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Cornwall to host G7 summit of world leaders this summer The likes of Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel will be in Cornwall in June when the county hosts the G7 summit Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow me...

SIR – On Friday the Government put an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph telling readers how many hundreds of millions of pounds it had spent on the development, purchase and distribution of Covid vaccines. However, the primary care health group to which my GP surgery belongs has no idea how many vaccines it will receive, or when. My wife is over 80 and would like to know. Dr Martin Henry   SIR – Further to Lesley Wright’s letter (December 19) regarding invitations for Covid vaccination being sent by text, what of those of us over-80s who do not own a mobile phone? How will we be to...

People across Cornwall are being urged to keep up their guard over Christmas as cases of Covid-19 start to rise across communities. Members of the multi-agency Local Outbreak Engagement Board, led by Cornwall Council, heard yesterday (Friday, December 18) that the number of infections has risen again since the end of the last lockdown. The current rate of infection is around 33 per 100,000, up from 18 just a week ago, and shows no signs of slowing down. This puts Cornwall on a par with many other areas of the UK in terms of the increase in rate of transmission. Members of the board,...

BBC News Published image captionPeople should opt for a "quiet, but thoughtful" New Year's Eve, one tourism boss said People are being urged to "put off celebrating new year" due to Covid-19 restrictions and instead celebrate midsummer 2021. The plea has come from Visit Cornwall's boss Malcolm Bell who said there would be "plenty of time for parties in the future". He urged visitors to come to Cornwall in 2021, not over the festive period. It comes as coronavirus cases are rising in Cornwall, but the county remains in tier one. Druids celebrated midsummers "Hopefully by midsummer we'll be out...

BBC News Published image captionThe Crantock Bay Apartments have had cancellations and fear there could be more Tourism businesses say they are "frustrated and tired" of changes to coronavirus restrictions which alter the way they are able to operate. In Cornwall, which is tier one, hotels have reported last minute cancellations from people no longer allowed to visit. The head of Visit Cornwall said it was a "very stressful and confusing time". 'Difficult phone calls' Malcolm Bell said: "We are having more cancellations, but also more confusion. "It is very difficult for businesses to stay ...