South Western to be first rail operator brought into public ownership
South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year, followed by c2c and Greater Anglia.
Relatives hunt for missing people after deadly Guinea stadium crush
Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...
EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
The European Union has agreed to a one-year delay on the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation – caving in to demands from several producer nations ...
Whitehaven: Offenders could face two Christmas pub bans
Offenders causing alcohol-related trouble in Whitehaven pubs could face bans spanning two Christmases. Revellers committing offences such as assault, abusive behaviour, disorder, and drug crime could ...
Lammy tells Nato members to ‘get serious’ about increased defence spending
Foreign Secretary David Lammy pointed to the UK’s own commitment to increase spending to 2.5 of GDP, although no timetable has been set for that.
Cumbria Police: Today's speed camera van locations
The vans will be operating on the A585 between Tebay and Brough, the A66 between Brough and Rheged, the A590 between the M6 J36 and Lindale, Grange-Over-Sands, the M6 J40 – J37, and the Kendal area.