Storms bring flood chaos to Cumbria
Torrential rain brought havoc to Carlisle as Cumbria buckled under the worst of the overnight downpours. (12 comments)
Owner devastated
The owner of a rare statue of a barber has spoken about his disgust after thieves stole it from outside his shop (6 comments)
Collections row
Talks will be held to try to resolve fundraising issues between air ambulances embroiled in a turf war (21 comments)
Torch relay
NEW IMAGES: Browse - and buy - photos of the Olympic Torch Relay in Cumbria
Holiday tragedy
A businesswoman and mother has been found dead in the swimming pool of her holiday home in Didim, Turkey (8 comments)
'Very lucky boy'
Childish games left a schoolboy with memory and vision loss, after a metal peg impaled his skull
Verdict reaction
The mum of two men who died as they cycled home said her family had been left devastated following a court case verdict
Also in the news
TV doctor Hilary Jones in Cumbria to promote benefits of milk
A television doctor spoke to some pint-sized Cumbrians about the benefits of drinking milk. Education job cuts
Fifty further jobs have been lost at the Richard Rose Federation – but only 10 of them were compulsory redundancies
Guilty plea
A prisoner today admitted murdering a child rapist in his cell at a top security jail
Getting poorer
People in Carlisle are becoming poorer, with residents left with an average of only £50 a month after living costs (33 comments)
Unbelievable experience
A Carlisle water polo player’s experience as a torch bearer has whetted his appetite for Olympic glory
Penalties? Don’t talk to Zigor Aranalde about penalties. Euro 2012 has now reached the point where the infamous shoot-out is likely to settle a game or two, but Carlisle United’s most elegant foreign player has had his fill of the spot-kick roulette for one summer. 
Whitehaven coach Don Gailer has predicted an “absolute war” in the forwards as his team search for payback in tomorrow’s derby at Derwent Park (3pm). 
View our gallery of some of the worst criminals operating or caught in north and west Cumbria before they were banged up by the courts 
