The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

Trading has been hammered in the aftermath of President Donald Trump unveiling his full range of import taxes on countries ...

With phones in schools under the spotlight following the Netflix drama Adolescence and an exchange at PMQs, Full Fact looks ...

A man who gouged out an 87-year-old pensioner’s eye and beat him to death with his own walking stick has been locked up ...

A woman will commentate on Saturday’s Grand National for the first time in more than 70 years. Gina Bryce will take the third ...

A new food waste collection service for businesses is now live, providing them with a practical solution to meet recycling ...

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks amid a huge pile-up of ...

A driver who accelerated through a red light and fatally struck a boy scout as he was crossing the road has been jailed for ...

Sadiq Khan said he expects to see a difference “from today” and that the Chancellor and Prime Minister are “quite serious” in ...

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with sexual offences, including rape. Detectives began an investigation ...

Racegoers donned their finery for Ladies Day on the second day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree. More than 50,000 ...

Natalie Cowland is the Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board’s (NSAB) new independent chair, leading the board in its mission to ...