Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said she wants to ensure everyone at her department is ‘taking responsibility’ for the experience of passengers.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on December 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February. Mr Scholz declared his ...

COMMUNITIES stood silent to honour fallen war heroes and remember the sacrifice they made for their country. Poignant ceremonies were held in Whitehaven and the surrounding towns and villages, with ...

Cumbria is set to benefit from a £16.4 million grant to help unlock thousands of stalled homes. Natural England's 'nutrient neutrality' measures, designed to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus levels in ...

Master George Taft, 65, and deckhand Ian Catterson, 73 died in the incident off Greenock, Inverclyde, in February 2023.

Watson was arrested on July 21 when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. A Greenland court has repeatedly approved his detention while Danish authorities look into his possible extradition to ...

SSE boss Alistair Phillips-Davies is to retire after more than 11 years at the helm, as the energy company reported a more than one-quarter jump in profit. Mr Phillips-Davies oversaw SSE’s exit from ...

The pub group said the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions will cost it £3 million with a further £5 million due in ...

Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in K-dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo, has been found dead at his home in the capital Seoul. He was 39. Officials at Seoul’s Seongdong ...

SPIRE PCM, a local business specialising in Project Planning and PMO, has announced its sponsorship of a youth football team. The company was founded by Kevin Kennedy and Martin Park, both of whom ...

Marcus Osborne was jailed in March for the double killing which left Katie Higton, 27, with 99 injuries; and Steven Harnett, 25, with 24 wounds including mutilated genitals; after which Osborne said: ...

The Health Secretary has said failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve.