A defence minister has pledged to help recognise the service of thousands of women dismissed from the armed forces because of pregnancy. Al Carns, whose ministerial brief includes veterans, offered to ...

Unfortunately, our public toilets in Milburn Court, Brampton will be out of action for a period of time due to serious damage sustained in a ...

There was no blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in Northern Ireland during the Covid pandemic, former health minister Robin Swann has said. Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that ...

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.