The UK Government stepped in through diplomatic channels to oppose moving the match from 1am to 7pm BST, it is understood.

The latest State Pension age increase has come into force, meaning more people will now have to wait until they reach 67 before they can retire.

A mental health nurse has been struck off by the NMC after he was jailed for transporting £300k of cocaine on the M6 near Penrith.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street will see more schedule changes this week as the FIFA World Cup continues with more matches ...

The Bear-F plane dropped a series of buoys into the water near to the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, the MoD said.

EasyJet’s inaugural flight was from Luton to Glasgow on November 10 1995. Actress Lorraine Chase launches easyJet’s service to Edinburgh and Glasgow from Luton Airport in 1995 (Justin Williams/PA) – ...

HARDY hill farmers in Cumbria are facing crippling costs and severe cuts to their income, it is claimed. While Defra reports a recent average of £40,300 for Less Favoured Area (LFA) grazing livestock, ...

The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5 of their gross domestic product on defence, some are struggling to meet previous targets of 2.

A case of deadly squirrelpox has been confirmed in red squirrels in Clackmannanshire. Conservation organisations confirmed the presence of the virus after a post-mortem examination of an adult male ...

The UK will enter its third heatwave in as many months this week – although temperatures are not expected to soar into record-breaking territory, the Met Office has said. Parts of southern England are ...

A West Cumbria business has been shortlisted for a national competition backed by retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.

Cumbria's first alternative wedding fayre will arrive in September, just north of Wigton. Unveiled and Untamed - Nicola Redshaw and Rachel Laidler's wedding fayre - is coming to the The Den at Four ...