A massive search and rescue operation was launched for a diver when he failed to return as planned.The rescue mission got under way after the diving party the man was part of sent a distress signal when he failed to appear after being 15 minutes overdue.The coastguard search and rescue helicopter at Newquay and volunteers from Porthoustock coastguard rescue team, Mullion coastguard team, Falmouth and The Lizard RNLI lifeboat stations, were all scrambled to the scene one nautical miles off the...

A man charged with murder in connection with a fatal stabbing at Plymouth Railway Station is to appear at crown court this morning. Jamie Skinner, of Bodmin Road, Plymouth, will stand in the stock after appearing at Plymouth Magistrates' Court earlier in the week. The 28-year-old, who was not asked to enter a plea, is charged with murdering Wayne Fenton on Tuesday, August 8. Follow live updates from today's court proceedings with our colleagues at the Herald...

Festivalgoers at Boardmasters in Newquay have been forced to keep their valuables inside their sleeping bags at night after a number of thefts were reported. Devon and Cornwall Police issued advice earlier this week and reassured the public that there would be "significant police presence" at the event this year. The force also issued the following advice for those attending: Never leave your drink unattended. Even soft drinks can be spiked with drugs or alcohol. If you are...

Former Prime Minister David Cameron may have been surfing at a sewage-polluted beach while on holiday in Cornwall. The former Conservative leader was spotted at his favourite Cornish holiday destination frolicking in his the sea with his two children on a day untreated human waste is understood to have gone into the sea. Local surfer Seamus McCoy was in the water at Polzeath beach on Tuesday when he spotted Mr Cameron and two of his children swimming. Mr McCoy told Metro: "He was...

Five people have been injured after being involved in a nighttime collision in a small Cornish village. The female driver and a man are in hospital with serious injuries after a car and a tractor hit at Hatt near Saltash. Paramedics and firefighters were also called to the A388 just after 10pm on Thursday night. A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident happened at 10.08pm near the roundabout at Hatt. The police said five people were injured altogether in the crash but...

A housing association said it was finally repairing a leaking pipe at a Falmouth property, which one resident claims has blighted his life for three years.Keith McDowell of Mulberry Court claims gallons of water had been wasted due the problem at nearby Opes Court off Market Strand.He said the water pours continually down a wall into Free Steps Ope from a leaking pipe of an upstairs flat and he has spent the last three years trying to get action from either South West Water of Santuary...

The spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower is due to come to its peak this weekend, gracing our skies with up to 80 shooting stars every hour.The annual shower is arguably the most highly anticipated sky event of the year and thousands of us will be heading out to watch, capture it on film and even make some wishes.Providing we have clear skies, the display will be able to be seen in the skies above Cornwall.Read more: How to watch this week's lunar eclipse and meteor shower over CornwallAs the...

There was a rock star reception for Jeremy Corbyn today as the Labour leader promised a rally of supporters that they could turn the political landscape of Cornwall rose red. Chants of "ooooh Jeremy Corbyn" rippled around Heartlands in Pool echoing the rapturous reception the politician received at Glastonbury this year. Read next: 1,000 turn out for Corbyn at Heartlands - live updates After an impassioned speech which lasted around 30 minutes and was delivered without the aid of a...

A small asteroid is expected to fly past Earth on October 12 this year, missing us by an estimated 27,000 – a close shave in astronomical terms.Astronomers recently spotted asteroid 2012 TC4 under a collaboration between the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to locate faint objects that might strike Earth.The close pass will provide scientists with a valuable opportunity to learn more about its orbit and composition.The campaign will exercise the...

The family of a woman who died from a cocktail of drugs is considering appealing the findings of an inquest into her death after their questions and worries remained unanswered.Barry Crabtree believes that there is more than was revealed at the inquest into his daughter Lisa's death and has now taken her case to South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray.An inquest into Ms Crabtree's death heard that the 43-year-old mother from Liskeard had a history of drug misuse and died in her bath at her home on...

An ex serviceman was reaching for his burger while twice over the legal drink-drive limit in a dangerously faulty car when he lost control and crashed into an empty house, an inquest heard.Dominic Waters had been celebrating successfully passing his forklift truck licence when he drove home in a Volvo E70 described at the inquest into his death as the 'most poorly maintained car ever seen'.The 32-year-old father of two from St Giles on the Heath in Devon had been travelling at night on the A388...

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a man at Plymouth Railway Station.Jamie Skinner was asked to confirm his name, age and address during the brief hearing at Plymouth Magistrates' Court this morning.Skinner, of Bodmin Road, Plymouth, is charged with one count of murder in connection with the death of Wayne Fenton on Tuesday.The case was sent to Plymouth Crown Court, where Skinner, who was charged late last night, is due to appear tomorrow at 10am.Skinner was not asked...

Cornwall Council raked in the cash making millions from your parking tickets and fines last year, and the eye-watering total has now been revealed in new research by the RAC.The county council had the fifth-highest parking income in the whole of the UK and took a total of £15.7million.According to the RAC there was a parking income rise of 6% in Cornwall last year, which could show parking charges and penalty fines creeping up.The huge total is a sum of all the money from parking meters,...

A peckish burglar raided a podiatrists' biscuit supply before fleeing with cash he stole during a night time break in.Police are appealing for witnesses or anybody with information in connection with a burglary to The Foot Health Practice in Station Road, Redruth.Entry was gained by smashing a granite block into a rear window sometime between 5.30pm on Tuesday, August 8, and 7.45am on Wednesday, August 9.Business owner Paul Bateman said that although the amount of money stolen was relatively...

Around 700,000 eggs from Dutch farms implicated in a contamination scare have been distributed to Britain, rather than the 21,000 first estimated, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said. The FSA said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe suggested it was "very unlikely" that the eggs posed a risk to public health, and products affected in the UK were processed foods in which egg is one ingredient among many others, mostly used in sandwich fillings or other chilled...

Jeremy Corbyn has arrived at Heartlands and is preparing for his appearance inside the Red River cafe. We will be live on Facebook at around 2pm for Jeremy Corbyn's speech (See our Cornwall Live Facebook page) Around 1,000 are thought to have already turned out for the NHS rally. The Labour leader has already visited Treliske hospital this morning where he was shown around the new neonatal unit at the hospital. People arrived early to get the best seats, with many parents bringing...

Residents living in a small hamlet are kicking up a stink over plans they fear will result in a sewage treatment plant operating on their doorsteps - but the new landowner says he is doing nothing wrong.An application for planning permission has been submitted to Cornwall Council on behalf of Proud Properties Cornwall Ltd to build at Carnsiddia Farm in Carn, Stithians.The application details the work carried out will include the conversions of two dwellings to form a farmhouse with attached...

A series of tornado-like funnels have been caught as they spiralled across Cornwall and other parts of the country yesterday.Flash floods hit some parts of the UK as a month's worth of rain fell in 12 hours.Footage captured by Damon Webb shows one twister spiralling above the ground on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.And in south east Cornwall, a funnel cloud was captured over houses in Saltash. Last week a similar cloud was filmed over Fowey.Weather experts declared the phenomenon was a funnel...

The Red Arrows' dazzling acrobatic performances were back over Falmouth yesterday.Thousands of people packed Gilly Beach and its surrounding area for the return of some of the best pilots in the UK.The event occurred during Falmouth Week after the town team secured funding for the next three years.Read more: Waitrose is the UK's second supermarket to scrap tax on tampons after TescoThe 20-minute show caused rounds of applause and delirious cheers from the crowd, which acknowledged a stunning...

Take a look at the social media feed on the Boardmasters app and it soon becomes clear that one question appears to be on most festivalgoers' lips. It's not where you can get aftershow tickets, what time Alt-J are on or which tent is having the best campsite party but whether Love Island stars Kem and Chris will join grime superstar Stormzy on stage on Sunday night. After winning the ITV2 show with girlfriend Amber, Kem tweeted fan of the show (and fan of Run KMC, the trio formed by...