Rebecca Young, from Glasgow, designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help homeless people.

Ariana Howells, 17, from Barry in Wales, will study biochemistry after achieving three A*s and one A in her A-levels.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. Dott, 48, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age children. The allegations ...

Boys have outperformed girls in top A-level grades for the first time in seven years, exam results show. Overall, 28.4% of boys’ A-level entries scored an A* or A this summer, compared to 28.2% of ...

The 1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts have just returned from their trip which saw them hiking, camping in the forest, cooking over open fires and seeing the sights of Copenhagen - as well as taking ...

Students across Cumbria have received their A-Level results after a nervous wait over the summer.

Hobbycraft, Poundland, M&S, Game, and more will be closing their doors for good this September. See the full high street closures.

A popular Carlisle music venue is set to host a second fundraising gig after the first event raised £1,400. The Brickyard will host its Stars In Their Eyes event, which features bands from the area ...

Outfielder is on his way to France with the aim of providing American trainer Wesley Ward with a fourth victory in the Prix Morny at Deauville on Sunday week. The Speightstown colt made a huge ...

Cumbrian rugby union star Abbie Ward is set to appear on the BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Stories series. The Keswick star, who is set to play for England in the World Cup this summer, will read a story on ...

A CROWN court judge is to sentence a Carlisle man who has pleaded guilty to harassing his estranged partner and strangling her.

The US president has said he will prioritise trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he meets with Mr Putin on Friday in Alaska.