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A large school building with a metal roof and multiple windows. Several vehicles, including buses and cars, are parked in front. A driveway with yellow lines leads to an entrance gate. A signpost is in the foreground.

School closed for two days over cyber incident

A school in Cornwall is to remain closed until Wednesday due to "very limited" access to data.

Big Blue digger in Truro

Removal of city centre paddle steamer under way

The derelict hulk of the Compton Castle is being broken up and removed piece-by-piece.

'Post box to heaven' helps grieving families mourn

The post box will be officially launched at a memorial service in Truro on Sunday.

A derelict boat sits on the silt in. riverbed.

Removal work to begin on derelict paddle steamer

The Compton Castle was previously a cafe and has been moored on Lemon Quay in Truro since 1982.

Police mug shots of Scott Johnston and Michael May. Both men have black and grey beards, Johnston has black hair, while May is predominantly bald.

Two men guilty of cocaine smuggling plot into UK

The pair are among seven men trying to smuggle £18.4m of Class A drugs into the UK via Cornwall.

A 3D image showing the plans for the original lifting bridge. A yacht is seen sailing through the gap left behind by the lifting bridge.

Plans for lifting bridge to connect Truro scrapped

The Truro Town Deal Board is proposing a new bridge design.

Close-up shot of a red fire engine from Cornwall Fire Service. The word fire is written on the front in large white capital letters. A large Mercedes Benz badge is also on the front of the vehicle.

Dog rescued from mud after falling off riverbank

Firefighters used a triple extension ladder to return the dog unharmed to its owners.

A smiling Chris Parry in a vehicle.

Film wins award for Ukraine aid worker story

Hell Jumper, depicting the aid work of Chris Parry, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Rockie Awards.

Godrick Osei looks at the camera, he is wearing a sports jacket with a high neck.

Police response exacerbated death, inquest told

Godrick Osei died of heart failure minutes after being restrained by police, an inquest concludes.