Woman missing after landslide in Looe

Emergency crews are searching for a woman feared trapped inside a house that partially collapsed in a landslide in Cornwall.

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UPDATE: Depot fire may have been arson

The burnt out remains of the buses at the depot in Summercourt Credit: ITV News West Country

Devon and Cornwall Police think the fire may have been started deliberately.

Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area either in the late evening of Sunday 12th May or the early hours of Monday 13th May.

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Full report: Fire at Bus Depot in Summercourt

Thirty-five buses have been destroyed by fire at a bus depot near Newquay.

Fire crews were called to the blaze just after one o'clock this morning.

The fire caused chaos for passengers hoping to use services around Newquay today - and bus company Western Greyhound has spent much of the day assessing the damage.

Police are now investigating the cause of the fire.

Francesca Carpenter reports:

List of bus services affected by bus depot fire

Below are a list of buses that have been affected by the bus depot fire.

First Devon and Cornwall bus service will accept any Western Greyhound customers on board their buses who have a weekly or season pass at no extra charge.

  • 522
  • 547
  • 550
  • 551
  • 556
  • 557
  • 558
  • 559
  • 585
  • 586

Reduced service:

  • 524
  • 525
  • 594

All other bus routes are running normally.

Plymouth park rapist jailed for eight years

Bubacarr Suwaneh Credit: Devon and Cornwall Police

Bubacarr Suwaneh has been jailed to eight years imprisonment for raping a teenage girl in Central Park in Plymouth, three times.

The Jury at Plymouth Crown Court was told the 36 year old attacked the young woman and threatened to kill her if she made a noise in the early hours.

Suwaneh has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely.

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