Teenager dies and another seriously injured in A39 crash
Money and tobacco stolen in shop knifepoint robbery
Severe sickness bug shuts Plymouth school
Cornwall looking at county-wide alcohol prices
Car recovered from River Dart
Updates on Tuesday 19 December 2017
Any remaining mist will continue to clear as most places become brighter with some sunshine for a time.
However, cloud will move in from the west and will turn conditions increasingly dull and murky as the cloud covers hills later and gives a little light drizzle. South or southwesterly winds will be mainly light.
Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).
Hundred of disadvantaged children in Cornwall will be getting presents this Christmas courtesy of the US Marine Corps based at Culdrose.
They've raised money for three charities in the county devoted to making sure children from struggling families get a gift or toy on Christmas Day.
The team, supported by the Royal naval Air Station, said they had brought an American tradition over to Britain and raised money to make sure poorer children don't feel left out at Christmas.
Captain Bridger Leary, who led the fundraising efforts, said: "It's a small part that we can do."
A trade union representative has dubbed Cornwall the "low-paid capital of the country, external" following the revaluation of a nearly £35,000 pay gap between the county's lowest and highest earners.
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Police are hunting for an armed robber after money and tobacco was stolen during a knifepoint raid at a shop in Plymouth.
Officers said they were called to the Spar store on Dale Road at about 18:35 on Monday.
No-one was injured in the robbery and it was believed the suspect, who has yet to be found despite a local search, fled the area on a bike.
He was described as white man, in his late teens or early 20s, about 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build, with blond hair.
He was wearing black trousers, a light grey hoodie, and had a blue and white striped scarf covering his face.
A dog has been rescued from a cliff in Torbay.
Coastguards were called to Berry Head quarry yesterday afternoon. The RNLI was also asked to help.
The dog was rescued safe and well.
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Police said they were "still establishing exactly what happened" in the crash in the Dartmoor area, but that there were no serious injuries reported.
Britain's biggest warship, aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is taking on hundreds of litres of seawater every hour because of a leak.
The vessel was only accepted into the Royal Navy fleet by Her Majesty The Queen earlier this month.
The Royal Navy said the Portsmouth-based ship was scheduled for repair and the fault would not affect the programme of sea trials.
A number of ship-building yards around the country were involved in the build - these include Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow, Appledore in Devon, Cammell Laird in Liverpool, A&P on the Tyne in Newcastle and Portsmouth.
About 10,000 people worked on construction of the ship, made up in sections at yards around the UK and transported to Rosyth, Fife, where it was assembled.
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A road which was the scene of a crash which saw one teenager killed and another seriously injured has reopened, police say.
Police were called to a Vauxhall Corsa found on its roof on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road, just before the Norway Inn, at about midnight.
One man, believed to be an 18-year-old from Helston, died at the scene. A 19-year-old man is in hospital in Plymouth with "serious and potentially life-threatening injuries".
The road between Devoran and Treluswell was closed overnight for an investigation and vehicle recovery.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
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The RNLI and people in west Cornwall are commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster.
On 19 December 1981, hurricane-force winds blew the cargo ship Union Star off course after it suffered engine failure.
The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne was launched into difficult waters, but never returned.
There were no survivors from the Union Star and the lifeboat was completely wrecked with the loss of its crew of eight.
In total, there were 16 casualties.
All the Solomon Browne's crew were awarded gallantry medals by the RNLI in recognition of their "selfless bravery and sacrifice".
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The scene of a road crash which saw one teenager killed and another seriously injured is to remain closed for some time for a police investigation, officers say.
Police were called to reports of a Vauxhall Corsa on its roof on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road, just before the Norway Inn, at about midnight.
One man, believed to be an 18-year-old from Helston, died at the scene. A 19-year-old man is in hospital in Plymouth with "serious and potentially life-threatening injuries".
Officers said the road between Devoran and Treluswell was likely to remain shut during the rush hour to allow "the serious collisions unit [to] undertake investigative work, and whilst recovery for the vehicle is arranged".
Police have appealed for witnesses.
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One teenager has died and another has been seriously injured in a car crash on the A39 in Cornwall, police say.
Officers said they were called to reports of a Vauxhall Corsa on its roof on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road, just before the Norway Inn, at about midnight.
One man, believed to be an 18-year-old from Helston, died at the scene.
A 19-year-old man was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, with "serious and potentially life-threatening injuries". He was later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for treatment.
The road remains closed for an investigation.
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The A390 at Tresillian - one of the main routes into Truro - is partially blocked around the B3275 due to an accident. Traffic is slow moving, it is understood.
It comes after a section of the A39 between Truro and Falmouth, another main route into the city, was closed after a serious accident overnight. The road is shut between the Devoran and Treluswell junctions.
Several people were trapped in vehicles in the A39 crash just before midnight, and had to be cut free by fire crews. Their conditions are not yet known.
It's the last day of trading at the cattle market in Liskeard which is due to be redeveloped to boost the town's economy.
The tradition of livestock and poultry sales stretches back to the reign of Henry III, with the first charter to sell animals being granted in 1240.
There are plans to use the site to house independent businesses to improve local shopping and encourage more visitors, and to develop a new site out of the town for livestock sales to serve east Cornwall.
Plans for Cornwall to set its own alcohol prices are being debated.
Cornwall Council is exploring a county-wide approach to the cost of alcohol in a bid to tackle excessive drinking and combat health problems.
It follows a move in Scotland to set a minimum price per unit.
Jez Bayes, Cornwall's alcohol strategy lead, said: "Generally it will hit the special offers, which there's a lot of in the run up to Christmas. Really it's the irresponsible high strength special offers which can lead to health issues or antisocial behaviour in towns".
The Home Office says it noted the Supreme Court's ruling in favour of the Scottish government, and ministers will be keeping the issue under review. It says it's focusing on other measures like higher tax duties for strong ciders and says Public Health England's working with councils to help dependent drinkers.
Palace Theatre workers have announced they will throw open its doors to the homeless, external this Christmas.
The biggest and most expensive British naval ship ever built is leaking because of a faulty seal.
The fault on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the £3.1bn carrier, was first identified during sea trials.
The Royal Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen earlier this month, has a problem with one of its propeller shafts.
A Royal Navy spokesman said the ship is scheduled for repair and the fault does not prevent it from sailing again early in the new year.
Image source, PAIt will be another four years before it is ready for military operations.
A number of ship-building yards around the country were involved in the build - including Appledore in Devon, Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow, Cammell Laird in Liverpool, A&P on the Tyne in Newcastle and Portsmouth.
A Plymouth primary school is advising parents not to bring their children to school today because of an outbreak of a severe sickness bug.
Norovirus has spread through Widewell Primary School on the outskirts of the city.
Public Health England says the bug is spreading across the region and are advising people to wash their hands properly, external.
