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A new poll by YouGov for the Sunday Times has found that 54% of people support a change in the law to allow same sex couples to marry, with 37% opposed.

The poll released on the eve of a controversial debate in the House of Commons which begins later today, suggests a small but significant majority favour marriage rights for gay and lesbian partners.

The Marriage Bill was...

Authorities investigating the tragic speedboat accident that killed Nick Milligan and his daughter Emily in Padstow, have confirmed that the driver of the boat had not been wearing the safety cord that would have cut the engine and possibly saved their lives.

Mr Milligan, a Sky television executive, and his eight-year-old daughter died and four other members of the family were injured...

Police have reported that a man has been killed after the tractor he was driving had mounted a verge, leaving him trapped by the vehicle.

The man who has been named as Kevin Vallance, 54, from the Okehampton area, had become pinned by the tractor after being thrown from it when its nearside wheels dropped into a drainage gulley between the verge and the hedge.

At around 5.50pm...

In an attempt to protect unborn babies from the effects of smoking, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has suggested that pregnant women be tested for carbon monoxide (CO) during antenatal appointments, via an immediate and non-invasive biochemical method, and referred to "smoking cessation services" if needed.

The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide...