Cumbria

Offshore workers must weigh less than 124kg according to new regulations

When is your body weight a matter for public discussion? Linzi Watson

Greggs plans to shut Scottish site as hundreds of jobs set to go

Historic building society with Scottish branches makes high street commitment

Oliver Barratt in Princes Street Gardens in 1989, when he was concerned about food kiosks (Picture: Crauford Tait)

Scotsman Obituaries: Oliver Barratt, Cockburn Association campaigner

The restored Bluebird K7, which crashed killing Donald Campbell in 1967, takes to the water in Coniston. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Donald Campbell's Bluebird in triumphant return to Coniston Water

Queen's View, in Perthshire, has been crowned the most beautiful spot in the whole of the UK.

Postcard-perfect Scottish spot crowned the UK's ‘most beautiful place'

Hotel searches using the ‘pet-friendly’ filter are up 28% year on year.

Ad Feature KAYAK reveals the UK’s top breaks for slow travel with a dog

Potential danger to life as alert issued by Met Office

A Viking longship like those once used by Norse settlers who travelled to Britain.

Which UK surnames have Viking ancestry? Check if yours is one of them

Exclusive Landslide sensors 'appear to have failed to avert train derailment'

The front of the train suffered extensive damage in the incident. Picture: Gordon Head/Nodrog

'Significant' disruption on key route for 'days' after train derails

An image of the front of the derailed train is being shared widely

LIVE: Glasgow train derails in Cumbria after 'suspected landslip'

The Cumberland

The Cumberland to offer savings accounts to support Scottish businesses

Hammering it: Myles Eddy with Luis Guarin (l) and John Morris.

Glasgow sales rep lands record £10k monthly commission

Mary Queen of Scots in 1559 as a young woman in France. A new book follows her desperate years in captivity in England after she fled Scotland in a disastrous move to seek the support and refuge of her cousin, Elizabeth I. PIC: Imagno/Getty.

Captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots 'like a John Le Carré spy novel'

Being taught the box loom

The Adventures of Mary Mouse History in the Park

Two former friends found guilty of cutting down the world-famous tree

Killer whales breach off the coast of Scotland.

Watch: Unbelievable moment killer whales breach off coast of Scotland

Whitehaven

Escape to the Lake District by rail this Easter

ASDA Kendal has unveiled a plaque in homage to best-selling author, Lee Child

Asda revealed as the inspiration for a bestselling novel series

Rain and wind are expected today

Met Office map shows where 70mph winds could hit UK

After nearly 800 miles, does Gareth see the appeal of a Tesla Model Y?

This is the world's best-selling car - we take one on a road trip

Avanti West Coast train.

Watch: Full list of train cancellations as Storm Éowyn hits the UK

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Strong winds forecast as Storm Éowyn to hit the UK.

Watch: Met Office expands yellow wind warning for UK

The mercury fell again overnight, with a hamlet in northern Scotland shivering through a temperature of minus 18C.

Coldest January night for 15 years as Scottish hamlet drops to -18.7

Driving in the snow.

Watch: Map shows how snow, sleet and rain will move across UK tonight

Scott McKerracher, Head of Commercial, The Cumberland

THE CUMBERLAND EXPANDS SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS INTO THREE NEW SECTORS

Elliot Badger with his huge collection of railway tickets.

Watch: Man collecting classic train ticket from every UK station

Are you dreaming of staying in the perfect holiday cottage this Christmas?

Plan your perfect Christmas holiday cottage getaway

Car was heading in wrong direction before M6 crash which killed five

Award-winning holiday centre on the Solway Coast

Todd German from SeaLife Scarborough and Scott Blacker from SeaLife Blackpool releasing Nazare a loggerhead sea turtle into the sea off the coast of Horta in the Azores

Heartwarming moment loggerhead sea turtle is released back in the wild

Great-grandad David Aris, aged 94, becomes the oldest person to take on the fastest zip line in the world.

Watch: Great-grandad, 94, takes on world's fastest zip line

Ad Feature Park life offers fun for all the family

Bellwether Tory seat shows prosperity won’t save Sunak from the mood for change John McLellan

The cathedral city of Carlisle is very walkable

Go car-free in quirky Carlisle

Dave Myers at a Strictly Come Dancing photocall at Elstree Studios, London in 2013 (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Dave Myers, half of TV's Hairy Bikers

Richard and Debbie Greaves with their dog, Ned. Image: contributed

Meet the couple who constructed a broch for 21st-Century holidays on Harris

Last year's goose, just out of the oven. Picture: Will Slater

Passions: If my online order doesn’t arrive my goose will be anything but cook...

Odds revealed for The Great British Bake Off 2023 winner

The leather-bound special 15th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - published exclusively for the competition in 2012.

‘Rarest’ Harry Potter book ever seen could fetch £10,000 at auction

The historic property, in Skiddaw Forest in the Lake District, is around 90 minutes away from the nearest village. Pic: RightMove

Hate people? ‘Most remote’ house in England up for sale

Good bread is a political issue (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

It's time to end the historic injustice of bad food – Stephen Jardine

Following mild weather over the New Year weekend, temperatures are set to plummet (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about the Met Office yellow weather snow and ice war...

The Coniston Hotel

Travel: The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, North Yorkshire

Financial specialists warn that subsidy cuts are at the forefront of a cash, labour and environmental triple whammy for farmers.

Half of UK's farmers face ruin as subsidy cuts bite, experts warn

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries