Staff at Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) have expressed delight at the GCSE results achieved by their Year 11 cohort. Matthew Hardwick, headteacher at UVHS, said: "As ever, I am exceptionally ...

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, became the oldest living person in April after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas at 116.

Cumbria Police are continuing to appeal for information about a missing 13-year-old boy. Liam Harrison was last seen at 4:45pm on August 16 on King Street, Wigton.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.