A Hong Kong court has heard final arguments in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison if he is ...

British number ones Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu will face each other in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles. The mixed doubles has been moved to before the main tournament on ...

DIVERS have retrieved a man’s lost phone and wallet after he accidentally dropped them into Whitehaven Harbour. In a remarkable display of skill and determination, two members of the Solway Sub Aqua ...

We have teamed up with the Westmorland County Show to offer readers the chance to win one of two sets of family tickets (two adults and ...

Morgan Feeney is “not too far off” giving Carlisle United a boost with his return to action, says Mark Hughes.

A race meeting in Carlisle has been cancelled as part of the first-ever horseracing strike. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced on Sunday, August 17 that no race meetings on Wednesday, ...

A number of businesses, organisations, events and individuals across Cumbria have been revealed as award finalists. Now in its eighth year, the Diverse Cumbria Awards returns to celebrate those that ...

CARLISLE could see a £4m annual boost to its economy if plans for a new 104-bed Premier Inn go ahead. An independent economic impact assessment commissioned by Whitbread PLC, who aim to revitalise the ...

In a bid to celebrate local bakeries in North and West Cumbria, the News & Star has launched its new competition.

A TEAM of business experts had the extremely tough task of choosing winners and finalists for the prestigious in-Cumbria magazine awards.

The bitter contract fight escalated on Friday as the union turned down Air Canada’s prior request to enter into ...

Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a north-western district of Pakistan, bringing ...