Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, has described how honoured he was to receive an OBE for his work with children in care.

A Cumbrian hospice has stated it "holds no judgement" towards those supporting euthanasia as MPs prepare to vote on a bill to ...

A group made up of business and education leaders have called on the government to restore the original HS2 plans to connect London and Manchester.

A WEST Cumbrian woman who fled from her violent boyfriend was assaulted by him a second time after he tracked her down to the Lake District.

Heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph are predicted in parts of the UK during the first named storm of the season.

The Foreign Secretary will attend the inauguration of Indonesia’s new president and visit the DMZ between North and South ...

The Government is launching a ‘national conversation’ on the NHS’s next 10 years as it aims to make the service ‘fit for the future’.

A reduction in child poverty would result in less demand on the NHS, schools, police services and social services, the New Economics Foundation said.

Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal. He was given a diagnosis last year that he has two to four years left to live. Sir Chris ...

Kemi Badenoch’s comments come after veteran Tory Sir Christopher Chope said she was too ‘preoccupied’ with her children to be party leader.

As well as the power to deduct money directly from the wages of people who have overclaimed on benefits, the Bill is reported to give investigators the ability to compel information about suspected ...

Charles and Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday evening for their six-day visit to the Commonwealth nation to celebrate its people, culture and heritage. Sydney Opera House was lit up with a rolling ...