Supermarket chain Aldi has given store workers a pay rise after it announced it was hiking its minimum wage to £13 an hour from September. The budget-friendly grocery chain claims to be the first UK ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said he will seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which is due to hold elections in October. His candidacy is contested after he changed the ...

TV and celebrity couple Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have announced their separation after more than a decade of marriage.

Cumbria’s police, fire and crime commissioner David Allen echoed the call for safe celebrations. Mr Allen said: "Kendal Calling is one of the biggest events we have in the county. "It is a fantastic ...

Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in a knife attack last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

A multi-agency response was launched to help a horse in West Cumbria. Copeland Police, Allerdale Police, the Cumbria Police Rural Crime Team and partners from the RSPCA, the British Horse Society and ...

The Danish firm blamed the move to slash its guidance on intense competition from rivals and copycat drugs in the US.

The art dealer who purchased the mixed media piece discovered it had been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali.

Copeland Police are looking for the owners of two bikes found in Whitehaven, before they get destroyed in months time.

Actor James Nesbitt has said he was “honoured” to receive a companionship from Sir Paul McCartney at a Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) graduation ceremony.

Former top civil servant Baroness Sue Gray has been appointed to serve on Queen’s University Senate. Dr Feargal McCormack was also announced as a pro-chancellor at the Belfast university, while Anna ...

Fans of the ITV soap Emmerdale have said they are "beyond done" with two characters who make them want to turn off their TVs when ...