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Wednesday 27th August

Teenager survives 60ft cliff fall

4PM - BBC News

A teenage holidaymaker is lucky to be alive after falling 60ft (18.3m) down a cliff on to rocks in Cornwall.


Warning over 'charity' collectors

3PM - BBC News

Warnings are issued in Cornwall about a firm claiming to be collecting clothes for charity.


Farmers get go-ahead on ski plans

2PM - BBC News

Cornish farmers diversify into building a £3m artificial ski and snowboard slope near Newquay.


Oasis to play exclusive fan gig

1PM - BBC News

The band have announced a special one-off show at the Eden Project in Cornwall on 27 September.


Curfew yields encouraging results

11AM - BBC News

Five weeks into a voluntary curfew to reduce anti-social behaviour in a Cornish town, police say results are "very encouraging".


Tuesday 26th August

Passenger is airlifted to hospital

6PM - BBC News

A cruise liner passenger with suspected heart problems is airlifted to hospital in Cornwall by helicopter.


Delay on cancelled concert cash

6PM - BBC News

A ticket agent in Cornwall says it is trying to get information about possible ticket refunds for a series of cancelled concerts.


Ambulance service 'abuse' warning

4PM - BBC News

The ambulance service in Cornwall urges people not to use 999 for inappropriate calls.


Passenger airlifted to hospital

3PM - BBC News

A cruise liner passenger with suspected heart problems is airlifted to hospital in Cornwall by helicopter.


Surfers help save father and sons

2PM - BBC News

Two surfers help to save a father and his two sons caught in a riptide off the Cornish coast


Monday 25th August

Ice helps seal tackle cold phobia

6PM - BBC News

An Arctic hooded seal with an apparent aversion to the cold is overcoming his phobia with the aid of an ice machine.


Rally marks end of consultation

5PM - BBC News

A rally is held in Cornwall to mark the end of the consultation on controversial post office closures.


Atlantic rowers' lost boat found

12PM - BBC News

A rowing boat which had to be abandoned by a team from the Isles of Scilly in June is found.


Sunday 24th August

Cornish artists vying for prize

7PM - BBC News

A sculpture by a Cornish artist of a British soldier leaping from a burning tank is shortlisted for a major art prize.


Shellfish pass latest toxin tests

11AM - BBC News

A Cornish estuary is given the all clear for shellfish gathering after water tests found no toxins.


Saturday 23rd August

Hundreds join in gay pride parade

5PM - BBC News

Hundreds of people turned out today for Cornwall's first ever gay pride parade.


Coastguard staff in pay walkout

4PM - BBC News

Coastguard workers around the UK will begin a 48-hour strike later in a long-running dispute over pay.


Family 'chased by clampers'

11AM - BBC News

A man who was followed for four miles by clampers celebrates after being cleared of dangerous driving.


County's first gay pride event

11AM - BBC News

The first ever Cornish gay Pride festival is taking place in Truro on Saturday.


Friday 22nd August

Family 'were chased by clampers'

9PM - BBC News

A man who was followed for four miles by clampers celebrates after being cleared of dangerous driving and having an offensive weapon.


C4 children's reality show rapped

6PM - BBC News

A TV show filmed in Cornwall where a group of children are left in a house without their parents is criticised.


Thousands quit smoking in county

3PM - BBC News

Nearly 4,000 people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly manage to give up smoking with help from the NHS.


Firefighters tackle candle blaze

10AM - BBC News

A house is severely damaged in a fire believed to have been caused by a candle.


Speedboat sinks after rock crash

9AM - BBC News

Two men are rescued after scrambling to safety when a speedboat crashes into rocks in Cornwall.


Cyclist, 61, critical after crash

7AM - BBC News

A 61-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital with serious head injuries after a crash involving a van.



  
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National News

Crowding hits jail's performance

The high number of inmates at HMP Bristol is affecting its performance, according to prison inspectors.

Soldier may have fatal crash clue

A soldier who stopped to offer help at the scene of a fatal cyclist crash may have vital clues as to its cause, police say.

Spider forces family out of home

A soldier's family are frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought from Afghanistan.

Met's knife crime policy attacked

Police use of stop and search could make gangs stronger and knife crime worse, the BBC hears.

More time to quiz 'PM threat' man

Police are given seven days to question a 24-year-old man arrested over an alleged plot to kill the PM.

 
  
  
Business

Fall in buy-to-let mortgage demand

Buy-to-let investors have been hit by the mortgage squeeze alongside other homeowners, new figures suggest.

Paddy Power profit warning

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power lowers its 2008 profit target, blaming key sporting results and the weak economy.

Profits plunge at Credit Agricole

Credit Agricole reports a 94% fall in second-quarter profits after the bank is hit by a loss at its investment banking division.

Management shake-up at Fannie Mae

The US mortgage giant announces a shake-up of top executives in an attempt to restore confidence.

House prices 'fall 10.5% in year'

UK house prices are down 10.5% on a year ago, the first annual double-digit fall since 1990, the Nationwide says.

 
  
  
Entertainment

Spears MTV show ruled out

Pop star Britney Spears is not going to perform at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, her manager says.

£50m appeal to keep Titian work

Two UK galleries appeal for £50m to buy a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian - estimated to be worth £150m.

BB pair choose to share £50,000

Big Brother contestants Lisa Appleton and Sara Folino have each won £25,000 after competing in a live game of trust.

Spears manager rules out MTV show

Pop star Britney Spears is not going to perform at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, her manager says.

Bond star denies assault claims

Former James Bond star George Lazenby denies allegations he assaulted his first wife and was an abusive alcoholic during their marriage.

 
  
  
Sport

Johnnie Walker Ch'ship scores

Europe's final event before Ryder Cup team selection is taking place at Gleneagles.

Raikkonen defiant over poor form

Kimi Raikkonen rejects claims he is short of motivation following a run of poor form for Ferrari.

Smith a doubt for third one-dayer

South Africa captain Graham Smith is a serious doubt for the third one day match against England on Friday.

Clubs await Champions League draw

Five British clubs will discover their Champions League opponents when the draw for the group stages is made on Thursday.

Djokovic wins after injury scare

Novak Djokovic eases into the second round of the US Open despite needing treatment on an ankle injury during his win over Arnaud Clement.

 
  
  
Technology

Computer viruses make it to orbit

Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.

Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk

A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.

iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'

The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone.

Scrabulous game disappears from Facebook UK website

The popular online game is now unavailable in the UK after Mattel, the toy company that owns the rights to Scrabble outside North America, started legal action against its designers.

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Bill Thompson has the future in his hand

 
  

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