UK retail sales unexpectedly rose last month as warmer weather boosted sales for fashion chains and garden centres, according to new official figures. The overall quantity of sales increased by 0.4% ...

A small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town in Thailand, killing at least five people on board, officials said. The plane was conducting a test flight to prepare for parachute ...

At least two Australian services were disrupted by protests, with hecklers disrupting services in Melbourne and Perth.

Anne attended a service at Anzac Cove on the 110th anniversary of the ill-fated assault by Australian and New Zealand troops.

A man accidentally carried two knives he had used on a Lakes camping trip through airport security - without being stopped and searched.

Officials say the drones were doing attack runs or conducting surveillance, and they crashed both into the water and onto land.

Thousands of mourners again waited through the night for a chance to see Pope Francis’s remains before the lying-in-state ends on Friday evening. It comes as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will ...

Pakistan has warned it could suspend a critical peace treaty with India in the wake of recent violence in the disputed province of Kashmir, with tensions between the two nations continuing to escalate ...

A CUMBRIAN band will be performing at The Brickyard in Carlisle. Fat Dads will be performing at the Carlisle music venue on Friday, June 27. Tickets cost £13 and are available on the Fatsoma website.

Pop-up food festival ‘Eat Street’ is set to return to Whitehaven for two days over the May bank holiday weekend on May 3 and May 4.

A teaching assistant at a Brampton school is set to run the Manchester Marathon in memory of her uncle, who was killed during the Ukraine war.

BRASS at the Castle will be returning to Cumbria this summer. Following the success of last year's debut, this year's event celebrates Cumbria's brass band tradition of grassroots music. The festival ...