Joe Root moved up to third on the all-time Test run-scorers list as he and Ollie Pope helped England close in on India’s first-innings score at Emirates Old Trafford. Root overtook former India batter ...

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...

A NUMBER of dogs have been removed from a property in Cumbria. The RSPCA and Cumbria Police both attended the address yesterday (Thursday, July 24). The dogs are now in the care of the RSPCA, and an ...

Championship leader Oscar Piastri set the early pace in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix – as Lando Norris finished half-a-second behind his title rival. Piastri, who holds an eight-point lead over ...

Cumbrian born James Trafford is set to join Manchester City, despite interest from Newcastle United, from Burnley in a deal reportedly worth ...

Ceitidh Ainsworth has been inspired to chase her goals after representing Scotland at the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series.   This ...

A DRINK-driver told police he made a fateful decision to “crack open” a can of lager while travelling home from work.

Alice Pumphrey will sit down to watch the Lionesses’ latest bid for glory on Sunday without a flicker of regret that she turned her back on a promising football career to target success of a different ...

People are being urged to use A&E only for life-threatening emergencies during the latest round of NHS strikes.

A fresh wave of strikes has been announced by drivers at a train company in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking ...

England batter Joe Root moved up to third on the all-time Test run-scorers’ list on Friday, leaping above India’s Rahul Dravid and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis. Already England’s most prolific ...

An affidavit, signed by Flatley’s solicitor Maxwell Mooney, was submitted to the court stating that the Irish-American is “to seek nominations to run for president of Ireland”. Lord Of The Dance star ...