News of the German surrender was eagerly anticipated across the UK in the days leading up to VE Day. Many had already draped their houses with bunting and bought Union flags for the coming ...

Experts at Walkers and Mars have revealed why some snacks get discontinued, plus the steps customers can take to bring them back ...

OVO Energy will be giving households on its OVO Beyond rewards programme two free hours of electricity every week in the summer ...

Brits have shared that they wish physical concert tickets would make a comeback as a keepsake piece of memorabilia.

A former prison officer who was attacked by an inmate while she was on duty is campaigning for mandatory protective gear for all prison staff in the UK. Claire Lewis, 50, from Washington in Sunderland ...

A fundraiser set up to support the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died following a fire at an industrial estate in Gateshead has raised more than £13,000.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not.

A small plane has crashed into a neighbourhood in Simi Valley, California, killing a person on board the aircraft and ...

The Leyland National event took place on Whitehaven Harbour over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. The event showcases historic buses that were manufactured at Lillyhall near Workington over the 20th ...

A WOMAN who has been on the West Bank and experienced first-hand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be hosting a talk in Cumbria.

THE family of a man who died just over a month after marrying his childhood sweetheart are set to 'keep a promise they couldn't break' this month.