Women across the North East and North Cumbria can now obtain the contraceptive pill straight from their pharmacy.

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 ...

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 ...

Think you could ace your GCSEs? Take this quiz using questions inspired by past GCSE exam papers to see how well you would score.

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 ...

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.

If the process moves quickly, infrastructure work could begin in the next few months and construction of homes could start in around a year.

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 ...

Cumbrian goalkeeper James Trafford has spoken of his pride at receiving two major honours from his peers. The Greysouthen star has been named Professional Footballers' Association Championship Players ...

Lady Iman heads a field 17 when she bid to become the first two-year-old in 18 years to win the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday. Ger Lyon’s youngster has dazzled throughout ...

The 57-year-old will present a new podcast called A Question Of Science, produced by BBC Studios, as part of his new role.