A man from Manchester made a hoax call that caused a £18,000 multi-agency rescue operation in Cornwall, a court has heard. On Boxing Day last year a vessel taking in water off the coast of Bude was reported to the local coastguard and rescue team.Read more: Why dressing up for battle in the Cornwall countryside is the purest form of escapismThe call led to a multi-agency response, Bude police explained after the court hearing, with lifeboats from the town and from Padstow, a rescue...

Anyone who grew up playing video games in the 1970s and 1980s is in for a real treat after Atari announced it is launching a new 'retro' console. In news that will please every fan of Pac-Man, the company, – who revolutionised "gaming" in the 70s and 80s – has confirmed that its rumoured "Ataribox" is real. Now a teaser video has been released on the Ataribox website which shows a metal grill and wooden front panel. Read more: Kodi box add-ons disappear as...

A national animals welfare charity has issued a hard hitting video to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving pets in hots cars on warm days. The RSPCA released the heartbreaking video of a man who was prosecuted by the charity for leaving his three dogs in his car while he went to the gym. All three dogs died. The hard hitting video is part of a national campaign by the oldest animal welfare charity called Dogs Die in Hot Cars and has been backed and endorsed by 11 other charities,...

A paraglider who got caught in a turbulent wind crashed into the side of a cliff and filmed his rescue by Bude coastguards. Darren Shepherd, 42, had to carry out an emergency landing on Friday (June 16) afternoon after he lost control of his paraglider. Read more: Manchester man sentenced after he made a hoax call and triggered an £18,000 rescue operation in Bude The pilot, who has been flying for six years, got caught in a 'turbulent' wind when the crash happened. "My...

Soaking up the sun doesn't have to be saved for the weekend and precious days off as these jobs let you do it while making a living. Here's how you can work serving ice cream and waiting outdoors.Ice cream parlour worker Not what you're looking for? Browse Cornwall's job vacancies here Does work get much better than serving ice cream on the beach? It's not too late to get an enviable summer job in Cornwall as many of the county's popular ice cream vendors are currently seeking seasonal...

A van has been driven at Muslim worshippers in London as they left a mosque after prayers, leaving one man dead and eight in hospital. A witness claims a suspect screamed "I'm going to kill all Muslims" before he was tackled to the floor. Politer confirmed a 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene and that counter-terror cops are now investigating. Witnesses described seeing police giving emergency medical treatment to victims after the incident at 12.20am on Monday in Seven...

One of the most complex negotiations ever undertaken will start today - the project to extricate the UK from 40 years of EU laws, agreements and accords. The decision of last year's referendum paved the way for the formal Brexit negotiations which today will start in Brussels. Last year, Cornwall voted it wanted to quit the union despite being a net beneficiary of EU funds in that it got out in grants more than it paid in.Read more: Cornwall's Tory MPs back Theresa May but she should learn...

The resurgence of the Labour Party which occurred in Cornwall at the General Election could be a taste of things to come nationally.According to a new opinion poll, Labour has overtaken the Tories in popularity following the shock General Election result while four in 10 people think Theresa May should resign. Research by Survation for Good Morning Britain (GMB) gave Jeremy Corbyn's party a three point lead over the Conservatives, as 44% of respondents backed Labour, 41% opted for the Tories,...

Two in five hard-pressed parents are already trying to cut back on spending as they prepare to entertain their children over the summer holidays, research suggests. Some 39% of mothers and fathers of schoolchildren rein in their spending in June to boost their budgets during costly months of July and August, deals website Groupon found, putting aside an average of £220 during this month. Nearly one in 10 (9%) parents claim they start planning and saving for the summer holidays as far...

A tram-style Metro link between Plymouth and Tavistock could transform journeys into the city from North Cornwall.The new train line to Plymouth could be in place within five years, connecting up with a cross-city tram-style Metro system by 2024. A first step would be to reopen the train line to Tavistock, reinstating the Plymouth to Exeter routes via Tavistock and Okehampton. Work is already under way to make that a reality.Read more: What caused a huge fire at a recycling centre in Pool?But...

A 'heat health watch warning' has been issued to health officials as temperatures continue to rise after a sizzlling Sunday and fears emerge that people could die because of the intense heat.As more hot air pushes north from France and Spain, an amber level 3 Government heat health warning - one tier below a level 4 national emergency - has been issued to ensure hospitals and GP surgeries prepare to look after those who may suffer and fall seriously ill as the region sizzles.Temperatures are...

If you recognise any of the photographs in this rogue's gallery, you must ring Crimestoppers immediately The crime charity issues a rolling list of the region's most wanted and that's been bolstered by Operation Zephyr - The Southwest Regional Organised Crime Unit. Both have a rogues gallery of people they are trying to trace. In the case of Operation Zephyr it is those who have disappeared despite still owing money to the courts. Read next: Hard Brexit vs Soft Brexit - the pros and...

A pregnant woman who previously lived and worked in Cornwall has died just hours after complaining of a headache. Michelle Inman, 29, first complained of severe headache on Monday morning, the Manchester Evening News reports.She was admitted into hospital and found to have a malignant brain tumour.Despite emergency surgery, doctors were forced to switch off Michelle's life support machine just 26 hours later.Read more: This film about the privatisation of the NHS will stop you in your tracksHer...

Rescuers have confirmed that the body of man found at the foot of cliffs near Land's End was that of a missing German tourist.Brian Simpson, spokesman for Sennen Lifeboat, said the body was that of the man who was reported missing after he went out cycling at 3pm yesterday.Four lifeboats, two coastguard rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter were called out this morning to search for the man. Mr Simpson said: "A very sad task for everyone involved."The alarm had been raised at 3pm...

Nearly one year after a referendum which changed the political and economic landscape of the UK, talks will finally get under way tomorrow to put that result into action. The Brexit negotiations to divorce the UK from the EU - which was the way Cornwall chose to go in the vote last year - begin in earnest but many would now argue without clarity. When she called the snap General Election at Easter, Prime Minister Theresa May hoped to secure a majority which would award her the best possible...

He was the very worst of men: obsessed by porn and black magic and later revealed to be involved in the "ritualistic, sickening" sex abuse of young girls. Peter Solheim, who lived in a remote village near Helston, met a grisly end in which he was drugged, tortured, mutilated and then cast into the sea to drown. His lover, grandmother Margaret James, was convicted of conspiracy to murder - but the search goes on for the accomplices the police believe she must have had. Read more: A...

A pregnant woman was rescued by a lifeboat crew after her husband swam out of a cove to raise the alarm when they became trapped by the tide. The woman was cut off by the tide below steep cliffs near the Barrowfields in Newquay, Cornwall, on Saturday evening. Her husband managed to swim out of the cove around to the north east side of Tolcarne Beach to raise the alarm. Read more: How Walnut the Whippet helped make Newquay the dog-friendly capital of Cornwall RNLI volunteers managed to...

Lusty Glaze beach in Newquay is basking in the glory of being named the best beach in the whole of the UK in a new guide published by The Sunday Times today. The north coast gem, with its own restaurant, summer festivals and dog-friendly catering, has been named Beach of the Year in a list that features more accolades for Cornwall than anywhere else in the UK. Nine other Cornish beaches and one from the Isles of Scilly make it into the Top 50 including Portheras Cove near Land's End as the...

A man who made a documentary film about a grassroots campaign to save the NHS from privatisation has won a prestigious award for his work. Colin Stevens, who also goes by his actor's Equity name of Steven Carne, created the film My NHS: Voices from the Grassroots. He pieced it together from footage at rallies, clips filmed on mobile phones and interviews with campaigners. You can watch Colin's award winning film above. Colin, 54, who grew up in St Ives and now lives in Cambridgeshire, was...

Make the most of the light evenings - it's almost time for the summer solstice, which means the longest day of the year is coming and it's all downhill from there.This year the summer solstice will fall on Tuesday, June 20, and into the morning of Wednesday June 21. Sadly, after that the days will start to steadily get shorter.If you are planning a solstice celebration this year sunset will at 9.26pm and sunrise will be at 4.52am.Read more: Sizzling Sunday will make Cornwall hotter than Thailand...