A man has appeared in court accused of the sexual assault and murder of a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting. Jamie Varley, believed to have worked as a high school teacher, is also accused of ...

An amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office advising of the risk of “intense rainfall frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds”. The warning has been issued for ...

WORKINGTON AFC have announced the signing of central defender Jack Dickinson. The 27-year-old, from Whitehaven, has joined Darren Edmondson's Reds from Scottish side Gretna 2008. The West Cumbrian ...

A DRUG-driver has been banned from the roads for a year after he was found to be more than 13 times over the limit for a cocaine metabolite.

The King has presented new Colours to the Coldstream Guards during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, marking the regiment’s 375th anniversary. Troops from the 1st and 2nd Battalions paraded on Friday ...

Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale. The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves” ...

An American woman has appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with causing death by careless driving in what has been described as a tragic incident for all involved.

UK drivers could be breaking the Highway Code by driving while wearing sunglasses this summer, leaving them open to hefty fines ...

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4 rise this year and 3.5 next year.