The Mayor of London suggested he wanted local councils in the capital to have more powers to ensure second and empty homes are in use.

North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) has introduced a voluntary resignation scheme for non-clinical staff as part of cost cutting measures.

Chief executive Chris Weston said the company is doing ‘all we need to’ to prepare for potential water shortages.

Cumbria Police said two men were quizzed in 2024 after they received two reports of assault motivated by hate.

The 37-year-old is on trial with Mark Gordon, 50, charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria in early 2023.

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, the previous year.

Dame Justine Thornton, a High Court judge and the wife of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, was among a number of residents to object to the plans.

The 23-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in April, missing the business end of Chelsea’s sixth-straight WSL title-winning campaign.

Popular bar and nightclub Walkabout are advertising for a new tenant to takeover the business in the centre of Carlisle.

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said the scale of aid required in Gaza highlighted the importance of opening land crossings.

However, boutique owner Richard Cook decided to rebrand the shop rather than operate under the conditions proposed by The Sex Pistols. He has now renamed the shop Land O’Spex in a nod to a former ...

Brooke Rollins suggested the US market is starting to move away from hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken as trade talks evolve.