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Dad admits killing six-week-old son because lack of sleep made him 'angry'

Peter Sayle has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the fifth day of his trial [NATIONAL NEWS]

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Andrew George MP to hold storm resilience and recovery event tonight

Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has organised the event.

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Launceston bottled gas merchant accused of £85,000 fraud

His case will be heard at Truro Crown Court over the coming months

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Drug-driving arrest as multiple police cars called to A30

Officers suspected his vehicle had cloned plates

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Cornwall planning: 'Effectively' no local support for unpopular holiday park expansion

The company's boss said the bid to add more lodges is largely down to a massive rise in business rates, before a decision was made

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Live: Duck pond cordoned off as police called to park

Police officers are at the scene

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Wizz Air flight intercepted by fighter jets after WiFi renamed 'terrorist'

Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the service after a a major security scare [NATIONAL NEWS]

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Woman on A30 bridge on 'wrong side of railings' is saved by local heroes

Police said they found her 'being held by members of the public'

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Trump-backed US bank moves on Cornish tin mine but not everyone is convinced

The Export-Import Bank of the United States has sent a non-binding letter of interest to invest in the South Crofty tin mine which could reopen in 2028

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Seal tangled in whopping 30m of net on Cornwall beach

It was difficult to spot underneath all the netting

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Jesy Nelson's ex Zion Foster says public perception of Little Mix star was 'so wrong'

Jesy and Zion moved their family to Cornwall for a 'peaceful' life

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Popular Cornwall pub to close 'for a few days' after fire

It's closed after the fire spread in the early hours

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Cornwall beach cordoned off after drum washes up

The sealed drum had fluid inside

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Spaniel put down after being abandoned at nature reserve

Police are appealing for information

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Cornwall man lives in 3ft cupboard for £150 rent because he couldn't find anywhere else

Liam Gardener, 26, couldn't find a sublet

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Free bus pass age to be raised for state pensioners in England from April 2026

The Department for Transport has confirmed people in England will have to wait an additional year to receive their free bus pass

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Cornwall Council due to drop Newquay airport's subsidised flights to London

If the service continues it is likely to cost taxpayers between £14 million and £16 million over the next four years

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Cornwall planning: Camborne could get almost 100 affordable homes

There are also new applications for new housing developments in two other places, one with a new children's nursery too

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Cornwall towns want to be UK Town of Culture 2028

Arts, culture, surfing, heritage, the environment and festivals are what these towns are offering against stiff competition from all around the UK

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Holiday park approved despite local opposition 'Cornwall is ruined'

A government planning inspector from Bristol has overturned Cornwall Council's refusal of the controversial development at a nature site