New business openings across the UK hit their lowest rate in more than a decade last year, official figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows 316,000 new businesses were ...

The Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales, after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it has announced. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ...

A POPULAR Cumbrian bakery have expanded their already loved business- opening a new café in Cockermouth town centre.

The Israeli military blames civilian deaths on Hamas, accusing militants of hiding among civilians and fighting from residential areas.

A detective knew it was “very much a matter for his officers” when he learned that one member of staff was on shift for a series of baby collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital, an inquiry has ...

The UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s forces to hit targets deep inside Russia. Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to ...

In honour of yesterday’s International Students’ Day, we’re looking back on those in Cumbria and their lives and achievements. The day remembers the Czech universities which were stormed by Nazis in ...

She was supported by fellow Labour peer and science minister Lord Vallance of Balham and independent crossbencher Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, a co-founder of travel website Lastminute.com and president ...

The incident happened on the day the King had an egg thrown at him in Luton before returning to the palace to host a reception.

The family of a German backpacker murdered in Northern Ireland has “trust and considerable hope” that a new inquest can deliver long-awaited answers about her death, a coroner has heard. The body of ...

Carlisle United central defender Terell Thomas is set to return to action for Saint Lucia tonight as he bids to help them bounce back from defeat.

THE new MP for Whitehaven and Workington has opened his constituency office as he receives more than 2,000 pieces of casework from residents.