Devon & Cornwall Live: As it happened

A elderly dog has had half-a-kilo of matted fur removed after being found near a school playground in Cornwall, the RSPCA says.

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The masses of tangled fur left the West Highland terrier unable to move properly, and it was so overgrown it was initially impossible to tell if he was male or female, the charity said. 

The dog, now named Freddie by his rescuers, was occasionally called "Fred the Dred" because of the dreadlock-like appearance of his fur after he was found near Treloweth Primary School in Redruth last week. Staff said his fur was "so bad that the only option we had was to shave it all off". 

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He was receiving treatment at a shelter in Exeter and an investigation was being carried out to try and find out how he became a victim of such "severe neglect", the charity said.

South West rail users are all too familiar with the size of the waves at Dawlish.

Matt Clark captured these huge walls of water coming in this morning.

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Strong winds will ease slowly overnight, with a band of rain spreading from the south-west, bringing low cloud and hill fog. Minimum temperature: 6C (43F).

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Tuesday will be cloudy and damp, with spells of light rain starting to clear from the west through the afternoon. The south-easterly breeze won't be as strong as Monday. Maximum temperature: 12C (54F).

Britain's biggest supermarket - Tesco - is checking its prices at every store after a BBC undercover investigation showed shoppers being left short changed by out-of-date promotions.

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The BBC's Inside Out programme visited 50 Tesco stores across the country and was charged more at the till than the price on the shelf in 33 of them. 

In Callington in Cornwall, store staff put the blame on seasonal workers for out-of-date offer being left on the shelves. 

One staff member said: "We try not to let it happen but at times like Christmas and the summer we unfortunately take on a lot more staff and because this is an out-of-date label it should have been taken off by one of us".  

Tesco said it was double checking the accuracy of the price labels at all its stores as a result of the investigation. It runs more than 3,500 stores across the UK. 

The zoo has released this footage of the quartet of Asian short-clawed otters. 

However, first swimming lesson by their parents seemed to mainly consist of being dunked repeatedly into the water!

End-of-life care services for people in West Devon and Plymouth are being brought together.

St Luke's Hospice, Livewell Southwest and Marie Curie are setting up a partnership to offer patients and their families one point of contact. 

Nurses and staff from the three organisations will be based together at St Luke's in Plymouth.

Joy riders who speed around a valley on noisy motorcycles are being warned that any repeats could result in a prosecution and their bikes being crushed.

Tributes are being paid to the man who donated and fundraised to build the first hospice for adults in Cornwall, who has died after himself being cared for at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice. 

Cornish Hospice Care said long-standing trustee Tony Geake passed away peacefully on Saturday. He and his wife, Margaret, donated the land on which it stands and have been involved with the charity since the late 1970s. 

Charity chief executive Paul Brinsley that Mr Geake would be "missed by us all" and people "admired his extraordinary commitment to our charity and to its future development".

• A north Devon pub is badly damaged after a fire in its thatched roof
• Drugs gangs are believed to be operating so-called "pop-up" dens in the South West, using young people as drug runners.
• The driver of a train that crashed injuring 48 people "lacked the experience" to recognise a platform was already occupied, investigators say
• An ex-Plymouth Albion player is found guilty of passing on confidential team information to an opponent
• Police in Bodmin investigate reports of two men allegedly aggressively begging in the town centre

Former Plymouth Albion winger Tom Arscott has been found guilty of passing on confidential team information to an opponent. 

While he was playing for Sale Sharks, the 29-year-old met with his brother, Bristol's Luke Arscott, at their team hotel. The two sides met the next day - Bristol won the match 24-23. 

The Rugby Football Union investigation found Bristol were aware of some of Sale's defensive tactics, but there was "no evidence to demonstrate" a change in strategy.

Arscott was given a written warning and has since been sacked by Sale after an internal investigation. He'll be required to undertake a relevant World Rugby education course.

A section of Maenporth beach near Falmouth has been cordoned off after the discovery of what's thought to be a phosphorous flare, coastguards say. 

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The object was discovered at lunchtime by a member of the Falmouth Coastal Rescue Team. 

Phosphorous is potentially dangerous as it is reactive with air.

Coastguards said a Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Plymouth was taking a look at the device. 

The Home Office says it has taken action "with a range of measures to tackle" so-called "pop-up" drugs dens across the South West.

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Police said the dens were controlled by gang bosses from cities like Manchester, Liverpool and London, who groomed then dispatched teenagers as young as 14 to sell crack cocaine and heroin.

The Home Office said its actions included legislation to allow police to shut down phone lines used to sell drugs. 

It said this "demonstrates the government's determination to crack down on drug-dealing gangs, and sends a very clear message that this criminal activity will not be tolerated".

A man who was injured in a bell-ringing accident at a cathedral says he came "crashing down on the floor with a big bang" before he was rescued.

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Guest bell ringer Ian Bowman, from Devon, was in the bell tower of Worcester Cathedral during evensong on Saturday when the bell-ringing rope caught his heel. 

He was lowered 80ft (24m) to the ground from the tower by a specialist fire service rescue unit after being flipped upside down and dropped in what was described as a "freak accident". 

The 51-year-old mechanic, from Widecombe-in-the-Moor, suffered fractured a bone in his back but is able to walk.

Police say they know the identities of two men in Bodmin who have been allegedly aggressively begging and are investigating reported incidents.

Officers said on Facebook that they were aware of "numerous" social posts recently regarding males in the town centre "asking people for money". 

They said people should not give them anything. They added: "If this happens to you (or if you see it happening to others), please call / report this to us as soon as possible giving a clear description of the offending individuals." 

Five Exeter City fans and one Plymouth Argyle supporter were arrested following ugly scenes on Devon Derby day.

About 80 firefighters from Devon and Cornwall have been trying to get the blaze under control since being called out on Monday morning.

Two branches of Countrywide Farmers are due to close, bosses have announced.

The rural community store and supplier said its shops in Exeter in Devon and Truro in Cornwall were among 14 out of its 68 stores which will close by the end of March.

Tesco customers are being short-changed by promotions which have expired but are still advertised on the shelves, a BBC investigation has found.

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It revealed shoppers were overcharged at two-thirds of stores visited by an undercover reporter. 

In 33 of 50 stores visited over a three-month period, including in the South West, multi-buy promotions were marked on the shelf, but the time-limited discounts were not applied at tills.

Tesco said it would double-check the accuracy of pricing at all its stores.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has reminded people of its safety advice for thatch properties after a fire broke out in the roof of a pub in Devon.

About 80 firefighters have been tackling the blaze at the Bell Inn near Bideford after being called out this morning. They have also had to deal with asbestos in the building.

The service said that "although thatch fires are not common, over 90% of thatch roof fires start as a result of a faulty flue or chimney". 

It added: "The thatch is designed to repel water which makes extinguishing such fires difficult."

Its tips include making sure chimneys are well maintained, insulated and swept regularly.