A gull rescued from Bodmin could have "starved to death" after getting a sharp, metal fizzy drink can wedged on to his beak, making it impossible for him to eat. The distressed bird was found underweight and exhausted by animal experts from the RSPCA who were called in to help. Luckily the bird was spotted struggling with the sharp, serrated can and the RSPCA was called. Read more: Adventurous cat hitched a ride on Torpoint ferry and needs to find its owners Animal welfare...

A skills fair with a difference will be held in Porthtowan this weekend, teaching visitors a range of sustainable skills from how to thatch a roof to how to forage for your own food.The event, hosted by Mount Pleasant Eco Park and The Down to Earth Foundation will be showcasing the latest inspiring ways of how to live a low impact lifestyle as well as some practical skills that people have relied on for thousands of years.Here's 11 different things you can learn at the fair this weekend:1. Learn...

An amateur photographer was left paralysed for seven hours after stepping on an adder's nest in a popular woodland walking area in Cornwall.John Kiernan had parked his car at Tehidy Woods near Camborne to get a shot and stepped in long grass nearby when he instantly felt a sting on his leg.Within 15 minutes of being bitten, the 54-year-old from Charlestown could not feel his body from the chin down after suffering a severe reaction.Read more: Woman pulled from the water by lifeboat crews - live...

Eurovision fans dreaming of a UK victory are putting their hopes on former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones as the annual song contest takes place tonight. She will be hoping her song Never Give Up On You goes down better than last year's entry ,Joe and Jake, who came a disappointing 24th out of 26 in the contest with their track You're Not Alone. Read next: Woman pulled from the water by lifeboat crews - live updates This year's showdown, in Kiev, Ukraine, looks to be tougher than ever...

A Falmouth University student's comic book is the first to be written in the standard written form of Cornish and has been nominated for a culture award. Joana Varandas, who is a first year student studying English with Creative Writing, has based the story of her book, titled Men-an-Tol, on traditional Cornish folklore. Joana, who moved from Portugal last September to study at Falmouth University, said: "After I moved to Falmouth, my friend Tania said to me that now I live in...

Coastguards, lifeboat crews and police were called to rescue a person from the water near Porthleven this morning. Two lifeboats from Penlee launched just after 7am to the area around Loe Bar where they pulled a casualty from the water. Falmouth Coastguard confirmed they were involved in assisting the police at Porthleven but could not give any further details. An RNLI spokeswoman for Penlee Lifeboat said: "There's a casualty been found in the water. Both our lifeboats were tasked...

The hospital which serves around a fifth of people in Cornwall says it is getting back to normal after becoming entangled in a widespread cyber attack on the NHS. Plymouth's Derriford Hospital was one of around 30 trusts hit by a debilitating computer hack which yesterday prompted many to cancel and delay treatment for patients. The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust was not affected by the attack which was said to be part of a massive assault on cyber systems across Europe. Today, a...

The much-anticipated Poldark Season 3 has been aired at a private screening attended by stars Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson in London. The first episode of the BBC drama that has wowed audiences with its heartthrob actors and stunning views of Cornwall, is due to hit our screens next month. Still expected to air in the primetime Sunday night 9pm slot, it was brought forward from the autumn to June amid speculation that the BBC were trying to avoid a clash with ITV period drama...

The way police handled an incident in which a man from Cornwall twice scaled the Tamar Bridge before falling to his death is to be investigated. Emergency services were called to the Saltash side of the bridge at around 8.30pm on Thursday night after reports of a man on top of one of the towers. Traffic was stopped over the bridge while specially trained police officers dealt with the incident. The 38-year-old man from Saltash was brought down from his position, however, shortly after...

Anyone who lives in Cornwall or has stopped over for a visit will know that we are a county of sandy beaches, turquoise blue waters and warm and friendly people. But you don't have to travel far to find that Cornwall also has its fair share of hilariously-named spots and weird and wonderful signs. Often we will stumble across a sign which will make you smile. Some are intentionally funny, others steeped in the heritage of our illustrious landscape, a few are simply bizarre, others...

Two construction firms have been fined £80,000 after a builder from Cornwall was killed when he was run over by heavy machinery as he was putting his tools away at the end of a day.John Small, 47, was working on a site in Dawlish when he went under the rear wheels of the telescopic handler, which was being used to moved plant from the site to metal storage containers.The work was to build 265 new houses for Cavanna Homes and the ground works were being carried out by Liskeard-based Steve...

Users at a training centre for adults with physical and learning disabilities are now able to plough the fields once more thanks to the generosity of the local community. Thanks to funding from the Clare Milne Trust, Camborne Town Council and a host of local crowd-funders and private donors, Kehelland Trust has been able to purchase a new compact tractor for use on its 16-acre horticultural site in Kehelland, near Camborne. "Our existing compact tractor had got beyond cost-effective...

Never mind dogs at polling stations, this pup made her views quite clear on her local Conservative candidate ahead of the General Election. Labrador cross Nellie took an instant dislike to the election leaflet for Conservative candidate Derek Thomas, tearing it to shreds on the doorstep after it dropped through the door in Penzance. Owner Rachel Gregory said they'd had dozens of leaflets posted through the letterbox, but this was the first one that the dog had completely destroyed. Who...

Plymouth's Derriford Hospital has fallen victim to a global cyber attack which has blighted hospitals across the country.Patients have been warned to carefully consider if they need urgent medical attention before travelling to the hospital's emergency department in the wake of the attack.A number of NHS hospitals across the country reported that their computer systems had been affected by a bug on Friday afternoon. Cornwall's Treliske hospital confirmed tonight it was in the clear.Read more:...

Everybody loves a bargain and we all know there's no better place to find one than at a car boot sale. Whether you're a seller who has had to battle away the vultures trying to get into your boot as you park or a buyer who has uncovered a diamond in the rough at a rock-bottom price, car boot sales are certainly a unique experience. Cornwall, like anywhere, has its fair share of car boot sales so we've racked our brains and searched around on the internet to put together a list of gatherings...

Statistics show that women make up around 5% of the UK prison population, but that doesn't mean that some members of the fairer sex aren't capable of committing some particularly heinous crimes. Here in Cornwall it's no different and the Cornwall Live team has taken a trawl back through the archives to bring you some of our county's worst female criminals currently serving time behind bars. Read more: These are the baby-faced criminals from Cornwall who have been put behind barsKaren...

A teenage drug dealer who flooded Boardmasters Festival in Newquay with Class A drugs has been sent to prison despite his tears. Sobbing Benjamin Durrant, 19, of Lifton in Devon, appeared at Truro Crown Court to be sentenced after admitting supplying MDMA and diazepam tablets on August 13 last year, as well as being in possession of a small quantity of cocaine. Durrant cried hysterically from the moment he entered the dock and continued to do so throughout the hearing. Also appearing to be...

The man who died after a serious accident on the A38 was 29 years old, police have revealed.The crash took place near Newton Abbot in the early hours of Friday morning.Read more: Man dies after falling from Tamar BridgeAt approximately 2.50am, police received a report that a car hit a parked lorry and left the road and gone into the hedge, on the eastbound carriageway of the A38 just before the Drumbridges exit.Police and ambulance went to the scene where the driver of a black Mercedes A180 was...

Drivers have been taking to Facebook to warn others of potential delays in the Newport area of Launceston today. According to reports, motorists have been struggling when travelling towards both the town centre and Dutson. Read more: Man who fell from Tamar Bridge has died Three sets of work forces have been in the area, addressing separate problems. Traffic lights on Newport Square are expected to be in place until June 9. A spokeswoman for Cornwall Council said that the authority is...

A scaffolder – who now lives in Penzance – with a history of domestic violence, has been sent on a course after beating his partner in two horrendous incidents. Matthew Harris will undergo a Building Better Relationships course after he locked his victim inside her Exeter home and then kicked her so hard that she suffered bleeding and feared she may have miscarried. She needed in-patient treatment for anxiety and post-traumatic stress after suffering a mental breakdown due to how...