5 h. ago ‘I am Cornish, not English,’ MP declares as he urges people from Cornwall to be proud of identity

Labour MP Perran Moon said he has been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish

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6 h. ago MP declares he is Cornish, not English, and urges others to be ‘loud and proud’

Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, said he has been ‘mocked’ for describing himself as Cornish.

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47 h. ago Staircase collapse in St Ives leaves several injured and one airlifted to hospital

Emergency services rushed to a block of flats in St Ives, Cornwall, on Sunday evening after a stairway collapsed, leaving two people seriously injured and one being airlifted to hospital.

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48 h. ago 'Several people seriously injured' in staircase collapse in Cornwall

Emergency services rushed to the horrifying incident on Carthew Terrace (pictured, file photo) in the seaside town of St Ives at around 7pm.

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4 d. ago UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.The 1,100-word letter, signed by about a quarter of the 2,000 staff of the Geneva- and New York-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), says the Israeli offensive in Gaza meets the legal threshold of genocide and that this means “arms sales, transfers and related logistical or financial support to Israeli authorities” constitutes a clear breach of international law by all those involved. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Foreign Office warns that not declaring one thing when travelling could cost £150k

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a warning to Brits who are planning to travel abroad, urging them to declare one detail or risk paying thousands

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8 d. ago UK holidaymakers warned over 'one simple mistake' that could cost 150,000

The Foreign Office (FCDO) has issued a warning to British holidaymakers, urging them to declare any pre-existing medical conditions when purchasing travel insurance or risk being left with a hefty bill

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9 d. ago Declaration of famine in Gaza lays bare Israel’s disregard for humanitarian duty

The IPC’s findings that a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza are starving should mark an urgent turning point in this warThe declaration on Friday of widespread famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) should mark a turning point in the war. The IPC, which represents a fastidious survey of available data, is regarded as the international gold standard in nutritional crises.Long-criticised by humanitarians in other emergencies for its overabundance of caution, the IPC’s declaration of Level 5 – “catastrophic” hunger – in Gaza is a significant moment. Famine, under the IPC’s exacting criteria, requires three critical thresholds to be passed: extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths, all of which are now visible in Gaza. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Andrew Tate’s £180,000 Aston Martin supercar deposit seized by police

Half of the money will be distributed to good causes.

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2 w. ago Man takes London to Penzance sleeper train and price leaves people floored

Man takes London to Penzance sleeper train and price leaves people floored  Cornwall Live

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3 w. ago Two women die within hours after they're both pulled from sea at nearby beaches

Two women have died after getting into trouble in the sea at two beaches not far apart in Cornwall as many people headed to the coast over weekend due to the hot weather

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