The attack on Wednesday was sparked by a speech Sheikh Hasina planned to give to supporters from exile in neighbouring India.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said it will be a “great honour” to play in front of US President Donald Trump in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Trump is due to become the first sitting president ...

Millom Coastguard has today paid tribute to the 23 Chinese cockle pickers that died in the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers disaster. The tragedy happened 21 years ago today on February 5 when they were ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Aberdeen used a new method of detecting vitamin D in human hair samples.

De Villiers, who has been Scotland’s scrum coach for the past five years, declared that they are “in a good place” as they bid to end their eight-year wait for a win over Ireland in Sunday’s Guinness ...

The incident happened on the A590 close to Newland Garage in Ulverston just after 1pm with the road blocked from Next Ness Lane to Alpine Road. The collision involved a car and a van with the driver ...

Michael Portillo will celebrate the 200th anniversary of British railways with a special programme on the BBC. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on September 27 1825 is credited as ...

The opposition – who won the bitter dispute after the Speaker of the Dail weighed in – criticised the Government over house-building claims and its efforts to restore power to ...

South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust and the University of Cumbria have teamed up to offer a one-year Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) based at Chetwynde School in Barrow. The Initial Teacher ...

A warning has been issued that a batch of pills may be circulating in Cumbria that could cause harm to those using them. Police have become aware of reports of small yellow circular pills – ...

A man died after medical technology including sleep apnoea equipment stopped working during Storm Eowyn, the Irish parliament has been told. Sinn Fein TD for Mayo Rose Conway-Walsh said she was ...

Head coach Borthwick’s future is being questioned following a run of seven defeats in nine Tests and seven in a row against top-tier opposition.