Both Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer aim for ‘concrete progress’ on the matter at Thursday’s Franco-British summit.

A DRINK-driver who was more than twice the alcohol limit has been banned from the roads for two years. Linda Schofield, 57, was driving a Seat Ibiza on Scotch Street in Whitehaven after consuming ...

Plans for a new mayoral election could be pushed back by a year. Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have written to the Government requesting that the proposed 2026 Cumbria mayoral ...

Sir Keir Starmer hosted Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street as he pushed for further joint action to tackle the small boats crisis.

Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving “such a stain” on her party, as she urged ministers to scrap a proposed change to the out-of-work element of universal ...

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...

Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.

A former PE teacher has appeared in court charged with 13 sexual offences against three children. Bronwen James, 29, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ...

Anita Rose, 57, had been out on a morning dog walk in Brantham, Suffolk when she was set upon by 56-year-old Roy Barclay.

The AI chipmaker has grown into the largest company on Wall Street, surpassing Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Google.

Millom’s much-loved Crochet Fairies have done it again - this time going blue in the best possible way. A new postbox topper featuring the Smurfs has appeared in the town centre, complete with a ...

Carriageway resurfacing work is set to commence on Overend Road, Whitehaven. The two-day operation will begin on Thursday, July 10, and is dependent on weather conditions.