ONE of the biggest names in UK comedy is heading to Whitehaven later this year. James Acaster will bring a special work-in-progress show to the Rosehill Theatre on Monday, December 8. The show, which ...

THOUSANDS of people gathered on Whitehaven Harbour to celebrate this year’s Pride event. The third Pride by the Harbourside took place on Saturday with a parade led by the deputy lord lieutenant for ...

Patients are being urged to order repeat prescriptions in advance of the upcoming bank holiday. The advice comes from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), which is reminding ...

The most recent Home Office data showed there were 32,345 asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March. This was down 15% from the end of December, when the total was ...

Former England boss Sir Gareth Southgate says he is not actively looking at a return to management and was puzzled to see himself linked with the Poland job over the summer. It is 13 months since the ...

Inflation is the term used to describe the rising price of goods and services. The inflation rate refers to how quickly prices are going up. July’s inflation rate of 3.8% means if an item cost £100 a ...

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The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) and Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) were called out after a man fell 30 metres down a rocky slope.

In a tribute issued by police, her husband Wasim Khan said: “My wife, a mother of two, a daughter, sister and a friend we lost to a tragic event that came on the way home from a family day out in the ...

Aston Villa have confirmed winger Leon Bailey has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. The 28-year-old will join up with the Serie A side who finished fifth in the league last ...

Nato defence chiefs are due to hold a virtual meeting, a senior alliance official said, as countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv ...

A CARLISLE motorcyclist was caught drug-driving on the same stretch of city road twice in less than three weeks.