A drifter and prolific criminal from Cornwall has admitted carrying out a robbery and breaking into a hotel room while he was transferring from a train to a bus. Michael Brickley had been travelling around Britain for months before he decided to return to his home in Bude in May. He got off a train at St Davids in Exeter and carried out two crimes in a short space of time before transferring to a bus to north Cornwall. Brickley, 34, formerly of Briar Road, Bude, but no of no fixed address,...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 9, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Charlotte. If you've seen...

Newly re-elected Conservative MP Sarah Newton said she would hit the ground running and be back in her office this weekend. After a tense count at Carn Brea Leisure Centre, which saw the Truro and Falmouth MP face strong opposition from Labour, Mrs Newton called on all parties to work together in the nation's interest. She said that with Brexit negotiations due to start imminently, it was vital that all political groups came together to get the best deal for the UK. Read more: Who will be...

Cornwall has been ridiculed on social media after voters were kept waiting for the results of the general election. At 6.30am, four of the six constituencies that were still waiting for their results were in Cornwall after the country's fate had already been decided. Results for Camborne and Redruth as well as Truro and Falmouth have already been announced, however the Cornish are still waiting for North Cornwall, South East Cornwall, St Austell and Newquay and St Ives.Read more:...

Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election in April in order to get a clear majority for the Conservative party - and she has spectacularly failed.The Tories cannot now win an overall majority, which means a hung parliament.The exit poll, published last night, showed the Conservatives on 314 seats, Labour on 266, the Lib Dems on 14, SNP on 34 and UKIP on zero. 326 seats are needed to get an overall majority.Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit polls - liveSo far,...

Residents of one Cornish ward had to vote for two different elections yesterday after the Cornwall Council vote was delayed following the death of their former councillor. Today, in Bodmin St Petroc's, people will not only have a new MP but also a new Cornwall councillor. Read more: High turnout at polling stations in Cornwall as General Election results promise some surprises Steve Rogerson, former councillor and candidate for the Liberal Democrats, suddenly died in April as he was...

There has been a high turnout at polling stations across Cornwall, early results have shown. In Camborne and Redruth, the first constituency in the county where counting got under way, more than 70% of the electorate made their mark today. Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 exit poll reaction and live results More votes will be added to the total of 46,916 as postal ballots handed in to polling stations in other parts of the county are included. Observers monitoring the counting...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is now odds-on favourite to be the next leader of the country, according to bookmakers. The Labour leader, who has just won his Islington North seat with an overwhelming vote of 40,086, is more likely to be the next Prime Minister than Theresa May, odds from Betfair and Paddy Power have shown. The odds were given after a shock exit poll published at 10pm showed the Conservatives on 314 seats, Labour on 266, the Lib Dems on 14, SNP on 34 and UKIP on zero.For an overall...

Early predictions have revealed that the Conservatives could fail to get an overall majority - and Theresa May might not keep her premiership.The country could get a hung parliament, the 10pm exit poll showed. The Conservatives were predicted to get 314 seats, Labour 266, the Lib Dems 14, SNP 34 and UKIP zero.Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit polls - liveThe UK might not get a clear winner on Friday morning - so who would be Prime Minister in that case?The last time...

George Eustice, Conservative candidate for Camborne and Redruth, might not be re-elected for a third time, it has been rumoured. Sources at the count in Carn Brea Leisure Centre suggest that George Eustice is far from safe. Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 exit poll reaction and live results Fisheries minister Mr Eustice is defending the seat, but assistants monitoring the count say he could be in danger. One of his campaign assistants, Jonathan Stokes, said the result would be...

The exit poll has predicted that the UK will get a hung parliament - but is it even accurate? The 10pm poll, published when polling stations close, has predicted the overall results of general elections in the past. Read more: General Election 2017 - what a hung parliament is and what will happen if the exit poll is right Tonight, it predicted that the Conservatives would get the largest number of seats in Parliament, but would not have the overall majority that could enable them to...

Predictions say that the Conservatives might not get an overall majority and the country could get a hung parliament. The exit poll, published at 10pm, showed the Conservatives on 314 seats, Labour on 266, the Lib Dems on 14, SNP on 34 and UKIP on zero. Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit polls - live As 326 seats are needed to get an overall majority, the UK might not get a clear winner tomorrow morning. So what happens if there is a hung parliament? What does...

Many Cornish people say they could be up all night after seeing the exit poll as the voting closed on the General Election. The poll, published at 10pm, showed that the Conservatives could fall short of majority. Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit polls - live It predicted the Tories would get 314, Labour 266, the Lib Dems 14, SNP 34 and UKIP zero. The announcement surprised the Cornish, some of whom said they "could not bear" the suspense and that...

So, hopefully, you went out and voted today. But, on the way to the polling station, did you ask yourself why we always do it on a Thursday? And, in the second decade of the 21st Century, why we mark our ballot papers with pencil? Why elections are always on a Thursday The first thing to point out is that making election day a Thursday was, until recently, a political custom rather than a legal requirement. Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit poll - liveThe...

The polling stations have closed and the prediction is for a hung parliament. The exit poll published at 10pm shows the Conservatives on 314, Labour on 266, the Lib Dems on 14, SNP on 34 and UKIP on zero.For an overall majority 326 seats are needed. In 2015 they had 331 seats, enough for a majority. Voters across Cornwall have been casting their ballots since 7am as they decide who will represent them in Parliament. Six constituencies are up for grabs: North Cornwall South East...

From a chainsaw wood-carver to vintage cars, to the much loved Cornish Wurzells, it's safe to say day one at the Royal Cornwall Show was a success, despite frustrating weather conditions. On and off showers and rare spells of sunshine meant most people were wrapped up in raincoats and wellies. But with so much entertainment and things to see, the weather didn't seem to bother people. Rain didn't dampen spirits - here's a slideshow of pictures from day one. Pics by Sally...

A man who pretended to be an Asian porn star to swindle a retired divorcee out of £35,000 in a Facebook scam has been jailed. The 36-year-old created a fictional account of a voluptuous Bangladeshi model to lure the lonely divorcee, who was looking for marriage on the internet. He sent pictures of an unknown woman in underwear or a bikini and the pair exchanged hundreds of messages on social media over the course of a year. But Truro Crown Court heard how there was no such woman...

Voters have been confused by people sitting outside of polling stations insisting on collecting their voter registration numbers. The people who are not associated with any authorities overseeing the General Election in Cornwall have been reportedly asking insistently for the numbers and/or to see voters' polling cards. Clive Rogers, 71, ran into them at Leedstown Village Hall and said he also saw them at the local elections for Cornwall Council and town and parish councils last month. Read...

Voters in the South East Cornwall constituency have been casting their vote in the General Election. Since Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election at Easter the political parties have been working to win your votes. It was just two years ago that Cornwall turned blue, with the Conservatives winning all six seats in the county as the party swept to an overall majority in the House of Commons. South East Cornwall stretches from the Luxulyan area to the border to Devon. Its most...

The General Election result for North Cornwall is expected at around 9am this morning. It was just two years ago that Cornwall turned blue, with the Conservatives winning all six seats in the county as the party swept to an overall majority in the House of Commons. North Cornwall is, as the name suggests, the most northerly parliamentary constituency in the county. The major settlements it covers include Bodmin, Bude, Camelford, Launceston, Padstow and Wadebridge. Read more: How...