A glass of milk a day cuts the risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth, according to the largest study of its kind.

A Millom resident and paramedics were taken to hospital following a gas leak that occurred on Monday (January 6). Fire crews from Millom, Coniston and Bootle were called around 9:30am to reports of a ...

A WEST Cumbrian museum has reopened after the Christmas break. The Beacon in Whitehaven has opened its doors to visitors again as the new year begins. Staff at the museum said they're 'excited' to ...

The Royal Marines Band has helped a veteran celebrate his 102nd birthday by performing for him at his celebrations. Jeffrey Broadhurst was also joined by friends, family, members of the Royal Marines ...

A DANGEROUS driver who crashed into another vehicle on the A595 left the scene in a ‘significantly damaged’ car – then went to Morrisons.

Russian authorities set up an emergency command centre to fight a fire at the facility near Engels, in the Saratov region.

Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.

Piers Morgan is to leave Rupert Murdoch’s media giant News UK to focus on growing his show on YouTube. The broadcaster, 59, who is a former editor of the Daily Mirror and the Murdoch-owned News Of The ...

Piers Fearick’s picture of a yellowhammer claimed the first prize in the wildlife category of the South Downs National Park’s annual competition.

The former Leicestershire Police constable, who resigned from the force in September 2022, is alleged to have “pursued personal contact and engaged in a sexual relationship” with a woman who was in a ...

The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care.

A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.