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Return of 847 Naval Air Squadron from Afghanistan

Members of the 847 Naval Air Squadron return home today. Credit: ITV News West Country

Fifty members of the 847 Naval Air Squadron from Yeovilton are returning from their final tour of Afghanistan today.

They've been away for five months, working in average temperatures of 30 degrees.

Looe landslip drop-in session for businesses

St Martins Road in Looe has been closed since a fatal landslip in March. Credit: ITV News West Country

Business owners in Looe affected by the closure of St Martins Road have the chance to discuss their concerns with councillors today.

A drop-in session is being held at the Guildhall from 2pm.

The road has been closed since the fatal landslip which claimed the life of 68-year-old Susan Norman in March.

Repairs have begun this week, and it's hoped to partially open the road to traffic before the school summer holidays.

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Paignton beach loses its Blue Flag

A blue flag will no longer be flown at Paignton. Credit: ITV News West Country

Paignton Beach in South Devon has lost its Blue Flag status after failing to meet the required standard of water quality.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced 14 South West beaches will be flying a flag this year - more than any other region in the country.

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Full report : a day of sheer celebration in Yeovil

by Matthias Kurth

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Yeovil to celebrate the football club's promotion to the second tier of English football. An open top bus toured the town at lunchtime, with the players and management basking in the achievement of reaching the Championship for the first time.

A civic reception is taking place at the Westland Sport and Leisure Club. We've followed the fans and players all day.

Full report: how foster parents turned me from an unruly teenager into a talented chef

by Claire Manning

It is Foster Care Fortnight and we meet a teenager who says that it's thanks to the love of his foster parents that he turned his life around and he's now working alongside Jamie Oliver in one of his top London restaurants.

Eighteen-year-old Ryan Smith from Cornwall says he believes his foster carers helped turn him from an unruly teenager to a talented chef with a bright future.

Full report : new Cornwall Council's first meeting

by Steve Hardy

The rivalry which dominated the first four years of Cornwall's new look local government seems to be continuing in the next administration.

There had been talk since the elections earlier this month of a rainbow alliance - a council made up of all the political groups working together. But at today's first meeting of the new council, the Conservative group said it wanted to stand alone.

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