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Pollutant source identity ‘closer’

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May 7, 2013

The source of a pollutant which killed and injured thousands of sea birds is closer to being identified, say investigators.
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‘Kill cord’ key to boat deaths probe

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May 7, 2013

Police investigating the deaths of a father and his daughter in a speedboat crash say a "kill cord" device is a key focus.
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Cornish Pirates make double signing

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May 7, 2013

Cornish Pirates bolster their second-row by signing London Irish's James Sandford and Will Graulich from Gloucester.
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AUDIO: Du Maurier ‘taps into love, sex and death’

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May 7, 2013

Name change for annual Cornish festival
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Cornwall secure Gloucestershire win

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May 7, 2013

Cornwall can still improve despite their County Championship win at Gloucestershire, says boss Dave Thomas.
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Cornwall begin campaign with victory

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May 7, 2013

Minor Counties champions Cornwall get their 2013 season off to an exciting start with a final-over win over Hertfordshire.
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Speedboat victim ‘doted on family’

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May 7, 2013

A TV executive who died in a speedboat crash off the Cornish coast which also killed his daughter was a devoted family man, his brother says.
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Caught octopus given to aquarium

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May 6, 2013

An octopus which was discovered in the pots of a fisherman from Cornwall is given to a Newquay aquarium.
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Women treated after car hits house

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May 6, 2013

Two elderly women are taken to hospital after a car they are in crashes into the front of a bungalow in Cornwall.
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Man and daughter die in boat crash

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May 5, 2013

A 51-year-old man and his eight-year-old daughter died after a speedboat crashed off the north Cornish coast, police confirm.
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Falmouth gigs in rowing double

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May 5, 2013

Falmouth win the men's and ladies finals in the 24th World Pilot Gig Championship on the Isles of Scilly as 130 teams take part in a weekend of races.
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Norway challenge for adventurer

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May 5, 2013

The Cornish adventurer Pete Goss announces plans to attempt to cross from Scotland to Norway in a sea kayak.
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Racers gather for gig championship

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May 4, 2013

The 24th World Pilot Gig Championship continues on the Isles of Scilly.
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Tories ‘can win back UKIP voters’

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May 4, 2013

Cornish MP Sarah Newton, the Conservative Party deputy chairman, acknowledges the party will have to listen more to voters following the council elections.
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Summer lifeguard beach cover begins

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May 4, 2013

RNLI lifeguards begin their summer patrolling of the south west's busiest beaches.
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Rape awareness campaign launched

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May 4, 2013

Devon and Cornwall Police launch a new cinema campaign to raise awareness of rape among teenagers.
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When ravers are your neighbours

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May 4, 2013

Illegal raves can be a nightmare for those nearby
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Miners and pasty Mexican links

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May 4, 2013

Tortillas, enchiladas and the Cornish pasty
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Community call leads to launderette

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May 4, 2013

A "community launderette" opens in a Cornish town after concerns about a lack of facilities were raised at a toddlers' group.
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UKIP wins first seats in Cornwall

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May 3, 2013

UKIP wins its first seats on Cornwall Council, but Liberal Democrats become the largest council party.
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Disabled row councillor re-elected

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May 3, 2013

Collin Brewer, who quit Cornwall Council after saying disabled children should be "put down", is re-elected to the authority.
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