A mother who turned personal tragedy into a national campaign has been named Cumbria Woman of the Year 2026. Leighann McCready received the award for her work following the death of her daughter, ...

Canadian author Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in literature “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary ...

The pair are expected to confirm a new UK-Germany joint partnership to counter sabotage, cyber attacks and other threats.

Carryduff flooring firm Ceco (Flooring) has ceased trading after 48 years, entering administration under Headlam Group and making most staff redundant.

Asos has said an “unauthorised party” gained access by impersonating a trusted contact to get log-in information, after customers received a phone alert saying that the retailer had been hacked. The ...

The BBC has announced plans to axe a raft of Radio 4 programmes, including You And Yours and Thinking Allowed, as the corporation makes “difficult decisions” for “significant savings”.

More than 170 properties across Cumbria have been hit by power cuts today, including planned network maintenance and an unexpected underground cable fault.

Aldi has revealed 10 new UK store locations opening in 2027 as part of its £900m expansion - see the full list.

The attacks follow deadly missile strikes a day earlier in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, where the death toll rose to 22, including five children. Rescuers searched through the rubble of a ...

Cock And Bull is one of two in the race for Mullins – who will swap Bagenalstown for Jim Bolger’s historic Coolcullen yard next year – alongside Dream On Baby, who is no stranger to success in the UK, ...

MP Michelle Scrogham recently visited Barrow Island Community Primary School and learnt more about its latest ambitions.

A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Bolton-le-Sands over public order and indecent exposure offences. Lancashire Constabulary said the man was arrested this morning in connection to allegedly ...