A PREVIOUSLY top-rated academy has been placed under special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ in two key areas by Ofsted.

A new woodland walk has officially opened to the public near Penrith. The three-hectare site in Newbiggin has been developed by Paragon Veterinary Group as a community green space, and wildlife haven.

Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree in Northumberland.

Flood warning issued in Ambleside and Grasmere due to heavy rainfall Flood alerts issued in Windermere and Kendal. Northern train services ...

The measures include reforming key banking rules, cutting red tape in the City, and encouraging more retail investing.

Donald Trump has backed oil and gas over “detrimental” wind power projects as he said he will meet Sir Keir Starmer for talks in the European “oil capital” of Aberdeen. The US president said he will ...

Cumbria Police are appealing for information on a man who assaulted another man outside Greggs on Devonshire Street in Penrith.

TWO men have today been handed jail terms after they were found guilty of felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree.  Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, have each been jailed for ...

TWO men have admitted a drugs supply crime after being detained when a car containing cannabis was stopped on the M6 in north Cumbria.

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A shadow minister has rebuked the Energy Secretary for accusing her of “going into hiding” when she missed a statement on climate change, as she told MPs she was looking after her baby son.

The vast majority of people on universal credit are British and Irish nationals and those who live or work in the UK without ...