The order came after officials in the nation’s capital sued on Friday to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of the ...

A Labour MP has resigned as the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey amid controversy over a visit to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. A government spokesman told the BBC Afzal Khan, who represents Manchester ...

An exhibition inspired by Kendal’s motto is to open in the town centre next month. ‘Wool Is My Bread’, featuring a series of photographs taken in Kendal over a period of 15 years by artist Trevor ...

US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake before heading ...

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has said judges who “bring their own personal politics” to the job need to be removed. Mr Jenrick said tighter checks are needed before judges are appointed to ...

As a new season of agricultural shows gets under way, organisers and visitors are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Hawkshead Show ...

Six super sweet little kittens, currently in the care of Animal Rescue Cumbria, are ready for rehoming. Are you ready to meet them?

A shooting near a mosque in central Sweden has left one person dead and one injured and police said they believe it was ...

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions and ...

Spain’s national weather agency warned of extreme fire risk in most of Spain, including where the largest blazes were burning ...

Researchers this week officially named Janjucetus dullardi, a cartoonish creature with bulging eyes the size of tennis balls.

A gold medal-winning Olympic rower is set to talk at Old Hutton village hall next week to raise money for its refurbishment.