Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The British theatre company has announced its programme of events for 2025/2026, including a raft ...

A NUCLEAR officer admitted he was drunk and would fail a breath test after being stopped by police due to his ‘very poor’ driving.

A free conference in Workington aims to help employers learn how to better support staff affected by domestic abuse.

WEST Cumbrian pigeons raced from Salisbury on Saturday and they certainly motored on the way home. The Dobson family of Cleator Moor topped the West Cumberland Federation, doing over 54 miles an hour, ...

Cumbria Police are celebrating National Volunteer Week by acknowledging the contributions of their volunteers.

SPECIALIST financial investigators from Cumbria Constabulary have successfully clawed back just over £280,000 in suspicious cash in a few days.

The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is expected to face charges in connection with the attack which the FBI was investigating ...

Analysis of stop and search data showed a child aged just 10 was among those found with a knife or pointed weapon by Police Scotland last year.

Mam Tor has become TikTok-famous and communities have been ‘plagued by illegal parking’, an MP warned in a Bus Services (No. 2) Bill debate.

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3,350 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children’s shows, magic and cabaret will all be part of the ...

The discovery of the wild-grown seedling marks success for efforts to bring the incredibly rare species back from the brink of extinction.

Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago.