01/01/2017

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:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening. late news at 10:35.

:00:12. > :00:14.The Devon man shot in the head in Antigua on Christmas Day

:00:15. > :00:17.will tonight begin his journey back to Britain by Air Ambulance

:00:18. > :00:22.37-year-old Chris Tester from Torquay was put in a coma

:00:23. > :00:25.after the attempted robbery at his parents' restaurant.

:00:26. > :00:27.But doctors in Guadeloupe, where he's currently being treated,

:00:28. > :00:36.They're expected to arrive back in Devon late tomorrow.

:00:37. > :00:40.It's absolutely critical that he gets back to the UK.

:00:41. > :00:45.I mean, he's stable and he's extremely lucky that he's alive

:00:46. > :00:52.Police in Cornwall are appealing for witnesses after a hit-and-run

:00:53. > :00:55.incident in the Mount Wise area of Newquay at about

:00:56. > :00:59.They say a 24-year-old man was reportedly thrown over a car

:01:00. > :01:02.and needed treatment for hip and knee injuries and a suspected

:01:03. > :01:08.They're trying to trace the driver and occupants of a dark grey

:01:09. > :01:14.saloon car with a partial registration of GL66.

:01:15. > :01:17.A man has been rescued after becoming stuck in the mud

:01:18. > :01:21.Coastguard rescue teams and fire crews were called to the scene

:01:22. > :01:24.beside the Camel trail near Padstow just after midday yesterday.

:01:25. > :01:28.The man had sunk up to his knees and was slowly sinking further.

:01:29. > :01:34.He was eventually freed unhurt but a bit cold and wet.

:01:35. > :01:36.Fire crews have rescued two deer stuck in a well

:01:37. > :01:41.The animals were trapped about seven feet down in two feet of water.

:01:42. > :01:44.Firefighters helped by RSPCA officers used specialist equipment

:01:45. > :01:51.Twin sisters from Devon are seeing in the New Year with babies born

:01:52. > :01:57.Kelly Ackrill and Ashleigh Davidson, from Ivybridge in Devon,

:01:58. > :02:00.had due dates two weeks apart but both babies arrived

:02:01. > :02:09.Meet River, born three weeks early, on Christmas Eve.

:02:10. > :02:11.But mum Kelly was in for an even bigger shock.

:02:12. > :02:13.Her twin sister Ashleigh was also pregnant but she

:02:14. > :02:20.However, on Christmas Day, she got a surprise call on her mobile.

:02:21. > :02:24.There was little Louella on the screen, so we've got photos

:02:25. > :02:28.taken where I'm holding him and she's holding her, literally,

:02:29. > :02:35.like, through the camera, and she said she'd him.

:02:36. > :02:38.like, through the camera, and she said she'd had him.

:02:39. > :02:40.I didn't even know that she was in labour.

:02:41. > :02:44.The two babies were born in exactly the same suite

:02:45. > :02:47.Ashleigh and Kelly say the births coming so close

:02:48. > :02:50.Yeah, it was weird, it was really strange.

:02:51. > :02:57.It was nice to see your face as well because no-one knew I was in labour,

:02:58. > :03:00.so it was just a case of saying to everyone, "Oh, by the way,

:03:01. > :03:02.I've just popped out a baby on Christmas Day!"

:03:03. > :03:07.Both women have six children between them

:03:08. > :03:17.Onto sport now, and in rugby, the Exeter Chiefs have moved up

:03:18. > :03:20.to third place in the Premiership after a superb comeback win at Bath.

:03:21. > :03:23.The Chiefs trailed by 11 points but scored two tries,

:03:24. > :03:25.both from James Short, in the last nine minutes

:03:26. > :03:33.It's the first time that Exeter have won at Bath.

:03:34. > :03:36.In football, Plymouth Argyle start 2017 as the top club in League Two.

:03:37. > :03:38.It follows their 2-0 win over Crawley.

:03:39. > :03:42.The goals came from Oscar Threlkeld and Craig Tanner.

:03:43. > :03:47.Exeter City secured their fourth win in six games.

:03:48. > :03:51.Olly Watkins scored his first senior hat-trick in the 4-1

:03:52. > :03:58.Tomorrow Exeter are at home to Leyton Orient.

:03:59. > :04:00.This afternoon, Torquay United were denied victory

:04:01. > :04:03.at Forest Green Rovers this afternoon by two goals in the last

:04:04. > :04:10.Dan Sparkes scored twice but the Gulls had to settle for a point.

:04:11. > :04:12.And finally, hundreds braved the rain and cold this afternoon

:04:13. > :04:16.to take a New Year's Day dip in the sea at Lyme Regis.

:04:17. > :04:19.The fancy dress "Lyme Lunge", as it's known, was organised

:04:20. > :04:22.by the Rotary Club to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support.

:04:23. > :04:31.My very first one in 2009 was for CLIC Sargent and we got

:04:32. > :04:35.I think barely 50 people in the water, so, yes, every year

:04:36. > :04:37.we've increased our numbers up and people come from a long,

:04:38. > :04:46.I haven't done it before and they talked me into it!

:04:47. > :05:01.A bit of a wet start to the New Year but how's it looking?

:05:02. > :05:06.We've had a fairly wet day across the south-west,

:05:07. > :05:10.an awful lot of cloud out there still, but the bulk

:05:11. > :05:13.of the rain actually will start to ease as we go to tonight

:05:14. > :05:16.and further out towards the east away from the south coast it

:05:17. > :05:22.should actually be dry with some clear spells.

:05:23. > :05:25.We could see a touch of frost rurally but most of us hovering

:05:26. > :05:28.that bit above freezing, at two or three degrees.

:05:29. > :05:30.Once any early rain cloud clears, a much brighter day tomorrow.

:05:31. > :05:33.It should be dry, plenty of sunshine, light winds as well,

:05:34. > :05:34.but you will notice the temperature difference.

:05:35. > :05:43.Struggling even with the sunshine at just five or six.

:05:44. > :05:46.That does mean we're in for a fairly cold night

:05:47. > :05:48.A widespread frost but Tuesday should be dry

:05:49. > :05:52.More cloud as we head towards next weekend but largely dry.

:05:53. > :06:00.We are back later. In the meantime, a happy New Year from all of us.