James Acaster is bringing a special work-in-progress show to the Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven and the Old Fire Station, Carlisle.

A cannonball recovered from the battlefield at Culloden has sold for almost £19,000 at auction. The cannonball, engraved with the words “Ogilvy Culloden 16 April 1746”, had been expected to sell for ...

The UK is experiencing a "wasp boom" in 2025, caused by warmer temperatures. Here's how much longer the insects are expected to be ...

Unionist politicians have asked for investigations into the legal planning status of hotels in the region housing asylum seekers.

An experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death from 15,500ft the day after her relationship ended, an inquest heard.

A watchdog has been urged to investigate the “dangerous shambles” of Afghan relocation data breaches after the Ministry of Defence reportedly admitted more than previously known. A freedom of ...

Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred online following the Southport attacks, has been released from prison.

Tuna Lokman, who came to the UK when he was 10, says his dream is to get into Oxford or Cambridge to study maths or data science.

Aimee Betro flew to the UK to carry out the plot in Birmingham, which failed when the gun jammed, allowing the victim to escape.

Business activity across the UK’s private sector has hit a one-year high this month, as the services industry led a summer rebound, according to new survey data. Firms nevertheless have been cutting ...