BBC Radio Cornwall

The A30 between the A3047 at Scorrier and the Chiverton Cross roundabout is partially blocked eastbound by a three-vehicle crash. There's slow traffic.

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Two of England's NHS trusts spent more than a third of the year under extreme pressure.

Trusts in Cornwall and Leicester topped the statistics in a BBC investigation into how many days hospitals spend on Opel 4.

Operations Pressure Escalation Levels (Opel) is a method used across the NHS to find a constant measure of stress, demand and pressure.

Opel 4 is the highest level, declared when a hospital is "unable to deliver comprehensive care" and patient safety could be compromised.

• Nearly 70% of NHS trusts responded to the BBC's investigation
• More than 40 said they did not declare a single day of Opel 4 between September 2017 and September 2018
• Fourteen trusts had 20 days or more on Opel 4 in the same period

A woman's hysterectomy was postponed four times at a hospital experiencing extreme pressures.

A farming show is told to "move with the 21st Century" and let women attend its prize-giving dinner.

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

The Ganges in Chapel Street, Penzance, could be bought by Cornwall Council.

The building used to be home to an Indian restaurant with accommodation on the floors above.

However, the listed building is now in a poor state of repair and several years ago tiles from the roof fell off on to the street below.

Image source, Cornwall Council

A campaign to "Save The Ganges" was set up by local people who wanted to try to protect the building from further damage and bring it back into use.

Cornwall Council has carried out emergency repairs on the building in recent years but has struggled to resolve issues over who owned separate parts of the building.

The cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday 18 December to talk about bidding for funding to buy the Ganges and carry out renovations and repairs - which could come to more than £500,000.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

More than 40 jobs are being axed at a centre for adults and children with disabilities.

The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust is closing at Seale-Hayne, Devon, and the charity is also selling the 90-acre site where it is located.

It is being put up for sale in the new year because it is "not generating enough income to sustain services".

The charity said 50 independent businesses operating at the site and surrounding areas would be unaffected. Those include a bistro, coffee shop, several shops, a gallery and offices.

However, it is not known at this stage what a buyer would do as a new landlord.

Services for young adults with disabilities run at a separate Dame Hannah Rogers Trust centre in Ivybridge will also continue as normal.

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Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, grey and at times damp with some light rain or drizzle.

A breezy and chillier day.

Maximum temperature: 7 to 10C (45 to 50F).