The Marxist has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

Radio presenter Adele Roberts has said the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote to her after she was declared cancer-free and described it as “lovely”. The 45-year-old DJ announced she was free of the ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said he does not have a £150 million “war chest” to tackle poverty in Scotland. Mr Murray dismissed reports that the Scotland Office would be allocated such funds for ...

MEMBERS of a charity supporting carers across the South Lakes have been allowed to fundraise for one day in McDonald's, Kendal.

Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Westmorland and Furness reached £720 per month in the year to August – up 7% from £672 a year prior. It was ...

BARROW Police were out on patrol in the town centre after reports of anti-social behaviour. The police were in Barrow on a 'high visibility foot patrol' yesterday morning (Saturday, September 21). A ...

At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...

A leading union is unveiling a series of billboards as part of its call on the Government to reverse its controversial cuts to winter fuel allowance. Several billboards will appear in Liverpool, where ...

More than 20 people have been injured after Russian strikes on high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – the second consecutive night-time attack this week. The bombs fell on Saturday night on ...

WORKERS have been spotted at the damaged section of the 'historic' Walney channel walkway. Pictures taken by resident Alan Williamson on Thursday, September 19, appear to show three workers and an ...

Cumbria Wildlife Trust volunteers have announced that rare birds of prey have been spotted breeding in Cumbria.