Newquay, England News

As nautical disasters go, the trouble of the Tokio Express off the coast of Cornwall is a teensy, tiny affair.

Pieces of the popular children's toy are still washing up on British beaches 17 years after a freak storm sent dozens of shipping containers overboard.

The mystery surrounding the death of Alan Jeal, after his naked body was found on Perranporth Beach will be featured on BBC's Crimewatch programme in a national appeal for information five months on.

Newquay's RNLI lifeboat volunteers were called from their homes at amid thunder and lightning on Thursday night following a report of a capsized kayak in the Gannel estuary.

The owners of a pasty factory in Falmouth have paid tribute to fast acting firefighters after a fire broke out, saying they are confident it will be back up and running, "in a short space of time".

The debut festival, which organisers have confirmed sold out in its first year, was blessed with plenty of sunshine during the three days, as predicted thunder storms gave North Devon a miss.

A container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off Cornwall in 1997.

Crews worked through the night to bring the blaze under control on the Bickland Industrial Park in Bickland Water Road.

The mercury soared as temperatures peaked at 29.1C in London, while much of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also saw temperatures in the mid-to-late 20s.

Hot on the heels of the news that the Hotel Encanto De Las Cruces in New Mexico has been selected as the official spaceport hotel for Virgin Galactic passengers, comes word that the UK is planning a spaceport of its own - and Newquay Airport in Cornwall is the frontrunner to get it.

Britain takes on SPACE: Potential sites for UK's first spaceport officially announced - and tourists could blast off as early as 2018 In just four years, space tourists could be blasting into orbit from one of eight sites named today as possible locations for the UK's first spaceport.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside, but if it's a bargain family holiday you're after this summer then you're best off heading to the east coast, a new study suggests.

UPDATE: A post-mortem carried out after an unconcious woman found on a Newquay street died in hospital has been called "inconsistent" and police are waiting for toxicology results.

Newquay lifeboat volunteers were called out twice within 24 hours on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June, as well as welcoming an RNLI supporter riding a Triumph motorbike on a 4,500-mile fundraising road trip.

The recent spell of sunny weather hasn't just been attracting holidaymakers to Cornwall.

It seems that when it comes to tourists visiting Blackpool, they just can't make their mind up over whether it's a good place to spend their money or not.

Huge billowing blooms, each containing thousands of jellyfish, have suddenly appeared in our waters as the animals respond to high sea temperatures.