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.

Scotland’s First Minister will use a speech on Monday to urge the Chancellor to increase spending, as he said the Budget presents a “make or break moment” for the UK. Rachel Reeves will present the ...

Pharmacies are in “crisis” and there will not enough nurses to fulfil Labour’s plans to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service”, health leaders have said. The warning comes as Wes Streeting ...

There is little agreement on the day’s top story as a range of issues appear on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times features an interview with six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris ...

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 ...