Summary

  • Seven years prison for M6 driver in fatal crash

  • Defence ministry warns of zip wire low flying risk

  • Millom residents call for flood action

  • Heavy snow brings avalanche danger to fells

  1. Car wash owners 'ran modern slavery ring'published at 21:32 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Three men deny exploiting Romanian workers at a car wash in Carlisle.

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  2. Lake District beauty spot used as toiletpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Litter pickers find human waste, loo roll and dog mess at Surprise View, Derwentwater, near Keswick.

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  3. Poor weather forces vet to pause on Wainwright record attemptpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    A Lake District vet who was aiming to become the first woman to run all 214 Wainwright peaks in under six days is taking a break because of the weather conditions.

    Sabrina Verjee, from Ambleside, was hoping to beat her previous time of six days, 17 hours and 51 minutes which she set in 2020.

    The poor conditions have forced her to stop and take a rest on the 325-mile (525km) route across the fells.

    Her team did not give an update on whether the record attempt would be resumed.

    Sabrina Verjee and teamImage source, Steve Ashworth
  4. Weather on the fells: Cloud, heavy showers and strong windspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: Around -1C to 0C (30F to 32F).
    • Winds: A strong north-westerly wind, with gusts reaching up to 45mph to 50mph this morning, slightly weakening towards the afternoon with gusts of 30mph to 35mph.
    • Cloud: Mostly cloudy throughout the morning with cloud bases around 1,600ft to 2,600ft (500m to 800m), clearing around noon, but decreasing down to 400ft to 800ft (140m to 240m) under heavy showers.
    • Weather: Largely overcast day with some showers this morning, turning more frequent and persistent in the afternoon. A chance of showers turning wintry at times, and perhaps thundery too. Significant wind chill.
    • Visibility: Generally moderate but turning poor to very poor under heavy showers.
    • Freezing level: Initially around 2,600ft (800m) in the morning, but rising to around 3,100ft to 3,300ft (950m to 1,000m) in the afternoon.
  5. Latest updates from BBC Cumbria Livepublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Bringing you the latest news, travel and weather from across Cumbria from Monday 3 May to Friday 7 May 2021

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  6. Listen: Sunday's Championship & League 1 commentariespublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    Listen to BBC Radio commentary from Sunday's action in the Championship and League 1.

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  7. Driverless pod on show in Lake Districtpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    Views are being sought on the self-driving electric vehicle on show at Brockhole Visitor Centre.

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  8. Vet starts second attempt at Wainwright recordpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Sabrina Verjee wants to beat her time of six days, 17 hours and 51 minutes to run all 214 peaks.

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  9. Lake District river 'rewiggled' to reduce floodingpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Reinstating several bends in Goldrill Beck will slow water flow, according to the National Trust.

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  10. Southend relegated despite win at Barrowpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Southend United are relegated from the Football League for the first time in 101 years despite winning at Barrow.

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  11. Leyton Orient 2-3 Carlisle Unitedpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Carlisle United win in stoppage time as George Tanner's goal settles a five-goal thriller against Leyton Orient.

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  12. New zoo bosses win licence bid after tiger attackpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The firm took over the attraction after a keeper was mauled and hundreds of animals died.

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  13. Weather on the fells: Dry start turning cloudy with showerspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: In the morning, around -2C to 0C (28F to 32F) Rising in the afternoon to around 0C to 1C (32F to 34F).
    • Winds: A moderate north-easterly breeze, with gusts reaching up to 25mph to 30mph.
    • Cloud: Mostly clear skies in the morning, although patchy cloud will push in during the afternoon, with bases around 1,000ft to 2,000ft (300m to 600m).
    • Weather: A dry and bright start to the day. Turning increasingly cloudy in the afternoon with showers.
    • Visibility: Good in the morning, but poor in the afternoon above cloud bases and in showers.
  14. Maul death zoo granted new licencepublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Council backs application after staff-backed company takes reins from under-fire founder.

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  15. Weather on the fells: Chilly and cloudy with showers moving inpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: In the morning, around -2C to 0C (28F to 32F). Rising to around 0C to 1C (32F to 34F) in the afternoon.
    • Winds: A moderate north-easterly breeze, with gusts reaching up to 25mph to 30mph.
    • Cloud: Patchy cloud for much of the day, with bases around 2,000ft to 3,300ft (600m to 1,000m).
    • Weather: A chilly day with patchy cloud throughout. There will be some sunny spells between any breaks in the cloud. Dry during the morning, but showers will push in the afternoon.
    • Visibility: Generally good, but poor above cloud bases or in any showers.
  16. Trust 'failed to act' on cancer patient's X-rayspublished at 06:28 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    A man's lung cancer went undiagnosed for three years until it was untreatable, an ombudsman finds.

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  17. Air ambulance lands at its new homepublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Pride of CumbriaImage source, GNAAS

    A life-saving air ambulance has landed in its new home.

    The Pride of Cumbria II will be based in Langwathby, near Penrith, and was welcomed by the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

    The aircraft, which also made its first flight in the county in front of its new team, will replace the existing Pride of Cumbria which is almost 30 years old. It has served the region since 2011.

    David Stockton, chief executive of the charity, said: "Last summer, the Guardian of the North II arrived at the charity and now, with the addition of the Pride of Cumbria II, we have completely revamped our aircraft and it’s time to look forward, not back.

    "The ongoing support of the people of Cumbria has been phenomenal and this new helicopter is our way of repaying that loyalty, which in turn, will allow us to save many more lives and keep families together."

    The new Dauphin N3 aircraft is expected to serve Cumbria for about 15 years.

    The charity said the Covid-19 pandemic left it with estimated financial losses of about £100,000 per month.

  18. Van driver admits killing police officer in crashpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    PC Oliver Evans died when his motorbike was hit by Graham Ellison's Royal Mail delivery van in 2019.

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  19. New air ambulance set for Cumbria arrivalpublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Cumbria's new air ambulance will fly into the county later.

    The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA) bought the helicopter from a private seller and it's been refurbished in Leeds.

    It will replace the 30-year-old Pride of Cumbria and will land at the organisation's base near Penrith at lunchtime.

    The charity that runs the service said it is more powerful than the old chopper and has a longer range. It's due to operate for at least the next 15 years.

    GNAA has another helicopter based in the North East.

    GNAA's new helicopterImage source, GNAA
  20. Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrowpublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Barrow guarantee their League Two safety with a 2-0 victory over promotion-chasing Forest Green.

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