Children will go back to “smoking behind the bike sheds” as a result of the Government’s ban on disposable vapes, a Conservative former minister has said. Sir Christopher Chope claimed that 29% of ...

Henry Slade insists England will resist the temptation to strip back their gameplan in a quest to rescue their autumn by toppling South Africa at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

A VISITOR to Carlisle is yet to enter a plea to an allegation that he possessed cannabis worth an estimated £250,000 with intent to supply. Wang Kai Xie, 23, who gave his address as Fountainwell Road, ...

A crash on the A66 neat Penrith is causing slow traffic and a partial blockage. The crash happened in the construction area and the affected area ...

A minister has vowed to rid England of “toy-like” disposable vapes which have become “a menace on our streets”. MPs backed plans to ban some vape products from June next year, which environment ...

Andy Farrell believes taking on Argentina will be the “perfect” test of Ireland’s character after they “let a few people down” during a deflating defeat to the All Blacks. The Six Nations champions ...

The King has held an audience with one of the possible contenders to become the next archbishop of Canterbury. Charles welcomed the Right Reverend Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, to Buckingham Palace ...

An innovative new programme, launched earlier this year by Enterprising Cumbria (formerly the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership) and developed ...

A man beat his partner and may have slept while she died on the floor next to his bed, a court has heard. Raj Sidpara, 50, admitted the manslaughter of his partner Tarnjeet Riaz, also known as ...

Rapper Nelly will not face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” St ...

Arsenal defender Ben White is set for a spell on the sidelines having undergone minor surgery on a knee issue, according to reports. White, 27, has seen his workload managed during the opening part of ...

Dean Dempster, a response officer for Greater Manchester Police, assaulted the child while on duty in Oldham in December last year.