FEARS are growing for the mental health of the county's farmers who face losing their family farms as a result of the proposed changes ...

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes. Mr Merz, the conservative leader, was expected to win the vote on Tuesday.

Three Cumbrian businesses have been announced as recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise. This year, 197 businesses from a variety of sectors were recognised by His Majesty The King, with 24 ...

Ford Motor Company says it expects to take a 1.5 billion dollar hit to its operating profit from tariffs this year and is withdrawing its full-year financial guidance due to the uncertainty created by ...

Resident doctors in Cumbria and across England will be balloted on strike action over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced.

The UK has a handful of bank holidays throughout the year but why do two take place in May each year? Here's the history behind them.

THE emergency services are warning the public not to drink alcohol and go near water. Drownings have been known to occur after someone has consumed drugs or alcohol. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is ...

A JOINER who died in a RTC on the A66 near Brough was more than three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

UK interest rates are set to be cut to 4.25% as the Bank of England eases costs for borrowers while it digests the impact of US tariffs on the economy. Most economists are expecting rates to be ...

One of the two former friends on trial for cutting down the tree at Sycamore Gap anonymously rang the police to blame his co-accused, jurors ...

HERE'S a round-up of some of the biggest court cases to have taken place in Carlisle and West Cumbria this week.

A jeweller has donated £500 to a volunteer-led organisation that aims to make Keswick more environmentally friendly.