Neil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted. Now they and their families are asking...
Read MoreUnwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things upSteve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over...
Read MoreMousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?It’s early April and the sun is...
Read MoreSt Michael’s Mount and the people who live near it are still healing from the scars left by storm’s 100mph windsThree months after Storm Goretti battered St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, the signs of the storm’s power are still...
Read MoreOur photojournalist explores the Cornish landmark on the eve of its anniversary and meets some of its staff, visitors, plants and creatures“Give me a sleeping bag and I’ll happily sleep here overnight,” says Kim Mackintosh as...
Read MoreAs rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictionsWhen flooding hit the low-lying Somerset Levels in 2014, it took two months for the waters to rise. This week it...
Read MoreSt Michael’s Mount launches major operation to clear up devastation caused by 112mph windsThe tidal island of St Michael’s Mount in the far south-west of Britain is usually a place of peace and quiet.But it has become a hive of...
Read MoreTrees still block roads and scores of people remain without power or water almost a week on from stormLinda Williams, 86, has been without heating, lighting and a working phone for the best part of five days. She is trying to...
Read MoreOn the winter solstice, the Cornish town transforms into a rambunctious festival full of dance, delinquency and Morris dancers. Our writer dodges the vegetable missiles – and learns how to get the best out of a horse...
Read MoreMilder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates in south Cornwall and Devon, wildlife charity saysRecord numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts...
Read MoreReopening of South Crofty mine, which closed in 1998, could create 1,300 jobs for regionTin mining is poised for a comeback in Cornwall after the UK government invested almost £29m to reopen the county’s last tin mine, creating...
Read MoreInterventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’. This live blog is closedIn response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the...
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