Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

Gavin And Stacey star Laura Aikman has revealed her family only discovered she was returning to the BBC sitcom while watching the finale on Christmas Day. The actress, 39, shared a video on Instagram ...

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 14C with widely cloudy conditions and patchy rain in some areas, the Met Office said.

A GROUP of walkers averted a Christmas crisis in the Lake District after an alarm was raised about worsening conditions on England's highest peak.

A HOSPICE in South Cumbria have thanked staff after they celebrated Christmas with patients and their families alike yesterday.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will transform him into a better manager. The Gunners will begin a period of matches – which is likely to extend into double figures – without ...

Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed and all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about the possible ...

Climate change has led to extremes including a summer heatwave as well as snowfall and several storms this year.

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a national standard to be implemented across the UK’s 400,000 bus stops.

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found nine days after she was reported missing. The body of Mariann Borocz, who was reported missing on December 14, was discovered by ...

A ‘truly rare’ opportunity to buy a spacious, five-bedroom period home with an attached two-bedroom cottage has arrived. Kings Ridge and The Cottage in Barrow has joined the market and is looking for ...

Georgia de Jong Cleyndert, Head of Marine Conservation at Cumbria Wildlife Trust, said: “These were great discoveries, this research has helped us build a better picture of the benefits that seagrass ...