Today marks the start of 5 days of industrial action at GPs and hospitals across England and Cornwall as doctors strike over pay. Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, voted to take strike action in the fight for pay restoration, with strike ballot returning a 90% endorsement. According to the British Medical Association (BMA), a trade union representing over 195,000 medical workers, real-term pay has decreased by 21% since 2008. In the words of BMA co-chair Dr Melissa Ryan, “it’s like working one day a week for free.” The demand of the BMA is a 29% increase to reverse the… Read more: “It’s time for Wes Streeting to find a credible path to pay restoration” says British Medical Association as resident doctors begin strike action.

At a full council meeting this morning, Cornwall Council passed a motion in favour of greater autonomy for Cornwall, and will request that Westminster formally recognise Cornwall as one of the five nations of the United Kingdom. The motion was presented by Cllr Dick Cole, Mebyon Kernow Councillor for St Dennis and St Enoder, and seconded by Cllr Rory Gow, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Mullion and St Keverne.  Cllr Cole gave an opening statement on the bill, in it he stated: “We have a thousand years of history, and a myriad of reasons – cultural, economic, environmental, linguistic, social –… Read more: Cornwall Council votes in favour of pushing for Cornish Devolution.

In Truro, 8 arrests were made this morning at a protest organised by Defend Our Juries in support of Palestine Action. This follows the proscription of the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 on 5th of July 2025. The protest began at 11 am, lasting until just after 12:30 with demonstrators seen holding signs outside of Truro Cathedral reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” One protestor, speaking to the crowd implored those listening to “Please watch anything that’s coming out about Palestine. You might want to sit here with us next time.” And addressing police officer pointed out… Read more: Arrests made in Truro during Protest in support of Palestine Action.

Today, two students graduating from Falmouth University disrupted their ceremonies. The students were drawing attention to the university’s alleged complicity in the genocide in Palestine. In the first ceremony of the week, a Film student revealed a Palestinian flag as they walked across the stage. They held the flag above their head whilst standing in front of Dawn French, the Chancellor of the university, who was present at the ceremony to offer congratulations to those graduating this week. The second disruption also took place during the 10am ceremony, when a Post Production and Visual Effects student also revealed a Palestinian… Read more: Student ushered off stage as Falmouth University graduation disrupted

Since Cobblestone first revealed that complaints had been lodged with Cornwall Council’s Monitoring Officer about Jude Robinson’s online conduct, the Labour councillor has made a series of abrupt moves to manage her public profile, culminating this week in her complete withdrawal from Twitter. Robinson, re-elected to Falmouth Town Council in May, has faced growing criticism for sharing posts from far-right figures, including ex-Britain First figure Jayda Fransen, and accounts that regularly publish Islamophobic and transphobic content. Screenshots shared with Cobblestone show Robinson amplifying material describing Muslims as “paedophiles” and “rapists,” and promoting conspiracy theories targeting trans people. In the immediate… Read more: Jude Robinson Deletes Twitter Account as Pressure Mounts Over Code of conduct complaint.