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The Met Office says the heat will increase throughout the day in the South West and Channel Islands.

Children attending Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) for MRI and CT scans are benefiting from a new, charity-funded “Kitten Scanner” helping to reduce anxiety, improve experiences and, in some cases, avoid the need for a general anaesthetic.

NHS trainee surgeon Salil Korambayil is found guilty on three counts of raping two women at retrial.

We understand that the national news about the findings of the Ockenden Review may be worrying and, for some, very difficult to read. Our thoughts are with all the families whose experiences have led to these important recommendations, and we recognise the courage it has taken to share their stories.

Service bosses say it is receiving a record numbers of calls during the spell of hot weather.

Winchester Crown Court hears Claudio Aquilino had a "difficult life" before he died.

Director Rob Spring says rebuilding trust with local communities is vital to the festival’s future.

Mawgan Porth — Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service incident.

Crantock — Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service incident.

When a family arrives in maternity and English isn’t their first language, even simple conversations can feel overwhelming and in an emergency, those barriers can become frightening. To help in those moments, our maternity teams are now using PocketTalk, a small handheld device that provides real‑time, two‑way translation in over 90 languages.

Members of the Newquay Towan Blystra Lions clubs and Truro Lions volunteered to help marshal the Children’s Hospice South West Annual Rainbow Run held at RAF St Mawgan.

Our community store, designed to help people move on from free emergency food support, opened in Newquay town centre on Wednesday 17 June at Age UK Cornwall on Crantock Street.

In May, the members at Newquay Velo Cycling got on their bikes to raise money for our charity. And what a great job they did! They raised an incredible £1,030 to support our ongoing work.

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions fielded 2 teams to take part in the Annual Childrens Hospice South West Gig Race held at Newquay Harbour over the weekend. The event raises awareness funds for the charity.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed that resident doctors will take part in strike action from 7am on 15 June to 7am on 19 June 2026.

Our Women and Children's Hospital design and programme teams were out and about in schools in March, inspiring the next generation of hospital designers and engineers across Cornwall.