Cumbria

Sewage has been dumped for seven continuous days into the “iconic” Lake Windermere. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sewage dumped for seven continuous days into 'iconic' UK lake

'More than Machine' is a six-part online docuseries available on the WRC YouTube Channel

M-Sport docuseries reveals life at the World Rally Championship

Sparks fly from Bentley as it’s driven on M25 - missing a tyre.

Watch: Sparks fly from Bentley as it’s driven on M25 - missing a tyre

Great-grandad David Aris, aged 94, becomes the oldest person to take on the fastest zip line in the world.

Watch: Great-grandad, 94, takes on world's fastest zip line

Road rage driver Jake McIntyre and Andrew Peart

Driver bragged he dished out "street justice" after killing pedestrian

Adam Carruthers, 31, from Wigton, leaves Newcastle Crown Court, where he denied causing criminal damage following the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, valued at £622,000 and £1,114 damage to Hadrian's Wall, which is a World Heritage Site. Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Man denies felling iconic tree

Kyla Blight almost died after vaping burst a pulmonary bleb in her lung. She had been vaping the equivalent of 400 cigarettes a week Picture: Kennedy News and Media

Teen's lung collapses after vaping

Emma Jones on Britain's Got Talent in 2015 Picture: Tom Dymon/Syco/Thames/Corbis

BGT semi-finalist dies

Some 26 owls were being kept in cramped conditions in a shed with no water, inspectors said (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Birdkeeping ban for man who kept dozens of mistreated owls in shed

The roundabout where the crash at Scotch Corner has occurred Picture: Google

Crash causes delays on major road

Suspected human remains have been found in Cumbria in search of Paul Taylor, who was last seen on October 17, 2023. Picture: Cumbria Police

'Human remains' found

A warning has been issued to residents as RAF planes are to fly across Cumbria and Northumberland this week. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF plane warning to residents

Fiona Beal, 50, admits she killed her 42-year-old boyfriend Nicholas Billingham, whose partly mummified remains were discovered four-and-a-half months after he was last seen.

Teacher hid partner's body in garden

Bereaved mother back move to ban new drivers from carrying passengers

Watch: My child died in crash... the driver had just passed their test

The M6 has been closed northbound following a collision involving a HGV. (Credit: National Highways)

Collision closes motorway

Toddler Jaxon Barnes after receiving a life-saving liver resection at Leeds General Hospital. Picture: Hayley Barnes / SWNS

Toddler's "hard" stomach turned out to be liver cancer

Tiffany Render died during an incident in Whitehaven on March 22, 2024. A man has been charged with her murder. Picture released by Cumbria Police

Tributes to murdered Tiffany

The family of a woman whose death sparked a murder probe have paid tribute to her

Tom Morton

A composite photo of 12/Pons-Brooks comet, which passes Earth once every 71 years, taken in Kendal, Cumbria Picture: Stuart Atkinson/PA Wire

Once-in-a-lifetime comet to pass near Earth

The snapping turtle has been named 'Fluffy' by his carers (Photo: WildSide Vets/Supplied)

Snapping turtle with bone-breaking bite found in UK for first time

Killer, William Wilkinson (pictured right in CCTV image), has been jailed for murder after killing and dismembering the body of his neighbour Edward Forrester (pictured left). Pictures: Lancashire police. Pictures: Lancashire police

Killer dismembered neighbour's body

Lauren McFarland. Picture: Cumbria Constabulary / SWNS

Woman killed in ambulance crash

A body has been recovered during the search for a missing fell runner, Edward Catmur, in Cumbria. (Photo: Cumbria Police)

Body found in search for missing runner

Police in Cumbria are worried about Edward Catmur, who was last seen at 10am on New Year's Eve planning to walk to Cross Fell from Dufton

Fell walker goes missing in remote area

Liz Truss has given a peerage to Jon Moynihan, who donated £53,000 to her leadership campaign to become prime minister

Analysis £53,000 - seat in the House of Lords or a caravan in Cumbria?

The Northern Lights are a majestic natural phenomenon

The best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK this winter

Right Timothee Chalamet in Wonka, above left with the Lydia Eva and below, the boat at her home port of Great Yarmouth

The true story behind Willy Wonka's boat in the new blockbuster film

A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after a "suspicious item" was found in a home. (Credit: Getty Images)

Major incident as bomb squad investigate 'suspicious item'

East Midlands Airport announced its runway was "temporarily closed" at the weekend due to snow. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Latest update on UK airport after it shut runway due to snow flurries

East Midlands Airport announced its runway was "temporarily closed" at the weekend due to snow

Isabella Boneham

Cars stuck in snow near Ambleside in Cumbria - December 2023

Man walks 7 miles home as car stuck in snow as 'thousands caught out'

Snow is causing chaos in Cumbria Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Highways officers abused and motorway blocked as snow chaos continues

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park. Snow is causing chaos on the other side of the country in Cumbria Pictire: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Major incident declared as snow causes chaos across swathes of UK

Reece Kelly, 31 and Georgia Wright, 23, have been convicted over the death of their four-month-old son, Dallas Marc Kelly.

Dad jailed for life for murdering four-month-old son

Campaigner Matt Staniek warns Lake Windermere is “under threat” from sewage and blue-green alage. (Photo: Save Windermere)

‘Iconic’ Lake Windermere will be plagued by toxic algae ‘for decades’

Mum in Cumbria ‘disgusted’ after finding smoked cigarette in kid’s McDonalds box

Mum ‘disgusted’ after finding cigarette in McDonald’s kids meal

Odds revealed for The Great British Bake Off 2023 winner

Man's remains found in Lake District - murder arrest made

Layton Darwood, five, was crushed to death by a trailer attached to a van driven by a disqualified driver, Darren Jacques in August 2020.

Boy, 5 crushed to death under trailer wheels after going to buy sweets

A water vole set to be released at Haweswater (Photo: Ben Challis/Eden Rivers Trust)

'Vole-in-one' for conservation as endangered voles return to Lake District

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Cumbria after the disease was detected near Bootle. (Credit: Getty Images)

Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Cumbria after disease found near Bootle

Warning as 4ft lizard that can ‘run like a T Rex’ on the loose. (Photo: Pet Encounter Cumbria)

Warning as 4ft lizard that can ‘run like a T Rex’ on the loose

HMS Anson

Sensative files on Royal Navy submarine 'found in Wetherspoons toilet'

Eleanor Williams’ Facebook post about bogus rape claims caused chaos across Barrow, and led to the 22-year-old being imprisoned for eight-and-a-half years. Credit: Facebook/Getty

Eleanor Williams: the fictitious Facebook post which led to prison

Eleanor Williams. Credit: Facebook

Woman jailed after falsely claiming she was raped by grooming gang

Eleanor Williams. Credit: Facebook

Woman, 22, convicted after making fake Facebook grooming gang claims

Michael Gove has provoked anger from environmental campaigners (Photo: Getty Images / PA)

Climate activists slam Gove’s ‘shameful’ approval of new coal mine

Undated handout photo issued by Network Rail of a freight train carrying cement after it came off the tracks over the River Petteril near Carlisle shortly after 8pm on Wednesday. Rail passengers are being warned of major disruption between Carlisle and Newcastle after the incident. Issue date: Thursday October 20, 2022.

Carlisle derailment: train line to be shut for ‘several days’

Renee MacRae disappeared with son Andrew after leaving their home near Inverness on 12 November 1976. (Photo: Police Scotland)

Estranged husband of Renee MacRae gives evidence at murder trial

Jacques O’Neill has quit the Love Island villa - just one day after making amends with his partner Paige. (Credit: ITV)

Jacques O’Neill quits Love Island villa in shock decision

Jacques O’Neill on Love Island: who is Gemma Owen’s ex-boyfriend?

Laura Castle has been handed a life sentence for murdering Leiland-James Corkill.

Woman jailed for life for murdering boy she wanted to adopt

Leiland-James Corkill died from catastrophic head injuries

Foster mum accused of murdering baby boy she hoped to adopt

Peter Swailes Jr has been spared jail after a vulnerable worker was found to be kept in a squalid shed for 40 years. (Credit: PA)

Man avoids jail after vulnerable victim found living in squalid shed

Tributes have been paid to a teenager who died when the car she was travelling in crashed into a tree

Family’s tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ who died after car hit tree

Cockermouth Mountain Rescue volunteers rescued two holidaymakers and their dogs after water levels reached chest height

Cockermouth floods 2021: flood alerts and warnings for Cumbria town

Video shows overflowing river in Cumbria amid Met Office warnings

Met Office warns of life-threatening floods as heavy rain hits Britain

With cases on the up, NationalWorld explores the rolling rates among the over 60 population (image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Revealed: the 15 England areas with the most Covid cases among at-risk over 60s