present my work to them months ago.

"If this order stops academics collaborating to improve people's lives that is a sad thing."

He has lived and studied in the UK for five years and is now back in Exeter after being stopped from boarding the USA-bound flight.

Planning officers are set to run the rule over a mysterious housing application that has attracted more than 30 letters of support from people living outside the village despite hundreds of residents signing a petition against it.

• In Plymouth Tavistock Road is closed outbound due to an accident just north of the Manadon Roundabout
• The inbound carriageway has just been re-opened. All roads approaching Manadon are very busy
• There's queuing traffic on the A38 approaching the Manadon Roundabout and on Outland Road it is also very busy outbound all as a result of the Tavistock Road partial closure

Devon and Cornwall police have been spared a multimillion-pound bill after winning an age discrimination court case.

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Dozens of officers brought legal action after being forced to retire following 30 years’ service under police regulation A19.

The Court of Appeal today ruled the force’s action was legal.

An Iraqi student studying in Devon was detained at a London airport after trying to board a plane to the US.

The PhD student was on his way to a "prestigious US institution" when he was stopped.

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He had obtained a visa two months ago and was on his way to present a research paper, the University of Exeter said.

The student said he was "shocked" to be told he had been stopped "because of President Trump's executive order".

It's hoped hundreds of new jobs will be created after an investment of £4m in the Aerohub Business Park at Newquay Airport.

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The hub will focus on future flight technology and could one day become a spaceport.

The award from the European Regional Development Fund aims to create well paid and highly-skilled jobs.

Gavin Poole, chairman of the Enterprise zone for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly partnership, said: "A place like Newquay has great connectivity to major industrial hubs around the world."

Torbay councillor Richard Haddock is set to receive around £80,000 in an out of court deal after suing his own council.

A jury has been told that a pathologist found the use of an emergency response belt was a "contributing factor" in the death of a man in police custody.

Thomas Orchard, 32, was arrested in Exeter, and had the cloth belt placed around his head at Heavitree Road Police Station.

It's main use is for restraining detainees around the body, but it can be used to prevent spitting or biting.

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Custody Sergeant Jan Kingshott, 45, and civilian detention officers Michael Marsden, 56, and Simon Tansley, 39, deny manslaughter by gross negligence at Bristol Crown Court.

In interviews mentioned by the prosecution, Mr Kingshott said the belt was used because Mr Orchard was a danger and made threats to bite.

He said he monitored Mr Orchard in the cell via a CCTV screen in his office.