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Man charged after crash between van and horse

Police charge a 61-year-old man with a number of driving offences.

A luminous yellow and blue Devon and Cornwall Police car. It says: In an emergency call 101.

Girl, 8, in hospital and horse dies after crash

Police are asking for witnesses or dashcam footage after a 61-year-old man was arrested.

Stuck drivers had 'ice road trucker' conditions

Many motorists were stuck for hours on major roads around Devon and Cornwall after heavy snowfall.

Three members - two men and a woman - from Launceston Young Farmers Club place Christmas trees in two separate trailers. A silver metal trailers is hitched to a black pick-up truck and a large black trailer is hitched to a green tractor.

Christmas trees will be used to protect sand dunes

The scheme also raised £500 for The Brain Tumour Charity and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

A young orangutan has his arm held by a female vet who is crouching and wearing a mask and gloves. A male vet is crouched down and is wearing a mask and gloves and he is pointing to the orangutan. The orangutan's fur is dark orange and its hands are curled. It looks sleepy as it has dropped its head.

Vets from Cornwall help orangutan rescue centre

The vets deliver medical equipment to an orangutan veterinary clinic after it was badly damaged.

The waste and recycling centre at Launceston has five signs on iron railings with illegible small print headed by the word SUEZ. There is a single storey metal container in the yard which serves as an office.

Personal data shared in new online booking system

A customer tries to use the council's new online service but finds other people's personal details.

An array of Christmas trees shining with lights inside a church with arched stained windows

Festival helps those in need at Christmas

The annual Christmas tree festival in Launceston raises thousands of pounds each year.

Mugshot of Marc Bear. Bear is a white man. He has a slightly red face and is looking directly into the camera. He is of larger build. He has brown hair.

Rapist who tried to flee UK jailed for 27 years

A man from Cornwall is jailed after being convicted of 13 charges of rape and sexual assault.

A recycling centre in Cornwall with a fence and a sign saying household waste recycling centre

Booking system trialled at more recycling centres

The system is being rolled out to recycling centres in Bude, Launceston, St Austell and Bodmin.