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Carlisle woman jailed after breaching Criminal Behaviour Order
A CARLISLE woman has been jailed for breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. The woman, who was subject to a Community Protection Warning and Criminal Behaviour Order, has been jailed. Claire Sproat, ...
Lili’s sweetest bond with Harry as Meghan shares photos to mark fourth birthday
The duchess posted tributes to her ‘beautiful girl’ and revealed never-before-seen family snapshots in celebration of the princess turning four.
Prince of Wales jokes about family tensions on visit to Army Air Corps
He also pledged to raise the accommodation concerns of soldiers and handed out bacon and sausage rolls to their families.
Parliament moves closer to setting up Iraq war-style inquiry into Gaza conflict
Mr Corbyn added that when he was the Labour leader, when the 12-volume report came out, he “apologised on behalf of the Labour Party for the catastrophic decision to go to war in Iraq” and added: ...
FBI arrests man over explosion at California fertility clinic – officials
The FBI has arrested a man on charges linked to last month’s car bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, law enforcement officials said. The man, Daniel Park, 32, a resident of Kent ...
Zelensky calls Russia peace proposal an ‘ultimatum’ and demands talks with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the ...
North's best butcher heads to House of Lords
The recently crowned Northern Butcher of the Year - which provides local meats from farms around Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire - ...
Couple subjected grandson to ‘pain and misery’ before his murder, court told
Mold Crown Court heard the couple blamed his death on their daughter, Ethan’s mother, Shannon Ives, who is accused along with her parents of causing or allowing his death and of child cruelty.
Remembering Pentecost: an important date for Christians
Christians in Cumbria and beyond will gather to mark Pentecost, and we’re looking back on the holy date and how we celebrated it ...
Drug-driver was five times cannabis limit in Workington
A DRUG-driver who was five times over the cannabis limit has been banned from getting behind the wheel for a year.
Firefighters called to person trapped in lift in Carlisle
Emergency services were called out and were able to help the person who was trapped. A Cumbria Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: "Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service was dispatched at 3.21pm today to ...
Harry and Meghan considered changing surname to Spencer
Harry and Meghan reportedly considered changing their surname to Spencer after a delay in the issuing of their children's passports. However, this plan was apparently shelved after the UK passports ...