Cumbria

Ceremonial county of England

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Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.

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Child dies after being hit by car on sports pitch One child has died, and another has been injured after they were hit by a car at Kendal Rugby Club in Cumbria. A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:33Published on March 6, 2025

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Funeral held for schoolgirl Manchester United fan who died after being struck by car on sports pitch People in a Cumbrian town have come together to mark the life of Poppy Atkinson, the Manchester United-supporting schoolgirl who died after being struck by a car while playing on a sports pitch. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
Child dies and another injured after car driven onto sports pitch - with man arrested A child has died and another has been injured after a car was driven onto a sports pitch in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on March 5, 2025
Man in his forties dies in flat fire in Cumbria town A man has died in a fire in Cumbria, with emergency services still at the scene, and people warned to stay away from the town. Sky News - Published on December 8, 2024

Police name boy, 8, who died after being shot on farm Police have named an eight-year-old boy who died after being shot on a farm in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on September 30, 2024
Approval of new UK coal mine was an 'error of law', new government says The decision to approve a new coal mine in West Cumbria was made unlawfully, the UK's new government has admitted, as the carbon emissions from eventually burning the coal should have been taken into.. Sky News - Published on July 11, 2024
Body of man recovered during search for missing fell runner A body has been recovered during the search for a missing fell runner in Cumbria, police have said. Sky News - Published on January 2, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Christmas Day death A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a death in Cumbria on Christmas Day. Sky News - Published on December 26, 2023
Homes evacuated after bomb squad called in to investigate 'suspicious item' in Cumbria Homes have been evacuated as a bomb disposal squad investigates a "suspicious item" found in a house in north-west England. Sky News - Published on December 6, 2023
New weather warnings issued as 1,500 properties still without power Around 1,500 homes and businesses are still without power after heavy snow caused major power cuts in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on December 3, 2023
Man jailed for life for murdering his four-month-old son A man has been jailed for life and must serve at least 18 years in prison for murdering his four-month-old baby son in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on November 20, 2023

Historic courthouse partially collapses into river Part of a historic court building has collapsed into a river in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on October 8, 2023
52-seater coach involved in fatal crash was carrying holidaymakers The 52-seater coach involved in a fatal crash with a car in Pembrokeshire on Tuesday was carrying holidaymakers from the Cumbria area, police have confirmed. Sky News - Published on September 6, 2023
Second boy dies three weeks after getting into trouble in river A second boy has died following an incident in which a group of teenagers got into trouble in a river in Cumbria. Sky News - Published on June 15, 2023	'Let's wait and see': Government's climate tsar casts doubt over Cumbrian coal mine approval The government's climate tsar has said a coal mine in Cumbria would never have been approved if his recommendations had been in place. Sky News - Published on January 16, 2023
Legal battle brewing over controversial Cumbria coal mine decision by government A legal battle is brewing over the government's decision to approve the UK's first new coal mine in decades, shortly after it had pressured other countries to ditch the polluting fossil fuel. Sky News - Published on January 4, 2023