South-western Mexico is braced for coastal flooding and mudslides after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major ...

The Government previously announced proposals to give regional leaders across large parts of England the power to introduce levies on ...

Earl Spencer has said he could write a “hit piece on the royal family” but said it was not a threat as he would not put pen to paper.

A596 crash between Micklethwaite and Wigton closed the road for two hours on September 22. Police said no serious or ...

The French coastguard had said around 60 migrants on a small boat spent more than 33 hours at sea “in precarious conditions” ...

South View Road, in Distington, is set to be closed to enable utility works to be carried out from October 5. Cumberland Council said the planned closure will be from the road's junction with Hinnings ...

Workington driver Petar Petrov has been banned for 18 months after failing to provide a breath specimen at West Cumbria Courthouse. Community ...

Andy Burnham will deliver his first Labour conference leader’s speech next week as delegates gather in Liverpool.

The Kremlin has been accused of waging a covert campaign against countries supportive of Kyiv, fuelling escalation fears.

Other evidence suggests even when patients have high blood pressure in an NHS Health Check in their GP surgery, they are not prescribed drugs.

Sonia Bompastor said “nothing is easy” after her Chelsea side were given a stern test by Women’s Champions League debutantes Austria Vienna at Plough Lane. The home side were narrow 1-0 winners but ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham received tickets worth £677 for the directors’ lounge at Everton football club, according to the latest MPs’ register of interests. Mr Burnham accepted the three tickets on ...