A defence minister has declined to outline the timetable for when the Government will meet its “cast-iron commitment” to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

Hundreds of engineers are completing the final repair work on Cumbria’s power network following Storm Éowyn to restore the last ...

Katie White compared bottom trawling, which is the act of dragging heavy nets across the seabed, with ‘ripping up an orchard to pick an apple’.

Minister Dara Calleary said he understood people’s ‘frustration’ and that authorities were ‘working as hard as possible’.

CUMBRIA Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Barrow man who was last seen over one month ago.

BARROW Raiders head coach Paul Crarey was pleased that his squad showed no mercy against amateur side Crosfields.

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell has quit after abuse from a section of fans forced his family away from matches. Motherwell sit fifth in the William Hill Premiership but some fans had turned ...

Emma Little-Pengelly said the Republic’s president was ‘absolutely wrong’ to raise the issues at the annual Holocaust memorial event.

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

A panel in the case of a Metropolitan police officer who is alleged to have used the term ‘cotton pickers’ has retired to consider its verdict.

Christopher Bell, 45, left his door open when he came out of his house to run after Ian Langley, 54, who had thrown a stone at his home.

Comedian Jayde Adams (left) and Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins (second left) arrive for the funeral of The Vivienne in Denbighshire, North Wales (Danny Lawson/PA) Also in attendance was Steps singer Ian ...