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Business partnership given £4.3m

Businesses in Cornwall and on the Isles of Scilly are being urged to think of alternatives to grant funding to help grow the economy because of reductions in public money.

Volunteers sought for Heartlands

As work on the £35m Heartlands Project nears completion volunteers are sought to help manage it.

Marine-friendly sea walls studied

A three-year project to design sea walls which can be colonised by marine creatures like mussels and barnacles is under way.

The toughest place to be a fisherman

A Cornish fishing boat skipper travels to Sierra Leone to experience the dangerous life of a local fisherman.

Cameron in enterprise zone gaffe

A Cornish Conservative MP defends Prime Minister David Cameron after he refers to a non-existent enterprise zone in Plymouth.

Armed raider threatens vet staff

Two masked men - one wielding a screwdriver - threaten staff at a veterinary practice in Cornwall and make off with a sum of money.

Icicles on bridges close roads

Roads in Cornwall close because of icicles on bridges and sections of a river freeze after temperatures dip to -9C (16F).

Atlantic rower's 'miracle' rescue

A rower who capsized in the Atlantic during a record attempt praises Falmouth coastguards

VIDEO: School torch ends Olympic journey

A Cornish Olympic-inspired torch visits more than 280 primary and secondary schools

Mental Health phone in: Dementia

Health authorities estimate there are around 8,000 people in Cornwall with dementia

Pirates clash at Rotherham is off

Cornish Pirates Championship match at Rotherham is called off due to a frozen pitch.

Truro's trip to Basingstoke off

Truro City's trip to Basingstoke in the Blue Square Bet South is postponed.

Truro want longer Chenoweth stay

Truro City boss Lee Hodges wants to extend the loan spell of Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth.

Cornwall base to greet 2012 flame

The flame for the London 2012 Torch Relay will arrive in the UK from Greece at RNAS Culdrose on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall.

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VIDEO: Late Kick Off - The Knowledge

Late Kick Off's Graeme Murty and Bournemouth's Steve Fletcher return in The Knowledge.

'Mr Plymouth Argyle' returns home

Plymouth Argyle legend Paul Wotton talks about his return to the club he supported as a boy after three and a half years away.

BBC Introducing: Jessica Sweetman

Catch up with Cornwall's Jessica Sweetman who has moved to London to further her music career.

BBC Introducing: Rosie Vanier

Rosie Vanier, who became well-known in Cornwall as the lead vocalist in Rosie and the Goldbug, talks about her solo EP: Black Cats and Black Stars.

Torch relay flame in balloon ride

The Olympic torch will take to the air in a balloon at Cornwall's Eden Project after the UK relay officially starts at Land's End.

Katherine Kempe's Olympic dream

The 22-year-old talks about moving to Cornwall to make the most of the county's fencing facilities

Living with depression phone-in

BBC Radio Cornwall is running a series of phone-ins about mental health. The next will tackle depression.

Stroke Appeal reaches £179,621

BBC Radio Cornwall listeners help to raise £179,621 towards the Phoenix Stroke Appeal

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Much of Britain braced for snow

Heavy snow is forecast for most of the UK later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.

Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet'

Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

Arrests at Syrian embassy protest

Six people were arrested overnight during a protest at the Syrian embassy in London over an alleged massacre in Homs, Scotland Yard says.

Briton 'seen falling from liner'

A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Apology for city 'slur' demanded

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett demands an apology to the people of Sheffield for an "unwarranted slur" on the city by Scotland Yard officers.

Large fire closes capital streets

More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines tackle a large fire in central London.

High Streets bid for £1m funding

The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.

Games Makers start 2012 training

Thousands of London 2012 "Games Maker" volunteers are to begin their first training sessions at Wembley Arena.

Gruffalo author pens protest poem

Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.

VIDEO: US treasure hunters seek lost platinum

The crew of the US explorer ship Sea Hunter has pinpointed the whereabouts of a shipwreck from World War II, which they believe contains $3bn in platinum.

Man kills himself in hairdressers

A man in his 20s who shot himself in a hairdressers in Dungannon, County Tyrone, is named locally as Patrick Hughes.

Royal mail van in armed hijack

A 25-year-old man is arrested after a Royal Mail vehicle was hijacked by a man armed with a knife in west Belfast.

Snowfall still a risk for weekend

Forecasters say snow is likely to fall in parts of Wales over the weekend, but a change in temperatures should see it turn to rain later.

Three on flat death murder charge

A third person is charged with murder after a man was found dead in his flat in Essex.

Two men held over shooting death

Two men are arrested in connection with the death of a man who was shot in an East Renfrewshire street last year.

Man held over 87-year-old's death

A 40-year-old man is arrested over the death of an 87-year-old woman in South Lanarkshire.

Derailment disruption continues

Travel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.

Scholarship honours shot student

Lancaster University is setting up an annual scholarship in honour of a postgraduate student who was shot dead in Salford.

Gerrard 'obvious captain choice'

Robshaw relishing Scotland battle

Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield.

Bad weather hits football games

The weekend's fixtures in the Football League and Conference are heavily affected by the freezing conditions.

The rush to the scooter

Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems?

Quiz of the week's news

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

Meet the galanthophiles

Why is the modest snowdrop creating a "mania" among plant lovers that puts other flowers in the shade?

Ed Davey is new energy secretary

Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.

Labour: Banks must serve society

Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society.

Cameron to make official US visit

Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the US next month, the White House says.

VIDEO: House of Commons

Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced.

VIDEO: Are councils ready for snow?

Temperatures in parts of the UK plunged to -11C (12F) on Thursday night, and forecasters are warning of a bitterly cold spell and snow showers over the weekend. But are councils prepared?

VIDEO: Legionella Britons die in Spain

Three British men have died and three more people are in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain.

AUDIO: Dog's death ends cat owner battle

The legal battle over the ownership of a cat in Stornoway has come to an end after the death of a key witness - a dog.

VIDEO: Temperatures 'set to reach -12'

The UK is set for another bitterly cold night with temperatures possibly reaching -12C, say weather forecasters.

VIDEO: Hackers breach FBI-UK police call

The FBI and the Metropolitan police have launched a criminal investigation after computer hackers intercepted a conference call.

VIDEO: Chris Huhne: A political career

Chris Huhne quits as energy secretary after an announcement he is to be charged with perverting the course of justice over speeding points claims dating back to 2003. Ben Geoghegan takes a look at his political career.

VIDEO: Queen plants trees at Sandringham

The Queen has planted trees at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

VIDEO: Children's access rights pledge

Children are to get legal rights to maintain proper relationships with both parents after separation, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.

Totally tropical at Kew

The greenhouse where tropical plants are brightening up winter

Mums launch student swap scheme

The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours

Radford's cup screamer remembered

The 40th anniversary of one of the all-time great FA Cup goals

Credit unions hoping to widen net

Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers

Papers cover Chris Huhne's exit

Papers cover Chris Huhne's exit