At least two people were killed when landslides hit a house and campground in New Zealand, while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble, officials said. The first hit a house in ...

Cameron Norrie is hoping the seventh time will be the charm when he takes on Alexander Zverev in the third round of the ...

The penalty comes after nearly 12,000 vulnerable OVO customers faced delays in receiving support through the Warm Home Discount scheme ...

A motion brought to Ulverston Town Council by a Green Party councillor has been approved in a bid to keep green bin collections free of charge.

UK Government borrowing fell sharply to £11.6 billion in December as a spike in tax receipts and national insurance more than outweighed an uptick in spending, official figures show. The Office for ...

A DRUNKEN argument led to a Barrow man being jailed after he assaulted his mother and ‘repeatedly’ stamped all over the body of another ...

A HOLIDAYMAKER in the Lake District committed an ‘impulsive and reckless’ act by hitting a stranger over the head with a gin bottle, a ...

THE rise in ketamine and drug poisoning deaths is a ‘growing worry’ for police in Cumbria. Crimestoppers have called for the public’s support in tackling ketamine drug dealing in the county. The ...

TV cook Nigella Lawson is rumoured to be replacing long-standing judge Prue Leith on the Great British Bake Off after she revealed she is leaving.

A temporary road closure will be in place at the end of the month on a road near Ulverston. Colthouse Lane will be closed on January 29 for utility works by BT Openreach which are expected to take two ...

Buildings in Westmorland and Furness will be illuminated in purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). On January 27, the buildings will be lit up as part of a national #LightTheDarkness initiative.

Westmorland and Furness Council is currently running the public consultation, with feedback open until Monday, February 9.