A national park is asking litter-bugs to say anonymously why they did not take their rubbish home.

Carlisle United defender Jack Armer signs a new two-year deal with the League Two club.

Gary McKee has run a marathon every day for three-and-a-half months to raise money for charity.

Leeds entertain Hull FC in the Super League, listen to BBC radio commentary.

A Cumbrian man has set off to complete his goal of running 110 marathons in 110 days.

Gary McKee, 51, started running the same 26.2 mile (42km) route around his home in Cleator Moor on 1 February.

He's doing it in memory of his father and to raise money for charity.

A leading volunteer for Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team has been announced as the charity's national Senior Executive Officer (SEO).

Mike Park MBE was elected to Mountain Rescue England and Wales at its online annual general meeting on Saturday.

The former team leader has been a volunteer member of the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue for 38 years and was awarded an MBE for Services to Mountain Rescue in 2011.

He said: "My first priority is to get out to the different regions to listen to members. I know mountain rescue in the Lake District very well but I want to understand the challenges faced by mountain rescue volunteers in other parts of the country."

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Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 3C to 5C (37F to 41F).

Winds: South-easterly winds will continue in the early morning, but they will soon back northerly for the rest of the day. Winds will be moderate through the morning with gusts around 25mph, but becoming strong again in the afternoon with gusts up to 45mph to 50mph.

Cloud: Largely cloudy or overcast until the late afternoon, with some clear breaks developing after. Cloud bases around 1,000ft to 2,000ft. (300m to 600m) in the eastern fells, but 2,500ft to 3000ft. (700m to 900m) to the western fells, even lifting above the summits in the afternoon.

Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or showers for most of the day. It looks set to become drier into the evening, along with occasional late sunny spells.

Visibility: Generally good, but poor above the cloud bases or under any shower or spell of rain.

A schoolboy witness says one defendant told him to pass on the threat to another man.

Dr Samin Khan hit a pedestrian in his Mercedes and then fled the scene of the "horrendous" incident.

The slate structures have been spotted in the Lake District by seasoned climbers and walkers.

Police are investigating the suspicious disappearance of two birds from the RSPB reserve at Geltsdale.

The two male Hen Harriers belong to a protected species and were feeding chicks which have since died.

The RSPB says the first bird a young ringtail was last seen on 4 May and the second hasn't been seen since delivering food to the nest on 7 May.

PC Samantha O’Key the forces Wildlife, Rural and Environmental Crime Co-ordinator said: "The two male birds were servicing nests, and as a result both nests have now failed.

"These birds were in good health, in a perfect environment for them to thrive, with plenty of food. It is highly unlikely that the Harriers have died of natural causes."

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Last year a male bird went missing in suspicious circumstances.

Steve Garnett who's a warden at RSPB Geltsdale, said: “This is devastating news, for hen harriers, for our hard-working team here at RSPB Geltsdale and for everyone who is rooting for a better outcome for these birds.

“We can make sure they are safe when they are on our land, but of course, they are free to range more widely and we know that not everyone has the best interests of these birds in mind. Hen harriers are illegally killed every year, so we are bound to view these disappearances as suspicious."

Neil Gass struck cyclist Mike Seminara on the A689 Carlisle bypass roundabout in March 2018.

Cumbria's director of public health has spent months encouraging people to take up the offer of a Covid-19 vaccine - and today he received his first jab.

Colin Cox, who lives across the Scottish border, was vaccinated in Canonbie.

He said: “Vaccination is absolutely critical to getting us out of this pandemic, particularly as we are now seeing evidence of the spread of new variants.

"The next step of easing lockdown is also reliant on the continued success of the vaccination programme, so it’s crucial for people to get vaccinated in order to give government the confidence to take that next step in June."

Latest data for Cumbria shows 315,000 people have received their first vaccine dose, with 185,000 receiving both doses.

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Cumbria's public health director has moved to reassure people about the spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19, as he revealed "fewer than five" cases had been diagnosed in the county.

Colin Cox said the cases were identified close to Lancashire, which has seen a spike in infections since mid-April.

"At this stage we're not proposing to do any other forms of lockdowns or mass testing or anything along those lines," he said.

"We are managing and containing it within our usual processes at the moment."

Across Cumbria more than 300,000 people have been vaccinated with more than half of those receiving both doses.

Currently no-one is being treated for Covid at hospitals in the north of Cumbria.

In the south, the numbers of people receiving hospital treatment is "very,very low", Mr Cox added.

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• Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 2C to 3C (36F to 37F) in the morning. Rising in the afternoon to around 4C to 6C (39F to 43F)
• Winds: Moderate westerly winds, with gusts up to 20mph to 25mph.
• Cloud: Patchy cloud in the morning, with bases above the summits. Cloud will mostly clear in the afternoon to leave clear skies.
• Weather: In the morning, there will be patchy cloud with a few showers. Turning drier in the afternoon with spells of sunshine.
• Visibility: Excellent.
• UV levels: Moderate.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum in Ulverston as well as pubs and cafes welcomed tourists back.

Holidaymakers heading to the Lake District say “the good things in life” are returning.

Cumbria County Council said the situation is being monitored and health advice remains the same.