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STEPHANIE REARDON: SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS STILL NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY ENOUGH IN WHITEHALL
Part of the problem is that despite the high-profile media attention, sexual violence is still not taken seriously enough in Whitehall, Reardon believes... READ MORE›
FLOODS IN NORTH-WEST ENGLAND PROMPT CRITICISM OVER MISSING DEFENCES
Cumbria MP says government is dragging its feet, as torrential rain causes flooding in area hit by Storm Desmond in 2015... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES CHALLENGE SCOTTISH NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSFERS
Scottish government policy allows for the substitution of nuclear waste with a radiologically equivalent amount of materials from Sellafield in Cumbria, northern England... READ MORE›
BOILER SCHEME CUTS LEAVE VULNERABLE AT RISK THIS WINTER
Industry is urging ministers to take action in the autumn budget to help address the lack of funding for vulnerable households to fix their boilers... READ MORE›
DRUG GIANTS THREATEN NHS WITH LEGAL ACTION OVER CHEAPER DRUG THAT COULD SAVE A?84M A YEAR
Avastin is widely used in the United States and other countries around the world to treat macular degeneration... READ MORE›
OPHELIA BRINGS FURTHER DISRUPTION AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS LEFT WITHOUT POWER
Ireland experienced the worst of the weather on Monday, with winds of almost 100mph damaging electricity networks and causing widespread disruption... READ MORE›
UK RAIDS UNCOVER SUSPECTED SUPPLIERS OF DEADLY DIET DRUG
The pair are listed as the original directors of Enhanced Athlete Europe, which was set up in Gateshead... READ MORE›
MEGA-BATTERY PLANT TO COME ONLINE IN SHEFFIELD
Facility run by E.ON, to be followed by many more, will help UK grid cope with fast-growing amount of renewable energy... READ MORE›
CHINESE FIRM BEHIND ESSEX NUCLEAR PLANT REFUSES TO REVEAL SECURITY INFORMATION
There is no suggestion the UK nuclear regulator would approve the Chinese reactor without receiving the documentation it required... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Cumbria
MAN DRESSED AS BATMAN CHASES 'KILLER CLOWNS' IN CUMBRIA
A photograph has been shared on Facebook of Batman seemingly chasing off a killer clown ... READ MORE›
RANSOM REPORTEDLY DEMANDED IN CYBERATTACK ON ENGLAND'S HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM
Doctors were using pen and paper as the National Health Service struggled to get computers back online... READ MORE›
CALLS FOR CUMBRIAN ZOO TO BE SHUT AFTER 486 ANIMALS DIE IN FOUR YEARS
South Lakes Safari zoo, whose licence is up for renewal, had a death rate of 12 percent of its inhabitants between 2013 and 2016... READ MORE›
5,000 VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO SAVE SPECIES - AND HELP KILL INVASIVE GREYS
It's an unfortunate part of red squirrel conservation that we have to kill grey squirrels... READ MORE›
MASSIVE, FAST-MOVING CYBERATTACK HITS AS MANY AS 74 COUNTRIES
The attack seems to have first appeared around 2 am ET on Friday in Europe, said Kurt Baumgartner, a principal security researcher with Kaspersky Lab in Moscow... READ MORE›
'KILL THEM, KILL THEM, KILL THEM'
Red squirrels 5,000 volunteers sought to save species - and help kill invasive greys... READ MORE›
NINE TENTHS OF ENGLAND'S FLOODPLAINS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE, STUDY FINDS
We have ignored our floodplains, said George Heritage of Salford University, co-author of the study the Changing Face of Floodplains, published by Co-Op Insurance on Thursday... READ MORE›
FLOODS AND EROSION ARE RUINING BRITAIN'S MOST SIGNIFICANT SITES
From Wordsworth's gardens to the south's white cliffs and salmon rivers in Wales, climate change is wrecking historic sites, finds study... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT NOT FUNDING NATURAL FLOOD PREVENTION METHODS
Despite government support for measures such as planting trees to stop floods, no funds have yet been been allocated... READ MORE›
AFTER BIG BEN RINGS OUT THE SOUND OF SILENCE IN LONDON
LONDON -- Ask not for whom the bell tolls -- at least not for the next four years at Parliament... READ MORE›
WHAT WILL BE THE BIG ENVIRONMENT EVENTS IN 2017?
The global climate debate will be dominated by whether the president-elect Donald Trump withdraws the US from the Paris global agreement to reduce emissions... READ MORE›
COUPLE TRAPPED IN RAT INFESTED ROOM ON LAWLESS ISLAND WRECKED BY IRMA HAVE BEEN 'ABANDONED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'
Mr Smart, an architect, said During Irma they said that the sounds were apocalyptic and they have likened it to a war zone... READ MORE›
RARE BUTTERFLY SPOTTED IN SCOTLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1884
Scotland has a new species of butterfly the elusive and endangered white-letter hairstreak has been discovered in a field in Berwickshire, 100 metres from the English border... READ MORE›
LOCAL ELECTION 2017 RESULTS IN ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND
There were 38A councilsA up for electionA across England, Scotland and Wales in which Labour is the largest party... READ MORE›
UK COAST HAVEN FOR 200,000 SEABIRDS BECOMES MARINE SPECIAL PROTECTED AREA
Northumberland coastline famed for Arctic terns and Atlantic puffins granted greater protection by Natural England... READ MORE›
SURGE IN JAIL POPULATION ADDS TO STRAIN ON OVERSTRETCHED PRISON SERVICE
Prison numbers can fluctuate which is why we have a robust set of plans in place... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST GEARS UP FOR 6,000-MILE BAMBOO BIKE RIDE
Kate Rawles will ride a bike made from grass grown in Cornwall to raise awareness about the loss of biodiversity... READ MORE›
YORKSHIRE DALES AND LAKE DISTRICT TO BE EXTENDED
Two of England's most celebrated national parks, the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, are being extended, the government has announced... READ MORE›
JORDAN BLACKBURN COMA PHOTO TO RAISE DRUGS AWARENESS
Jordan Blackburn fell ill following substance abuse at Kendal Calling on 31 July... READ MORE›
YORKSHIRE DALES EXPAND INTO LANCASHIRE IN NATIONAL PARKS LAND GRAB
In total, 188 sq miles, an area bigger than the Isle of Wight, were enveloped by the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks on Monday... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 30 'POP-UP' BROTHELS OPEN EACH WEEK IN SWINDON AS POLICE WARN FOREIGN PROSTITUTES ARE BEING TRAFFICKED BY EASTERN EUROPEAN GANGS
Inspector Dave Meredith, Newquay's most senior police officer, said that his force expected to discover more pop-up brothels in the town this summer... READ MORE›
MOMENTUM ORGANISING CAR POOLS AND LONDON PHONE BANKS IN 'URGENT' DRIVE TO WIN COPELAND AND STOKE BY-ELECTIONS
They are also urging supporters to phone voters in Copeland, Cumbria, and Stoke-on-Trent Central from their own homes in a last-minute bid to boost support... READ MORE›
HOSPITALS 'DANGEROUSLY FULL' DURING WINTER CRISIS, SAYS THINKTANK
Dr Tracey Batten quit on Thursday as chief executive of Imperial College healthcare NHS trust, which runs five hospitals in central and west London... READ MORE›
ENGLAND AND WALES RECORD WARMEST WINTER SINCE 1910
Climate change driven by carbon emissions from human activities is driving temperatures up across the world... READ MORE›
CAFFEINE HIT: WHAT HAPPENS TO BRITAIN'S 3BN EMPTY COFFEE CUPS?
Definitely recyclable paper cups can go in the green bin, says the waste recycling executive who answers the phone... READ MORE›
ENGLAND'S LAST GOLDEN EAGLE FEARED DEAD
Golden eagles arrived in the Lake District from Scotland in the late 1950s and a pair first bred at Haweswater in 1969... READ MORE›
FIFTY-TWO NHS HOSPITALS SENT PATIENTS ELSEWHERE IN BUSIEST WEEK YET
Sixty-eight hospital trusts declared an alert between 8 and 15 January, and bed occupancy rate across England was 95.8 percent... READ MORE›
HOW THE MANCHESTER SUICIDE ATTACK UNFOLDED
It was her first Ariana Grande concert, a surprise for her 11th birthday... READ MORE›
LAST WINTER'S FLOODS 'MOST EXTREME ON RECORD IN UK', SAYS STUDY
The study's lead author, Terry Marsh, from CEH said At a national scale the winter floods of 2015-16 were the most extreme on record... READ MORE›
DO YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD RISK AREA AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE HIT BY A FLOOD?
30 August 2017 10 19am Flooding is a major problem for the island nation of the UK, and it's aA problem that is only likely to get worse... READ MORE›