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Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards as Don’t Touch Me, has died at the age of 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died on Friday after succumbing to ...
The move came after Elon Musk’s social media platform X criticised the new law which it described as ‘heavy-handed’.
Ukrainian drone attacks overnight killed three people, Russian officials said on Saturday. Russia’s defence ministry said air defences intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across eight Russian regions ...
The Metropolitan Police said it has imposed conditions on a protest and counter protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel.
The new crew includes two members who lost their places last year to allow the return of stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor, has confirmed she will be leaving the ITV soap.
The Newcastle boss confirmed the club had rejected an offer from Liverpool for Isak during a press conference in Seoul.
AN INVESTIGATION is underway following the death in prison of a Workington man who was serving a 15-year jail term for violent offences.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he does not accept Iran’s claims that the country is enriching uranium for academic purposes. Representatives from the United Kingdom, Germany and France held talks ...
Les Bell, who served as a highways operations engineer with Cumberland Council, had a 44-year career working on the roads and infrastructure of West Cumbria. Mr Bell began his car ...
Two Lake District locations have been named in the top 3 places to view an astronomical event this summer. Derwentwater and Scafell Pike were ranked second and third in a list of the best places in ...
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