BP bosses have unveiled plans to look for further cost cuts and conduct a “thorough” review of its portfolio as it comes under pressure from shareholders. Chief executive Murray Auchincloss pledged ...

A 'concerned' parent has called Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) after their son failed to make contact after a wild camping trip.

There are just over three months until England arrive in Perth and the planning can now begin in earnest. Here, the PA news agency looks at five key questions England need to answer. Will Ben Stokes ...

Former The Repair Shop star Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape and will appear in court next week. Blades, who hosted the popular BBC show for seven years before stepping back from ...

Barrow residents in the Barrow Island ward go to the polls on August 7 to elect new councillors in a by-election triggered by resignations.

TOMMY Dawes who led Barrow to victory in the 1983 Lancashire cup final against a star-studded Widnes team and oversaw his side being ...

Cumbria Police is continuing increased patrols in Dalton following protests against the South Lakes Islamic Centre.

AN inquest has opened into the death a man in his forties who fell from height in the Lake District. Mark Benjamin Wardle, 44, died on July 12, 2025, after falling from a high point on Buckbarrow Crag ...

US country star Dolly Parton has been named a Guinness World Records icon for holding 11 record-breaking titles. As part of its 70th anniversary celebrations, the company – which lists world record ...

The radio and TV star will be at The Coro in December with his Funk and Soul House Party, with tickets put on sale last week.

According to the licensing application, the bottling and labelling area will be located at Compass Point on The Esplanade in Grange-over-Sands, with a company office at the Honey Pot Cottages in ...

Brizzolari's at Market Street will be hosting the first session on August 9, with a kids club also being set up from August 14.