ONE of the great names of Cumbrian cycling, Gerard McCarten, has died after a short illness at the age of 87. Part of a well-known sporting family, Gerard was a member of the Derwent Valley Wheelers ...

Keswick Urgent Treatment Centre closes due to unforeseen staffing absences, with patients advised to use Penrith UTC or Cumberland A&E departments instead.

Copeland Police issued 22 Notices of Intended Prosecution after 11 speed camera van visits to Distington, with enforcement ...

A three-storey former blacksmith's property near Whitehaven town centre and harbour will be auctioned this week.

The US secretary of state denies there is ‘some deliberate political directive’ to harm the Kyiv government as row rages.

Pomegranates from Windsor Castle’s Venus Garden also took pride of place at the base of a gilded St George and the Dragon candelabra.

Moving the BBC Scotland channel online is “wholly unacceptable”, Scottish Culture Secretary Mairi McAllan has said. The broadcaster announced on Tuesday that the channel would move solely to BBC ...

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said veterans and those who lost loved ones in the conflict “deserve answers”. MPs voted 330 to 178, majority 152, in favour of the Northern Ireland ...

More than 50 owl boxes have been installed thanks to a growing community-led conservation effort. The project, which began in ...

The Pakistan all-rounder shone with bat and ball to set up an 87-run win for the hosts in the one-day international in Rawalpindi.

Eden police seize Porsche Cayenne in Penrith, Cumbria, under Section 59 after anti-social driving on Middlegate caused public alarm, distress or annoyance.

Counter Terrorism Policing said it was ‘highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement’ in the activity that took place close to RAF Fairford.