Pet owners in south Cumbria have been warned not to fall for a microchip scam. Furness Vets in Dalton has issued a scam alert. The vets, on Market Street, have had reports from several clients who ...

Mark Rutte said allies will find themselves ‘in great difficulty’ if the current 2 GDP spending target is maintained.

Senior police chiefs have written to the PM warning they will be forced to make difficult choices if spending cuts are announced next week.

The 43-year-old will perform her first show in the run on Thursday, followed by shows on June 7, 10, 12, 14, and 16, after the tour for her eighth studio album began in April in the US in Inglewood, ...

The Chancellor said there were ‘good things’ that would not be able to happen due to the tight spending settlement.

Firms also reported a slowdown in price inflation for the month despite recent cost increases, such as higher wage bills.

Two men have been charged with murder over a car crash in which a four-year-old boy died. Patrick Maughan, 53 and Owen Maughan, 27, both from Hill Rise, Darenth, are due to appear at Sevenoaks ...

A fourth man who was arrested by police investigating fires at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer has been released on bail. The 48-year-old was stopped at Stansted Airport on Monday and arrested ...

Residents in Swarthmoor, Barrow and Askam are being urged to remain vigilant following a series of reports about cold callers offering unverified garden and home repair services across the Furness ...

An off-road bike has been seized by police in Haverigg after its rider fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle in nearby sand dunes.

Police are investigating the deaths of patients who died following heart operations at an NHS hospital. A report by the BBC suggests patients at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull suffered avoidable harm, ...

The Queen is to star in a new crime novel alongside her favourite fictional detective. Peter James’s latest Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thriller centres on a race to stop a killer at Buckingham ...