life-giving Spirit, be all honour and glory

A letter to the council from solicitors acting for the Save Torquay Pavilion group says: "Given the sad repeated history of arson in abandoned buildings in Torquay, the threat to the heritage asset is real and continuing."The letter threatens to hold the council "accountable" if damage is caused as a result of neglect, said the

Torbay Council is due to take full ownership of the building back from long-term leaseholders MDL Marinas in the next two weeks, with a pledge to make a start on restoring it to its former glory.No future use has yet been specified but the council has previously considered culture, food and drink, heritage and leisure uses.Torbay Council deputy leader Chris Lewis, said a council team was assessing the condition of the building, including work needed "as soon as possible to protect it from further damage", he said.

"Conversations are also happening with interested parties regarding the future use of the building," he said."Torbay Council is committed to restoring The Pavilion and will share more information on its restoration plans in early October."

A law to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to end their own lives is entering its final stages, making it potentially the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying.

Anyone over the age of 18 and with a prognosis of 12 months or fewer to live would be eligible, under the legislation being debated in the Manx parliament.Saoirse Read, learning disability and autism consultant, said there were plans to roll out the app - which has almost 700 users - to other hospitals in south-west England, and there was interest from NHS England.

Hospital bosses said the hospital passport had traditionally been a paper document that patients carried around, but the trust developed the app with users to replace it as a "more practical and efficient" way to keep their information safe.Jessica said: "It saves me carrying the booklet and I can just hand my phone over to the nurse and consultants.

"We've made it easy and accessible for people who cannot understand technology."App user Luke said it had helped with hospital visits and it told staff what "your dislikes are... if you're allergic to anything, any medications, things like that".