The Latest Breaking News from Cumbria

The long-awaited move - set to anger campaigners and some Tory MPs - will allow coal from Whitehaven in Cumbria to be used for producing steel and prevent foreign imports

PM’s commitment to green targets questioned as top climate adviser calls decision ‘absolutely indefensible’

Activists and experts say green light for coal would show UK’s ‘posturing, double standards and broken promises’

Medical records of a woman who claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang do not match allegations she was beaten, stabbed and given a “backstreet abortion”, a court has heard.Preston Crown Court heard Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made the claims to her boyfriend in a message, in…

People in Cumbria woke up to wintry scenes this morning, as the Met Office warns temperatures will drop dramatically in coming days and a yellow weather warning was issued covering Scotland

Tory party’s most respected figure on climate says mine will damage UK’s international reputation as well as environment

The move will see broadband speeds improve across 60,000 hard to reach homes in the region

A number of Scottish hotels have been named among the best in the UK in a new list celebrating the country's top boutique locations.

The estate agency group is eyeing potential moves into Leeds and West Yorkshire and across into Cumbria