Swarms of flying ants already being seen across Carlisle are expected to continue or even worsen next week as Flying Ant Day 2026 approaches.

Rory McIlroy’s needed a strong second round to get his Open challenge back on track at Royal Birkdale. The Press Association’s Andy Hampson walked the course with the 37-year-old. Here he takes a ...

Carlisle is set to welcome Cumbria’s first Taco Bell later this year, with a key business leader describing the move as a ...

Two huge wind farms estimated to provide enough electricity to power two million homes have been given the green light by the Scottish Government. The North and South Caledonia offshore wind farms in ...

Harry Cobden goes in search of a fourth straight victory in the Betway Summer Plate at Market Rasen on Saturday aboard Kieran ...

HUNDREDS of homes will be built after plans were given the green light by the council. Cumberland Council’s planning ...

The News & Star is offering subscribers the chance to win new Carlisle United 2026/27 home shirt - read on for details of how to enter.

Libertango may have lost her unbeaten record with a narrow defeat in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, but connections hope ...

A helicopter has joined firefighting efforts as crews spend a third day tackling a major wildfire which has led to evacuations in the Cairngorms. The fire started in heathland at Ryvoan Bothy, near ...

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has committed his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract. The Hungary captain, who still had two years remaining on his existing deal, has ...

Here’s what is happening in the sporting world on Saturday – and where you can catch the action in the UK. After the Lord Mayor’s show England face France in the third-place ...

Jellycat is suing the two companies over allegations that they have been ‘passing off’ their products as Jellycat’s.