The good people of Cornwall are celebrating today after the government agreed to recognise them officially as a national minority group. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, announced the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IT'S IN THE GENES Cornish people can claim to be the most 'genetically distinct' in mainland Britain. Tests have shown that the ...

More than just pasties: there has been a Cornish king, a flag, and a language. No wonder Cornish people have just won “minority rights” in the UK. Cornwall has a special place in the hearts of many ...

1. Piran is also Patron Saint of tin miners. March 5 was once a miner’s holiday but is now celebrated as the National Day of Cornwall. 2. In 2014, the government agreed to recognise the Cornish as a ...

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a reception to mark her 70th birthday at Clarence House in London, England, July 13, 2017. Getty Images Monday marks the 70th birthday of the Duchess of Cornwall ...

With five more human cases of bird flu recently confirmed in several Turkish provinces, many people in Cornwall are worried about the risk of contracting the virus. We bring you the World Health ...

ST PIRAN is a patron saint of Cornwall and March 5 is his Feast Day. Almost nothing is known about him, so here are some almost-facts. 1. March 5 is also the Feast Day of the Irish saint Ciarán of ...

The Royal Cornwall Show is the county's biggest annual event, and for farmers across the region it's a celebration of rural life. However this year, there's a sense of uncertainty with the nation ...