The Latest Breaking News from Cumbria

The debates waged over the opening of the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria, have laid bare starkly different views about the steps the UK should take to honour its net zero commitments.

Head of offsetting standard rubbishes minister’s claim of Cumbrian mine’s carbon neutrality as ‘absurd’

US climate envoy John Kerry has suggested he will keep a close eye on UK plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria.

US climate envoy says he will publicly criticise UK’s approval of Cumbrian mine if it adds to emissions

Michael Gove controversially gave the green light for plans to create the first deep coal mine in the UK for decades

Campaigners expected to gather on Friday and Saturday, and possible legal challenge is being explored

Ed Miliband vows party will seek to prevent ‘climate-destroying’ plan and if elected would deliver green jobs

The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO₂ as they emerge from the chimneys of power stations and factories has been around for more than two decades. Michael Gove, the secretary of state responsible for “levelling up” the UK’s regions, recently justified…

Whitby has been crowned the number one destination for holidaymakers looking to get away over the festive season