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A legendary EastEnders character is returning to the popular BBC soap opera after 11 years. Nicholas Bailey, who has reprised his role as Doctor Anthony Trueman, was last seen on the programme all the ...
Yvette Cooper said the new tools will enable the criminal justice system to “close the gap” between terror suspects, who can be jailed for life for planning attacks, and individuals not driven by a ...
The British and Irish Lions beat Australia 27-19 in Brisbane on the first step to a first series win since 2013.
A second home owner has warned that Westmorland and Furness Council’s decision to double council tax on additional properties is having consequences for the local economy. Rob Nicholls, who has ...
A Cumbrian historian has released a landmark book detailing the lives of the 213 men named on the Millom War Memorial in a project that has taken years to research and compile. Bry Cooper, a local ...
A toddler was left needing stitches after falling over discarded litter at a Lake District beauty spot. The Benson family, who are visiting the area on holiday, were spending the day at Millerground ...
A MAN has been jailed for several assaults on police officers at Furness College in Barrow.
A HISTORIC Lake District pub, which is said to be the highest in Cumbria, will be opened as a boutique hotel in the coming weeks.
Domino’s has created Domidog - a robot K9 designed to safely deliver pizza to customers at the beach. Although the pizza pup won’t replace traditional drivers, the prototype is being launched this ...
A CARLISLE judge who was due to sentence a west Cumbrian sex offender for a raft of serious offending hit out at the “intolerable” delays ...
COUNCILLORS could have offered support over the proposed closure of a west Cumbrian hospital ward if they had been “kept in the loop”, it ...
A WHITEHAVEN window cleaner with ‘the greatest sense of humour’ died after being crushed against a shop wall by his vehicle, an inquest ...