Summary

  • Met Office warns of 'very dangerous' freezing rain

  • Lakes festival founder called in to help set up USA event

  • Yard boss calls for investment in Barrow to stop town's population dwindling

  • Brexit 'could hit nuclear industry'

  1. Men not guilty of sexual activity with schoolgirlspublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    The two men had previously been acquitted of raping the two girls at a house in Carlisle.

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  2. Harrogate Town 1-0 Carlisle Unitedpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    Improving Harrogate Town secure their third win in four games thanks to Josh March's first-half penalty against Carlisle.

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  3. Salford City 1-0 Barrowpublished at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    Salford move up to fourth in the League Two table with a comfortable win over struggling Barrow at The Peninsula Stadium.

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  4. Two men found not guilty of raping schoolgirlspublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    Verdicts have not yet been reached on two alternative counts, which the men also deny.

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  5. Injured mountain rescuer support 'overwhelming'published at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    Chris Lewis fell 500ft (150m) while on a mission to save two campers who broke lockdown rules.

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  6. Weather on the fells: Cloudy with showers and strong windspublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: 4C to 5C (39F to 41F)
    • Winds: Strong south-westerly winds to start, easing to fresh through the day. Gusts up to 45mph to 50mph initially, weakening to around 35mph to 40mph later
    • Cloud: Low cloud will be present throughout the day with cloud bases around 650ft to 1,300ft (200m to 400m). Cloud will be patchier on northern fells
    • Weather: A generally cloudy day with hill fog, but some brighter spells. There is a risk of showers throughout, turning locally heavy at times. The northern fells will see the best of any brightness
    • Visibility: Poor in hill fog and during any showers. Otherwise good
    • Freezing level: Above the summits
    East face of HelvellynImage source, Fell Top Assessors

    Jon from the Fell Top Assessors took this picture of Helvellyn's east face from near the top of Swirral Edge. He says there is snow and ice and is likely to be topped by cornices, which are very unstable in the milder temperatures.

  7. More repairs needed on landmark railway viaductpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    Further cracks have been found in masonry on the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, Network Rail says.

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  8. Yorkshire icon needs extra repairs 'as soon as possible'published at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    Further restoration work needs to be carried out on one of Yorkshire's most famous landmarks after more cracks than expected were discovered in its stonework, it's been confirmed.

    Scaffolding around Ribblehead ViaductImage source, Network Rail

    Surveys using a drone (shown in film below) conducted during current restoration work on the Ribblehead Viaduct have accurately mapped the structure for the first time, and huge scaffolding towers have been built for repairs to take place.

    This has given rare access for a much closer inspection of the 144-year-old railway link's condition, according to Network Rail.

    Marc Vipham, from Network Rail, said: “Being up close restoring Ribblehead for several months now, we've found deeper issues need attention to protect this feat of Victorian engineering.

    “Carrying out these extra repairs now, when the experts are in place and the scaffolding is already up, will save a huge amount of taxpayers’ money and stop us needing to come back all over again."

    The railway infrastructure company says plans have been submitted to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to carry out the extra repairs to newly found cracks "as soon as possible".

    Ribblehead viaductImage source, Network Rail

    The Grade II-listed viaduct opened in 1875 and carries the Settle-Carlisle railway line 104ft over the valley below.

    The structure, which has 24 arches and is 1,318ft long, took about five years to build.

  9. Farmer convicted over 'secret' rapespublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    Raymond Harrison raped one schoolgirl and indecently assaulted another after winning their trust.

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  10. Drink-driver admits killing family in crashpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    A father, his son aged 15, and daughter, 12, were killed along with their pet dog.

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  11. Weather on the fells: Cloudy and mild with rainpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: 3C to 5C (37F to 41F)
    • Winds: Strong to gale force south-westerly winds, with the strongest winds in the morning and early afternoon. Gusts about 45mph to 50 mph
    • Cloud: There will be low cloud present throughout the day, with cloud bases 700ft to 1,000ft (200m to 300m) in the morning, rising slightly to 1,000 to 2,700ft (300m to 800m) later
    • Weather: It will be a cloudy day, with some mist or fog in the morning. There will be outbreaks of rain for a time in the early afternoon, easing later on. Slightly less windy than yesterday, and it will remain relatively mild
    • Visibility: Visibility poor above cloud bases, and in rain
    • Freezing level: Above the summits
    South side of Striding EdgeImage source, Fell Top Assessors

    Wes from the Fell Top assessors team took the picture above of snow slides on the sunny south facing side of Striding Edge last week. He says with this week's warmer temperatures, there'll be more instability on the fells and lots of evidence of avalanche activity.

  12. Large wildfire extinguished after 27 hourspublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service say about 50 firefighters battled the blaze near a reservoir.

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  13. Latest updates from BBC Cumbria Livepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

    Bringing you the latest news and sport from across Cumbria from Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2021.

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  14. Large wildfire still burning near reservoirpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021

    Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service say five engine crews battled the blaze during the night.

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  15. Everest mountaineer's Nepal charity raises millionspublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Months before his death the mountaineer raised money for people in Nepal by climbing his stairs.

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  16. Large wildfire breaks out near reservoirpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service says five fire engines are at the scene and ask people to stay away.

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  17. Freeze forces EFL and National League call-offspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Rotherham against QPR and Swansea's trip to Sheffield Wednesday are among the growing host of Saturday's EFL games called off.

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  18. Couple bailed after death of boy they were adoptingpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    The one-year-old boy who died was living with the couple as they awaited a final adoption order.

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  19. Modern-day 'monk's' five-year sketchbook trekpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Colin Hindle says it took years of "monk-like" behaviour to sketch "wow factor" views.

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