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...

The NSPCC has said a four-week-old baby was 'robbed' of his future after being killed unlawfully by his own father, who also took his own life while under suspicion of his murder.Investigations into the death of Cooper Eddie Johnson-Hicks were opened by senior coroner for Cornwall Emma Carlyon on Monday and over the course of three days, heard evidence from more than 20 witnesses.Dr Carlyon stated that Cooper was unlawfully killed and that there was a breach by Mr Hicks in his duty of care and...

At some point in time, we'e all found ourselves huddled around an iPhone with a group of friends, listening to music with the volume turned up to max.But as anyone who has been in this situation will know, the iPhone's maximum volume just isn't that loud.There are plenty of ways to improve the sound, like hooking your phone up to a Bluetooth speaker or, if you don't have one available, putting your phone in a pint glass or a mug.But there's one little-known software feature that will give your...

A north Coast hotel has spent £1m to offer its customers the best sea view in the whole of Cornwall.Lewinnick Lodge hovers literally on the edge of Pentire Headland, surrounded by salty sea air and the wild wash of the Atlantic.Now to give its guests the best experience of the Atlantic possible, the hotel has spent £1m on creating a series of new deluxe rooms with 180-degree and 360-degree panoramic views of the ocean below.The development saw the creation of six new rooms all of...

One of the busiest convenience shops in the country has been sold.The Spar shop in Polzeath, thought to the chain's busiest, had been run by the same husband and wife team for 14 years.Now Gareth and Gill Pugh have decided to call it a day and sell up.The busy store in the seaside town once popular with former Prime Minister David Cameron and his family, has been sold to an expanding local convenience store operator whose aim is to expand into the North Cornwall area.Read more: Does this hi-tech...

People power has resulted in plans to relocate Perranporth Post Office to the village service station being overturned, but it has been confirmed that the search is still on for a new location.It had been announced that the post office building would be closing and the branch would be moved into Perranporth Services Ltd on Budnic Hill.But after a public consultation saw 71 customers, residents and MP Sarah Newton express concerns over the new location, The Post Office confirmed it had dropped...

Tens of thousands of people descended on one of Falmouth's beaches this evening for a spectacular performance by the Red Arrows display team. Crowds were in the town to watch the team pull off some of its trademark moves over Gylly Beach. Read more: Horse rescued by crew of firefighters near Wadebridge after becoming stuck in a deep trenchAfter a showery start to the day, the sun came out just in time for the aerobatic performances from some of the most talented pilots in the world. All of...