Summary

  • Fatal motorbike crash victim named

  • Sharks 'at risk from industrial fishing ships'

  • Exeter Fringe Festival gets under way

  • Teenage swimmer rescued by Exmouth lifeboat

  • Updates from Friday 26 July

  1. Coronavirus: Case rates in Devon and Cornwallpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 8 April 2022

    The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across Devon and Cornwall.

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  2. What could the G7 do about Ukraine and Gaza?published at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Leaders of the G7, the world's richest nations, are meeting to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

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  3. Veteran gets WW2 medals on her 100th birthdaypublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    The former Royal Navy Wren "never saw herself as a hero" says her granddaughter.

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  4. Vaccination call after 'rapid' Covid-19 case risepublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    Infections in Cornwall have risen to 44 in every 100,000 from five a week before, figures show.

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  5. Spy author John le Carré died after fall at homepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    The Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy author fell in the bathroom at home in Cornwall, an inquest hears.

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  6. Cornwallpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    Si and Dave take a trip back in time to Cornwall, where they discover pubs that were at the centre of an illegal industry in the late 1700s - smuggling!

    Starting in the tiny fishing village of Polperro, they discover a smugglers' tunnel and a landlord with criminal connections. Heading inland to Bodmin Moor, the Hairy Bikers visit the famous Jamaica Inn, where they discover how to make the tipple of the time - rum shrub.

  7. 'Intoxicated' swimmer clung to boat for two hourspublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    The woman suffered hypothermia after trying to swim to a fishing boat her boyfriend was on at night.

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  8. Eight arrests as G7 protesters block roadspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    Protesters glued themselves to the road and locked themselves to a minibus.

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  9. Cornwall to bid for City of Culture 2025published at 13:48 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    The accolade would be a "brilliant legacy" after the G7 summit, leaders say.

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  10. Festival feeling in St Ives earlierpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    St Ives

    Earlier this afternoon there was a festival feel in St Ives.

    There was a band, Psychadelephant, playing on a stage set up on the beach in the harbour, with about 30 people dancing along.

    Many more were taking a more passive approach and watching from the sand.

    Globe on beach

    The giant globe that was in Falmouth on Saturday made its way here and there were a number of banners that had messages, including “one people one planet” and “Climate emergency - sound the alarm”.

    Beach protest
  11. Protest blocks road near G7 summitpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    Protesters block road out of St Ives

    The only road out of St Ives during the G7 summit is currently blocked by XR protesters.

    About 25 protesters have been banging drums and singing, and are sitting across a pedestrian crossing. It started at about 15:00.

    No-one has been arrested, but there are about 40 police officers present.

  12. 'Surreal' singing for royals and G7 leaders at Eden Projectpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    A singer booked to play a confidential gig at the Eden Project was only told two days before who would be in the audience.

    Daisy Clark from Newquay says it was "incredibly surreal" to perform in front of the G7 world leaders and the Royal family.

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  13. Civil 7 calls for leaders to put 'people and planet' at centrepublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

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    Oli Henman

    In Falmouth, a group called Civil 7 has been calling for the leaders of the G7 to “agree a bold and ambitious policy agenda that puts people and the planet at the centre of the world’s recovery”.

    Civil 7 is made up of more than 200 civil society organisations from around the world, including Action for Sustainable Development.

    Oli Henman is their coordinator and says: “One of the things we have really been struck by in this last year is the overlapping impact of climate, the Covid pandemic and underlying inequalities that so many people are facing.

    “We have got a very long way to go - while they have now committed to a billion doses we need to know how those does are actually going to reach people on the ground.

    “It is not just access to the vaccine, it’s the ability to get that vaccine through to reach people. We need to build in a whole supply chain and for that we need proper funding.”

    Henman adds that Falmouth has been “very welcoming”, saying “there is such a good energy here and local people are clearly getting behind the importance of sustainability”.

  14. Red Arrows display over Carbis Bay for G7published at 12:28 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    World leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall were treated to a flyover from the Red Arrows.

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  15. Pub and restaurants closed after Covid-19 testspublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    The closures are the latest in a series to hit Cornwall venues.

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  16. In and around St Ives during G7 summitpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    St Ives

    The sun is shining again today in St Ives, the closest town to where the G7 summit is being held.

    Police officers can be seen using their boats to help with security at the coastal location.

    Locals and tourists already in the town are still able to enjoy the views.

    St Ives
  17. International media appreciate 'beautiful' Cornwallpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    Chinatsu Baba

    There are about 800 members of the media covering the G7 summit.

    In Falmouth there are two large marquees set up on Events Square.

    One of those working in the International Media Centre is Chinatsu Baba, a reporter with Japanese news agency Jiji Press.

    On her first visit to Cornwall, she says: “It is beautiful here, although it was very cold when I first arrived.

    "This is my first business trip away since Covid started so it feels special.”

    “For Japan, the big issue right now is the Olympics, and the summit will be seen as a failure if there is not support from the other leaders for the Olympics to go ahead."

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