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Independent review team is named
Review of management at the Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust to be lead by former nurse with 50 years NHS experience.

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Charity hospices in £1m shortfall
Two hospices that care for thousands of terminally ill adults could be forced to close in a funding shortfall.

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Man admits unrelated sex attacks
A man arrested in Cornwall admits sex offences and an attempted murder committed nearly a decade apart.

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Death crash footballer has been jailed
Ex-Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick is jailed for killing two children by dangerous driving.

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Sanctuary in financial 'crisis'
A Cornish animal sanctuary, which is home to more than 50 horses, struggles to cover rising fuel and feed costs.

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Text service for the deaf grows
A service allowing deaf and speech impaired people to text emergency services is rolled out in Cornwall.

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Court seizes hundreds of knives
More than 200 people are caught carrying knives into a court building in Cornwall in 2008.

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Teenager dragged from rip current
A teenage girl is in intensive care after nearly drowning while swimming off St Ives in Cornwall.

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