Oliver Voysey, who has a severe brain injury, is raising money for a Lake District activity centre.

A shop assistant on duty at the time hopes he can return to "the carefree happy worker" he once was.

Parents are worried that children who did not secure a place will have to go mainstream schools.

Barrow sign young defender Bobby Thomas from Premier League side Burnley on loan until the end of the season.

Police say people "are continuing to put their lives and the lives of others at risk".

Cumbria police says it has not directly received a copy of a letter but will "fully investigate".

Press Association photographer Owen Humphreys was up early to capture the snowfall from overnight.

Rail operator Northern has advised passengers not to travel on many of its routes in the North West "due to increasingly poor conditions following torrential rain across the region".

The firm said routes covering "north of Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria" were affected and a number had "experienced issues with flooding and... seen closures and significant disruption".

A spokesman said Northern had worked "alongside Network Rail throughout the night to prepare as many rail services as possible to resume on Thursday, [but] despite this hard work, flooding is persisting, and it has become increasingly difficult to operate a reliable service".

Regional director Chris Jackson added:

Parts of England prepare for widespread floods as Boris Johnson announces emergency Cobra meeting.

Carlisle United sign striker Cedwyn Scott from non-league club Hebburn Town on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

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Heavy rain has been causing problems in Cumbria.

The Environment Agency has issued five flood warnings - for the River Eden in Carlisle, at Rickerby Park, the Swifts and Stoneyholme golf courses.

Also in Wigton, where the Environment Agency has warned that properties in the Station Road area are at risk of flooding, and the Keswick Campsite is also under a flood warning.

Among the roads affected are the A6 which is closed in both directions, from M6 J42 (Carlisle South) to The Beeches Farm.

And many rivers are covered by flood alerts - that's the lowest level of warning., external

The five men remain under investigation on suspicion of taking part in poaching activities.

Barrow sign midfielder Jamie Devitt on an 18-month deal, following his release by League One side Blackpool.

The UK's push to secure a deal over fossil fuels is being undercut by a decision to allow a new coal mine, MPs warn.

Temperature at 3,000ft: About 3C (37F)

Winds at 3,000ft: A westerly breeze during the morning with gusts of 35-40mph, backing south-westerly and increasing in the afternoon, with gusts up to 45-50mph

Cloud: Cloudy throughout the day with cloud bases of 650-1,000ft (200-300m) in the western fells but 1,300-2000ft (400-600m) in the east

Weather: A dull and cloudy day with outbreaks of rain turning heavy at times.

Visibility: Poor visibility in spells of rain and above the cloud bases

Freezing level: Above the peaks

Here's a photo taken by the fell top assessors yesterday.

Barrow sign Tranmere midfielder Ollie Banks, Barnsley winger Dan Bramall and Bristol Rovers defender Tom Davies on loan.

The body of Lee McKnight was found in the River Caldew near Carlisle on 24 July last year.

A Carlisle man's been jailed after punching and kicking his former girlfriend before throwing an Xbox and pouring a bowl of Weetabix over her head.

Cyril Greer, 38, headbutted one window and smashed a second at his former girlfriend’s home on 9 August after an argument.

She ended their relationship but Greer returned to her home four days later and repeatedly punched and kicked her, leaving her with blurred vision, bruising and lumps to her head.

Later the same month, Greer launched another sustained attack on a female friend at a different address repeatedly punching and hitting her.

Greer, of Dalton Avenue, admitted an actual bodily harm attack on his friend and admitted a common assault on his former partner. He was jailed for 44 weeks.

Image source, Cumbria constabulary

A wild swimmer takes on a daily dip in icy waters throughout January to fundraise for the homeless.

• Temperature at 3,000ft: About -1C (30F).
• Winds: A strong westerly breeze in the morning, easing into the afternoon with gusts up to 40mph to 45mph.
• Cloud: Patchy cloud across the fells throughout the day. Thicker cloud will build in towards the evening. Cloud bases of around 1,000ft to 2,000ft (300m to 600m).
• Weather: A dull and cloudy day, with the odd scattered shower but some bright spells. Areas of rain will push in from the south-west later on in the evening.
• Visibility: Generally good, but poor in any showers and above the cloud bases.
• Freezing level: Around 2,300ft to 2,600ft (700m to 800m) through the day.

Image source, Fell Top Assessors

Wes from the Fell Top Assessors took the picture above of wet snow that has frozen on Helvellyn - producing lots of ice above 2,300ft (700m).