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Police have named a driver who died when his car crashed off the M6 just over a week ago.
Daniel Brett-Somers, 34, from Shrewsbury was driving a blue Range Rover Evoque, which came to rest in a field near Southwaite Services, just south of Carlisle, just after 23:00 on 21 April.
No other vehicle is thought to have been involved and police have renewed an appeal for witnesses.
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Cumbria's Georgia Stanway has been named Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association after her stunning season with Manchester City.
But the England forward, from Barrow, says her idol growing up wasn't a City player, but Alan Shearer of Newcastle.
Image source, PAGeorgia (pictured talking to presenter Eilidh Barbour) scored six times in the England U20 cup campaign last year, helping her team to a Bronze medal win.
Volunteers from the Wasdale rescue team were called when a walker ascending Scafell Pike on the main path fell and suffered a blow to their head and arm injuries.
Image source, Wasdale MRTThe rescue team was training nearby on Sunday and carried the casualty to Wasdale Head to be picked up by a road ambulance and taken to hospital.
A Maryport drug dealer twice caught in possession of significant quantities of heroin, and on the second occasion with almost £12,000 cash, has been jailed for six years.
Image source, Cumbria PoliceLiam Shepherd, 32, of Princess Drive, admitted possessing heroin with intent to supply, criminal property and a class C drug.
Carlisle Crown Court heard that on the first occasion, police searched his home finding drugs, weighing scales, mobile telephones and bags, while on the second he was stopped in the town, and police found the money and packaging suggesting, according to the prosecution, that he had been involved in dealing a kilo of heroin.
This afternoon will be dry with further periods of sunshine
It should feel reasonably warm with just light winds and temperatures from 13C to 16C (55F to 61F).
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was seriously injured in Carlisle early this morning.
Police say they were called to a property in Scotby Close just before 03:00, where they found a woman with injuries to her arms and hands.
She needed hospital treatment, but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
A man in his 30s is in police custody.
Police say a pedestrian hit by a car on Saturday evening on the A69 at Warwick Bridge is still critically ill in the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
A 73-year-old man was arrested later accused of several offences including failing to stop. He has now been released under investigation.
Officers say they believe there may be witnesses who have yet to come forward, and they have appealed for drivers to contact them if they were in the area at about 19:30 on 27 April, and if they have dashcam footage.
All opioid medicines in the UK will carry prominent warnings on their labels saying they can cause addiction, the health secretary has announced.
Matt Hancock acted after figures in England and Wales revealed a-more-than 60% increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers in the last decade.
The North East and Cumbria had the highest number, NHS figures revealed.
Making the announcement, Mr Hancock said people needed protection "from the darker side to painkillers".
Health experts welcomed the move, saying opioids can cause "life-altering and sometimes fatal addictions".
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Businesses in the South Lakes are crying out for staff, a council meeting has been told.
Coniston councillor Anne Hall said nearly “every” business there and in nearby Hawkshead was struggling to recruit, with high housing prices being part of the problem.
She said 11 affordable homes had opened a year ago in Coniston, work on seven was due to start shortly and that a complex of nine houses in Torver had all been quickly occupied.
The council leader Giles Archibald ran through measures the council was taking to enable more affordable housing and said the district was on track to reach a target of 1,000 new homes by 2025.
Quote MessageThe staffing problem is a real issue and some businesses cannot get staff and are on their knees.”
Anne Hall
Temperature at 3,000ft: About 3 to 5C (37 to 41F).
Winds: Southeast 5 to 10mph at both sea level and at summit level.
Cloud: Early patchy valley fog readily lifting to localised scattered layers at base 600m early in the morning, covering peaks as hill fog, then dispersing by mid-morning. Otherwise mainly scattered layers at base 1,000 to 1,500m (above most summits), but locally covering the highest peaks as hill fog.
Visibility: Mainly good, but poor in any hill fog.
Freezing level: Above the summits.
UV Index: Moderate.
Pollen: High.
This morning, any mist and fog patches will lift to leave sunny periods.
This afternoon will be dry and there will be further periods of sunshine and just a little cloud. Light winds.
Maximum Temperature: 14 to 17C (57 to 63F).
This evening will be dry with late sunshine. Tonight will be dry with clear periods. Some mist and fog patches may form again under light winds towards the end of the night.
Minimum Temperature: 3 to 6C (37 to 43F).
The ward at Brampton community hospital will close for six months in the summer for refurbishment.
Read MoreGypsy and Traveller representatives are holding what they describe as a "cultural evening" in Kirkby Stephen tonight to build up a better understanding with people in the town ahead of Appleby Fair.
Billy Welch, a Gypsy "Shera Rom" who looks after the main encampment at Appleby on Fair Hill, and Bill Lloyd, who represents travellers, will be speaking and answer questions about efforts to preserve the character of the event.
Mr Welch said: "Whilst myself and Bill Lloyd can’t speak for everyone who attends the fair, most of whom are not Gypsies and Travellers, we can help get across any concerns local people may have.”
The event, which will end with Mr Lloyd telling stories and singing song, starts at 19:30 at the Kings Arms.
Quote MessageI think this could be a great opportunity for both the settled and the Gypsy and Traveller community to build up a better understanding of one another."
Billy Welch
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