The Home Secretary has signalled her backing for proposals to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people ahead of a Commons vote next week. Yvette Cooper said she was in favour of the ...

The UN climate summit is set to go into overtime as negotiations to reach a deal on climate finance and emissions stalled on the final day. Frustrations have intensified at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to ...

St Mary’s Primary School in Dalton has shared the ‘fantastic’ news that their Year Five and Six girl’s football team won the County Cup. The girls had competed in the Barrow Schools final ran by the ...

Irish police would arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he arrived in Ireland, the country’s premier has said. It comes after the International Criminal Court issued warrants were for ...

The Six Nations champions have made an unconvincing start to the autumn, scraping a nervy 22-19 victory over Argentina following a dispiriting 23-13 defeat to New Zealand. Fiji have lost each of the ...

A Lake District lodge has been named among the best places for a break with pets. Holiday home owners Clare and Simon Winship are celebrating after scooping gold for the second year running in the ...

Yvette Cooper told Sky News that there has been an ‘aggressive, blustering tone’ from Mr Putin throughout the conflict.

A Cumbria school is closed due to icy road conditions. This morning, Cumberland Council issued a warning about the road condition for the A595 Buckman and South Cumbria. Due to last night’s weather, ...

The suitor, which owns a 28 stake in National World, said it believes this deal ‘provides a highly attractive’ return for shareholders.

The Nuffield Trust said a rise in national insurance contributions and wage bills could see ‘swathes of the social care market collapsing’.

Retail sales volumes, which measure the quantity bought, decreased by 0.7 in October, the Office for National Statistics said.