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Kirk England,Environment and tourism correspondentandAlex Green,South WestAmanda WeatherlyFallen trees in Truro left this house badly damagedStorm Goretti was one of the most impactful storms to hit Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the last 30 to 35 years, according to the Met Office.Met Office climate expert Professor Elizabeth Kendon said the strong winds during Goretti could have been due to a meteorological feature known as a sting jet - which are very rare in the UK, and…

Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCPhil Bialyk, the Labour leader of Exeter City Council, is writing to the government to ask for May elections to be postponedExeter City Council faces being run by a "zombie administration" according to critics of a decision by the Labour leader of the council to request the cancellation of May elections.The government has invited councils affected by the reorganisation of local government - which will see all district and county councils abolished - to ask…

Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Rodri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders all started for the Premier League side, who were 4-0 up at half-time. Caldwell says he will take the insight he got from Guardiola and the game into Exeter's second half of the season as they look to continue to pull away from the League One relegation places. "You're coming up against one of the best teams in the world, let's make no bones about it," he told…

Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he recognises that his discipline "is not good enough".The Pilgrims boss was sent off for the second time this season in his side's 4-3 Vertu Trophy win at Bristol Rovers.Cleverley will face a third touchline ban of the season, having been suspended for a game in December after collecting three yellow cards, while he was sent off in the win at Luton Town in September, earning a two-match punishment. The 36-year-old…