Statistics show that women make up around 5% of the UK prison population, but that doesn't mean that some members of the fairer sex aren't capable of committing some particularly heinous crimes. Here in Cornwall it's no different and the Cornwall Live team has taken a trawl back through the archives to bring you some of our county's worst female criminals currently serving time behind bars. Read more: These are the baby-faced criminals from Cornwall who have been put behind barsKaren...

A teenage drug dealer who flooded Boardmasters Festival in Newquay with Class A drugs has been sent to prison despite his tears. Sobbing Benjamin Durrant, 19, of Lifton in Devon, appeared at Truro Crown Court to be sentenced after admitting supplying MDMA and diazepam tablets on August 13 last year, as well as being in possession of a small quantity of cocaine. Durrant cried hysterically from the moment he entered the dock and continued to do so throughout the hearing. Also appearing to be...

The man who died after a serious accident on the A38 was 29 years old, police have revealed.The crash took place near Newton Abbot in the early hours of Friday morning.Read more: Man dies after falling from Tamar BridgeAt approximately 2.50am, police received a report that a car hit a parked lorry and left the road and gone into the hedge, on the eastbound carriageway of the A38 just before the Drumbridges exit.Police and ambulance went to the scene where the driver of a black Mercedes A180 was...

Drivers have been taking to Facebook to warn others of potential delays in the Newport area of Launceston today. According to reports, motorists have been struggling when travelling towards both the town centre and Dutson. Read more: Man who fell from Tamar Bridge has died Three sets of work forces have been in the area, addressing separate problems. Traffic lights on Newport Square are expected to be in place until June 9. A spokeswoman for Cornwall Council said that the authority is...

A scaffolder – who now lives in Penzance – with a history of domestic violence, has been sent on a course after beating his partner in two horrendous incidents. Matthew Harris will undergo a Building Better Relationships course after he locked his victim inside her Exeter home and then kicked her so hard that she suffered bleeding and feared she may have miscarried. She needed in-patient treatment for anxiety and post-traumatic stress after suffering a mental breakdown due to how...

Work is under way on the site of a new M&S Foodhall, Costa and B&M in Launceston, as further details of the stores have been revealed. A planning application for the former B&Q store on Hurdon Road, which has sat empty since it closed in October last year, was submitted to Cornwall Council in November 2016. Read more: Photography helped grieving dad cope with death of daughter Despite confirming that they would be opening a new store, M&S has remained tight-lipped...

The "special" community of west Cornwall has rallied round to organise an event to remember a well-known Newlyn woman. Pamela McGraa, whose love and talent for painting was renowned locally, died last year at the age of 68 following a long battle with cancer. Now a special exhibition of her art work and a star-studded evening concert has been organised by friends and strangers from Newlyn, Mousehole and Penzance. Read more: It's that time of year again as RNLI and firefighting...

The man who fell from the Tamar Bridge last night passed away this morning, police have revealed.The man fell from the Tamar bridge after climbing onto it twice, causing the police to close the A38.He was taken to Derriford hospital in Plymouth last night after the ambulances services attended with one rapid response vehicle, one ambulance and our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).Read more: Cat alone in Torpoint ferry needs to find owners but no one knows if it is from Cornwall or DevonThe...

Cornwall is not just about beaches and looking pretty or resting on its industrial age heritage. Business leaders in the Duchy have been left fuming and angry after a high level report to access future government funding and promote Cornwall as a county which regularly adds value to the UK's economy was completely watered down. The report - Building Our Industrial Strategy - was branded 'bland', 'wishy-washy' and a 'waste of time' for not putting Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly forward as the...

A Hollywood crew has been filming a new production Guernsey in Cornwall and a photographer was allowed to take pictures and videos behind the scenes.Dave Cross, an amateur photographer, was permitted to photograph the set of Guernsey at Sandymouth Bay in Bude on Wednesday, May 10.Read more: Cat alone in Torpoint ferry needs to find owners but no one knows if it is from Cornwall or DevonGuernsey is a post Second World War drama directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter...

A burglar who stole more than £20,000 worth of motorcycles from a Cornish business and then laid low for a year has been jailed. Richard Murphy, 29, of Binstead Road in Birmingham, appeared at Truro Crown Court to be sentenced after admitting once count of non-domestic burglary. Prosecutor Ramsay Quaife told the court how Murphy was part of a gang who deliberately targeted St Blazey Motorcycles and travelled to Cornwall with the sole purpose of raiding the business. Read more:...

The Liberal Democrats have made a dramatic manifesto pledge they believe will raise up to £1billion in tax – by letting shops and social clubs sell cannabis. It was announced today by party chiefs that if the party wins the upcoming General Election they will completely legalise the drug and allow it to be on the market – though with just nine seats in the last parliament, it would seem they are quite unlikely to achieve this. That being said they are still understood to be...

A cat took a lift on their own on a Torpoint ferry and people are now trying to reunite it with its owners. The cute black and white pet was found on board this morning. It was being cared for by ferry staff members until the vets opened at 10.30am and the attempt to find its owners could begin. Read more: Fate of man who fell from Tamar bridge still uncertain The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee posted an appeal on their Facebook page two hours ago. "Does anyone...

A Newquay mother says she was left horrified after a man stared at her daughter through a car window before trying to enter the vehicle while they were parked in the town. The mum says she was parked on the side of the road near the Maharajah restaurant on Cliff Road when a man who was walking by stopped at the passenger window and stared at her young daughter, before trying to get into the car. After she locked the car doors the man stood by the vehicle for a short time, before continuing his...

From Penzance to Launceston, Lidl stores are recruiting managers, assistant managers and customer assistants with exceptional salaries on offer. Do you fancy earning £50,000 a year with a fully expensed Audi A3 or VW thrown in? Well, you can get exactly that as the store manager at Lidl's Launceston branch. Despite being a discount chain, Lidl has an exciting range of employment packages up for grabs. In advertising the store manager role, the supermarket chain states on their...

The condition of a man who fell from Tamar bridge last night is still not known.The man fell from Tamar bridge after climbing onto it twice, causing the police to close the A38.Read more: Devon and Cornwall police to get new and more powerful tasers to protect communities and officersHe was taken to Derriford hospital in Devon after the ambulances services attended with one rapid response vehicle, one ambulance and our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).The man, believed to be in his mid-30s,...

If you want to enjoy the Red Arrows aerial antics this summer Cornwall will be the place to be. Once again the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has confirmed it will delight the crowds in three towns throughout the summer months. Fowey, Falmouth and the Isles of Scilly will be the places to be to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows. Read more: Furious Newquay man blocks beach car park in protest over council dog officer's 'threats' The legendary Royal Air Force aerobatic team will perform first...

The headteacher of a Newquay secondary school has announced that she is leaving her position. Treviglas College head Karen Ross will retire at the end of the summer term in July, having taught at the school for nearly 30 years. Mrs Ross began teaching at the college in 1988, and was appointed deputy head teacher in January 2002. Read next: Furious Newquay man blocks beach car park entrance in protest over council dog officer's 'threats' She was promoted to the role of headteacher in 2010,...

If you thought all the fuss was about the £1 coin, you were wrong. Collectors are also after the £2 ones and some of them could be worth a small fortune.There has been a lot of talk about valuable new coins and notes lately, and the latest craze is coming from the £2 coins.Read more: New tasers to be used by Cornwall police officers are more powerful and can shoot twiceThe money experts at Change Checker have created an in-depth Scarcity Index detailing the most valuable...

Two years ago David Cameron swept to a victory which stunned pollsters who had predicted a hung Parliament was the most likely outcome of the 2015 General Election.On that day, May 7, Cornish voters turned to the Tories in their tens of thousands ousting three Liberal Democrat MPs and turning the political map of the county blue.Read more: These candidates want your vote on June 8By the time the nation votes for a Government again it will have been just over two years - 763 days to be precise -...