One of the most complex negotiations ever undertaken will start today - the project to extricate the UK from 40 years of EU laws, agreements and accords. The decision of last year's referendum paved the way for the formal Brexit negotiations which today will start in Brussels. Last year, Cornwall voted it wanted to quit the union despite being a net beneficiary of EU funds in that it got out in grants more than it paid in.Read more: Cornwall's Tory MPs back Theresa May but she should learn...

The resurgence of the Labour Party which occurred in Cornwall at the General Election could be a taste of things to come nationally.According to a new opinion poll, Labour has overtaken the Tories in popularity following the shock General Election result while four in 10 people think Theresa May should resign. Research by Survation for Good Morning Britain (GMB) gave Jeremy Corbyn's party a three point lead over the Conservatives, as 44% of respondents backed Labour, 41% opted for the Tories,...

Two in five hard-pressed parents are already trying to cut back on spending as they prepare to entertain their children over the summer holidays, research suggests. Some 39% of mothers and fathers of schoolchildren rein in their spending in June to boost their budgets during costly months of July and August, deals website Groupon found, putting aside an average of £220 during this month. Nearly one in 10 (9%) parents claim they start planning and saving for the summer holidays as far...

A tram-style Metro link between Plymouth and Tavistock could transform journeys into the city from North Cornwall.The new train line to Plymouth could be in place within five years, connecting up with a cross-city tram-style Metro system by 2024. A first step would be to reopen the train line to Tavistock, reinstating the Plymouth to Exeter routes via Tavistock and Okehampton. Work is already under way to make that a reality.Read more: What caused a huge fire at a recycling centre in Pool?But...

A 'heat health watch warning' has been issued to health officials as temperatures continue to rise after a sizzlling Sunday and fears emerge that people could die because of the intense heat.As more hot air pushes north from France and Spain, an amber level 3 Government heat health warning - one tier below a level 4 national emergency - has been issued to ensure hospitals and GP surgeries prepare to look after those who may suffer and fall seriously ill as the region sizzles.Temperatures are...

If you recognise any of the photographs in this rogue's gallery, you must ring Crimestoppers immediately The crime charity issues a rolling list of the region's most wanted and that's been bolstered by Operation Zephyr - The Southwest Regional Organised Crime Unit. Both have a rogues gallery of people they are trying to trace. In the case of Operation Zephyr it is those who have disappeared despite still owing money to the courts. Read next: Hard Brexit vs Soft Brexit - the pros and...

A pregnant woman who previously lived and worked in Cornwall has died just hours after complaining of a headache. Michelle Inman, 29, first complained of severe headache on Monday morning, the Manchester Evening News reports.She was admitted into hospital and found to have a malignant brain tumour.Despite emergency surgery, doctors were forced to switch off Michelle's life support machine just 26 hours later.Read more: This film about the privatisation of the NHS will stop you in your tracksHer...

Rescuers have confirmed that the body of man found at the foot of cliffs near Land's End was that of a missing German tourist.Brian Simpson, spokesman for Sennen Lifeboat, said the body was that of the man who was reported missing after he went out cycling at 3pm yesterday.Four lifeboats, two coastguard rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter were called out this morning to search for the man. Mr Simpson said: "A very sad task for everyone involved."The alarm had been raised at 3pm...

Nearly one year after a referendum which changed the political and economic landscape of the UK, talks will finally get under way tomorrow to put that result into action. The Brexit negotiations to divorce the UK from the EU - which was the way Cornwall chose to go in the vote last year - begin in earnest but many would now argue without clarity. When she called the snap General Election at Easter, Prime Minister Theresa May hoped to secure a majority which would award her the best possible...

He was the very worst of men: obsessed by porn and black magic and later revealed to be involved in the "ritualistic, sickening" sex abuse of young girls. Peter Solheim, who lived in a remote village near Helston, met a grisly end in which he was drugged, tortured, mutilated and then cast into the sea to drown. His lover, grandmother Margaret James, was convicted of conspiracy to murder - but the search goes on for the accomplices the police believe she must have had. Read more: A...

A pregnant woman was rescued by a lifeboat crew after her husband swam out of a cove to raise the alarm when they became trapped by the tide. The woman was cut off by the tide below steep cliffs near the Barrowfields in Newquay, Cornwall, on Saturday evening. Her husband managed to swim out of the cove around to the north east side of Tolcarne Beach to raise the alarm. Read more: How Walnut the Whippet helped make Newquay the dog-friendly capital of Cornwall RNLI volunteers managed to...

Lusty Glaze beach in Newquay is basking in the glory of being named the best beach in the whole of the UK in a new guide published by The Sunday Times today. The north coast gem, with its own restaurant, summer festivals and dog-friendly catering, has been named Beach of the Year in a list that features more accolades for Cornwall than anywhere else in the UK. Nine other Cornish beaches and one from the Isles of Scilly make it into the Top 50 including Portheras Cove near Land's End as the...

A man who made a documentary film about a grassroots campaign to save the NHS from privatisation has won a prestigious award for his work. Colin Stevens, who also goes by his actor's Equity name of Steven Carne, created the film My NHS: Voices from the Grassroots. He pieced it together from footage at rallies, clips filmed on mobile phones and interviews with campaigners. You can watch Colin's award winning film above. Colin, 54, who grew up in St Ives and now lives in Cambridgeshire, was...

Make the most of the light evenings - it's almost time for the summer solstice, which means the longest day of the year is coming and it's all downhill from there.This year the summer solstice will fall on Tuesday, June 20, and into the morning of Wednesday June 21. Sadly, after that the days will start to steadily get shorter.If you are planning a solstice celebration this year sunset will at 9.26pm and sunrise will be at 4.52am.Read more: Sizzling Sunday will make Cornwall hotter than Thailand...

A man has described how he found a 17th century hand-grenade washed up on a beach from a Cornish shipwreck. Robert Felce was walking along the low-water shoreline at Dollar Cove, at Gunwalloe near Helston, when he made the remarkable discovery. Incredibly, the weapon was still packed with black residue, the remains of the original gun power, after 333 years under water. The grenade even contains the remains of a wooden peg which still plugs the fuse hole. Read next: Just how Cornish is...

A major search operation is under way after a tourist on a bike went missing yesterday afternoon. The 53-year-old German man has not been seen since 3pm yesterday when he went out cycling on the coast between Newlyn and Sennen Cove. The inshore and offshore Penlee lifeboats, along with the two Sennen lifeboats, and the cliff rescue teams from Penzance and Land's End and the coastguard helicopter have been asked to carry out a shoreline search. Read more: Why a brave victim of sexual abuse...

We're incredibly lucky to live beside the seaside in Cornwall, and it's safe to say that most homeowners dream of one day having their own coastal view. So we searched high and low and managed to find these incredible properties that boast sea views but won't cost you the earth.Where else could you spend less than £200,000 and get at the very least a glimpse of the sparkling blue sea on a summer's day?Here's how you can get just that for less than you might think. Mount Pleasant Road,...

Record-breaking tropical weather will ensure Cornwall is basking in hot weather and glorious sunshine again today - making it even hotter than Thailand and the hottest June 18 since records began.Warm, humid air originating from the tropical Atlantic will bring a taste of summer warmth across much of England and Wales over the coming days with the hot weather extending into next week, according to the Met Office.With plenty of sunshine, temperatures are expected to widely climb into the mid to...

Investigations are now under way into the cause of a huge fire at a waste transfer station and recycling centre in Pool. Around 100 firefighters from across Cornwall were called to deal with the blaze, which could be seen from as far away as Truro and St Ives. The fire broke out in a building full of domestic waste at around 7.15pm last night and it took around five hours to extinguish it. Read more: Kids have drawn rude pictures in the sand and people are really angry Staff at the Suez...

A huge fire has broken out at a waste transfer station and recycling centre in Pool. Smoke from the blaze can be seen from as far away as Truro and St Ives. The flames are being tackled by fire crews from across Cornwall. The fire broke out at around 6.15pm in a building full of domestic waste. Around a dozen fire engines are at the scene, with firefighters from Newquay, Perranporth, Tolvaddon, Hayle, Falmouth and St Just in attendance. Huge crowds have gathered to watch as the blaze...