Students born in the summer are less likely to go to Britain's top universities than their classmates born in the autumn, new analysis reveals. Oxford, Cambridge and other top universities were asked for details on when their last four years of undergraduates were born. The investigation was prompted by concerns that summer-born children tend to do worse at school because they have less time to develop in their early years than those born around the start of the academic year in...

A fire which closed a popular pub and hotel in the heart of St Agnes village on Thursday is believed to have started in a fryer in the kitchen.The fire at the family-run 17th century St Agnes Hotel started at around 12.30pm this afternoon (August 17) and fire crews finally left the scene at around 3.30pm.The kitchen is said to have been completely destroyed in the blaze that broke out this afternoon.Read more: Star student George who died after falling ill at Boardmasters should have been...

The "popular and clever" student who died after contracting meningitis at Boardmasters was due to collect his A level results today and he'd done well in his exams.There was a sombre mood at St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol where George Zographou – better known as Zoggy – had been a star pupil.The 18-year-old died at around 1.40pm on Wednesday after falling ill at the Boardmasters in Newquay last Saturday.Michael Jaffrain, principal of the college, told the...

A terror attack in Barcelona has left 13 people dead and at least 20 injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians on the famous Las Ramblas street. The vehicle mounted the pavement along the promenade - sparking a manhunt for the driver. There are also reports of hostages being taken in a Turkish restaurant. Photos and video posted online show bodies scattered on the floor and victims being helped at Placa de Catalunya after the van struck people on a crowded pavement. Read next: Star...

Thousands of Cornish students received their A Level exam results today – with cheers and tears being witnessed all across the duchy. For many an exciting future is on the horizon after a nervy experience with those brown envelopes and early signs show that Cornish students achieved remarkable triumphs. Many will now be considering whether to undertake training, enter the workforce, go to university or even join the forces – but one thing is for sure, Cornwall is very proud of...

Lifeguards saved 15 body boarders in a mass rescue at Crantock only days before a 27-year-old man died after being swept out to sea at the beach, it has emerged.The holidaymaker, named as Oneil 'Kenny' Din, died after getting into difficulty in a rip tide at Crantock on Tuesday night (August 15).He was among a group of three males who got into trouble; the other two swimmers are not believed to be seriously injured.Now it has emerged that RNLI lifeguards saved the lives of over a dozen...

A leading voice in Coverack has warned that it's going to take a long time for life in the village to return back to normal exactly one month after devastated floods swept through the village.Residents of Coverack and surrounding communities are only now beginning the long recovery process and counting the costs from the savage floods of July 18.Councillor Bill Frisken OBE has praised the work of Cornwall Council and Cormac in getting the road reopen in just five days, but says some residents...

An overturned lorry on the A391 in Lanivet has been causing traffic delays for motorists. A traffic update has revealed that all approaches to the Innis Downs roundabout have been closed. Police were informed of an incident on Truro Road near Bodmin at around 12.20pm. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We received reports of a lorry overturned. "The lorry driver has been able to get out of the vehicle and does not appear to be injured. "The lorry is...

A Bude salon owner has warned others of a scam which sees thieves run-off with hairdressing scissors after taking them away to be sharpened.Jen Short co-owner of Just Gentz said that a man phoned the salon on Friday (August 11) offering to visit the Queen Street barbers to sharpen their tools.She added: "The girl he spoke to asked around and there were a few others who said they would be interested."He told her he would pop in on Saturday before 1pm to sharpen the scissors but didn't...

A young offender who head-butted and then punched his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach has been sent to prison.Brandon Chapman, 20, from Treningle View in Bodmin , appeared at Truro Crown Court today to be sentenced after being convicted at Cornwall Magistrates' Court of an assault on his then-partner Katrina Godfrey.The conviction also placed him in breach of a suspended sentence previously given to him for carrying a knife or bladed article in public.The court heard how Chapman and Miss...

An overturned lorry on the A391 in Lanivet has been causing traffic delays for motorists.Police were informed of an incident on Truro Road near Bodmin at around 12.20pm.A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We received reports of a lorry overturned."The lorry driver has been able to get out of the vehicle and does not appear to be injured."The lorry is obstructing the road and causing traffic delays.Updates: Follow live coverage of the incident on our blog including...

Drama unfolded in Carbis Bay last night as police were scrambled to the area after reports of a break-in – however not all was as it seemed.Devon and Cornwall Police received reports from a caller that three people had been trying to gain entry to a house in the village.One of those people apparently appeared to have a knuckle duster, according to the concerned caller.Read more: Proud Cornish window cleaners take on filthy jobs for free to restore Penzance prideWhen police arrived they...

A 27-year-old holidaymaker who died after being rescued from the sea at Newquay has been named as Oneil Din, also known as Kenny.He was among a group of three males who got into difficulty after being caught in a rip tide and swept out to sea at Crantock Beach at around 7.30pm on Tuesday night (August 15), according to the Coventry Telegraph.The three, who were holidaying in the area, were rescued from the water by two local surfers and then airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro by the...

St Agnes Hotel has been evacuated after a fire in the kitchen. Six fire engines are said to be at the scene as firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackle it. They are using two hosereels, jets and thermal imaging cameras. Traffic in St Agnes is being affected and drivers are advised to avoid the area. Our live coverage from the event will load below:

Scores of Cornish workers are in line for a payback after the taxman ruled they were not being paid the national minimum wage. More than 13,000 low paid workers will be handed a total of £2million after a Government investigation led to a name and shame list of those underpaying employees. The review identified 233 employers who had deprived staff of a full wage, with catalogue retailer Argos emerging as the worst offender. There are nine branches of the store in Cornwall from...

An ex-boyfriend forced his way into the home of his disabled former partner and pushed his fingers into her throat up until the point she was about to pass out before going after her 16-year-old son with a crutch.John Darby, 36, of Strawberry Fields in Lanner, appeared at Truro Crown Court to be sentenced today after previously admitting one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.Prosecuting barrister Philip Lee told the court how Darby had been in an on-off relationship with the victim...

The team behind Newquay's Boardmasters festival has addressed criticisms over the care of an 18-year-old who died after falling ill with meningitis at the festival.George 'Zoggy' Zographou died at Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske on Thursday (August 16) surrounded by his family.He attended St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol, which saw two cases of meningococcal infection last spring.Tributes have flooded in for the well-loved young man, who was popular among his peers and made people...

A charity says the mess left behind at Boardmasters is a godsend which will benefit thousands of homeless and displaced people both in Cornwall and France.Mobile Refugee Support (MRS) was one of several charities which were given a campsite at the festival site to purge for anything which was useful to them – from tents and sleeping bags, to torches and food.It comes after there were complaints on Monday about the state of the site which was left strewn with rubbish and tents left behind...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Thursday, August 17, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Mike. If you've seen something going on and want us to...

St Austell's new Lidl store opens this morning following months of anticipation. The new supermarket on Daniel's Lane will replace the town's current 16-year-old East Hill store. A spokesman for Lidl said previously that the existing store was no longer sufficient and staff have been redeployed to the new, much larger, supermarket just outside St Austell town centre. The new store will replace a "dated and first generation store that is too small to meet customer...