Discover why politics must focus on people, not polls, to address real community issues. Learn how shifting priorities can build trust and drive meaningful chan

We’re planning how health and care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will develop over the next five years — and we need your help. Our aim is to make sure health and care services are easier to access, closer to home, and available when you need it. This

https://themodernworld.com/ Look at the objects around you: furniture, cars, doors, bins, staircases, railings, doorbells, doorhandles, windows. Do you like how they look, or not? Modern design has become boring, but it doesn’t have to be this way. The word “beautiful” is overused. We don’t need “beautiful” lamps, bus stops, and water fountains — we just need lamps, bus stops, and water fountains that are interesting, that actually mean something. At the very least, we need the details of our cities and homes to be not boring. The aesthetics of architecture and urban design aren’t just a bonus; they totally change how we think, feel, and behave. Boring environments make us more stressed and less productive; they erode our sense of community; they make us sadder, less trusting, and lonelier. A boring world is one where we spend even more time online and where our addictions are even harder to battle....

The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.

Council launches new loan scheme to bring empty homes back into use