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Red squirrels ‘to vanish from England’ unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virus

The Guardian - UK

Thick smoke and bright flashes seen during fire at nuclear submarine shipyard

Two workers were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation following the incident at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Evening Standard

Two taken to hospital following 'significant fire' at UK's nuclear sub shipyard

TWO people have been taken to hospital after a “significant fire” broke out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine yard in Cumbria...

The National (Scotland)

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Two people hospitalised after fire breaks out at Barrow-in-Furness nuclear submarine shipyard

Cumbria police say incident poses no nuclear risk but advise people to stay indoors

The Independent UK

Families of four killed in M6 car crash pay tribute to ‘beloved’ victims, including brothers aged 7 and 15

Family left ‘heartbroken at the passing of our beloved angels’ after fatal collision in Cumbria

The Independent UK

Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue

Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916

The Guardian - UK

Driver killed in M6 crash named as Glasgow chef as tributes paid

A CHEF from Glasgow was among five people killed in a crash involving two cars on the M6 in Cumbria, according to reports ...

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M6 crash: Five people including two children killed in horror collision on motorway

A third child was taken to hospital with serious injuries

Evening Standard

Eight-year-old footballer shot dead on farm in Cumbria had ‘dreams to move to Brazil and meet Lionel Messi’

The family of Jay Cartmel has issued a tribute to the boy shot dead in Cumbria last week

The Independent UK

Parents pay tribute to ‘perfect little boy’ who died in Cumbria farm shooting

Leigha and James Cartmell describe Jay, who was eight years old, as ‘loving, kind and full of mischief’

The Guardian - UK

Parents of child shot dead at farm pay tribute to ‘kind, full of mischief’ son

Jay Cartmell, eight, suffered injuries to his head and face on land north of Warcop in Cumbria, on September 28.

Evening Standard

Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings

Nuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator

The Guardian - UK

Jay Cartmell: First picture of boy, 8, shot dead on farm as tributes pour in

Football clubs across west Cumbria have paid tribute to the young boy shot during ‘rabbit hunting incident’

Evening Standard

Boy, 8, who died in Cumbria shooting named as Jay Cartmell

Jay, from Frizington, west Cumbria, died after suffering serious head injuries on land near village of Warcop

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Man bailed over death of boy, 8, who was shot in face at Cumbria farm

Police continuing inquiries after man in his 60s was held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

The Independent UK

Boy, 8, dies after suffering gunshot to head on farm

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

The Guardian - UK

The Cumbrian barn-stormer: is Kurt Schwitters’ last masterpiece finally about to be restored?

The dada artist fled the Nazis and settled in a Lake District barn, which he turned into an astonishing work of art. We meet the replica-making craftsman hoping to make it whole again – and create a colony of artists in its luscious lakeland surroundings

The Guardian - UK

High court blocks Cumbria plan for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years

Court rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven

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The Guardian - UK

‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m

Platform registered at industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally

Digital Camera World

How I take fine-art photographs of horses with this simple camera setup

Leading British equine photographer Emma Campbell uses a DSLR, a 24-70mm lens and natural light for her tender portraits

The Guardian - UK

‘A 100-year vision’: Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious rewilding

More than 1,200 hectares of Cumbrian forest will be transformed into England’s highest nature reserve

The Independent UK

Man charged with felling Sycamore Gap tree pictured for first time as he arrives at court

Adam Carruthers, 31, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, was excused attendance at the hearing

The Guardian - UK

‘Every 14-year-old boy’s dream’: Cumbrian nuclear bunker goes to auction

Potential buyers view property mooted as a music studio, novelty Airbnb or even a hideaway for world war three

Evening Standard

Prepping for the apocalypse? Cold War-era Nuclear bunker in Cumbria up for auction for £15,000

Valuer Jim Demitriou says the bunker could be used as an Airbnb, music studio or off-grid retreat

The Conversation

Cumbria coal mine shows planning is the next battleground in UK climate policy

Last week the UK’s new Labour government made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two years ago by the then Conservative government.

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