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A £3 visitor attraction, which includes a cinema, concert hall and tourist information centre, opens in Cumbria.
Testing packs for a sexually transmitted disease are handed out at the Cumberland Show.
A van driven by a woman who was tied up and gagged by robbers is found burnt out.
A 21-year-old woman is taken to hospital with serious injuries following a fire at a house in Carlisle.
The house that inspired one of England's most famous poets goes up for sale for £3m.
Councillors reveal they want to build a business park in a Cumbrian town hit by job losses.
A woman delivery driver is tied up and locked in a freight container by masked raiders who stole her van.
The source of a chemical leak which killed thousands of fish in a Cumbrian river is identified.
The body of a woman missing from South Cumbria has been found at Windermere in the Lakes.
A man dies after falling 150ft while out mountain walking in the Lake District.
Carlisle boss John Ward says transfer-listed striker Kevin Gall can approach other clubs.
A new centre for homeless women and children is being considered by councillors in Carlisle.
Women considering setting up their own firm in Cumbria are invited to attend a conference to get advice.
A unique set of photographs of the Lake District highlight the amount of pollution affecting the area.
A Cumbrian man dies after falling 300ft (91.4m) from an apartment block in a Dubai beach resort.
A Cumbrian man who befriended two elderly women and then stole cash is been jailed for four years.
An artificial insemination centre in Carlisle is ordered to pay damages after the semen of a bull was wrongly labelled.
The use of hi-tech video surveillance equipment helps to cut crime in a Cumbrian town.
Carlisle United club captain Paul Thirlwell hopes for an injury-free season after his previous setbacks.
Walkers and mountain bikers are urged to be properly equipped for the fells even if the weather outlook is good.
Man offers reward to find robbers
A naked man who was stabbed and beaten by robbers who broke into his home, offers a £20,000 reward to find his attackers.
RAF mounts waterfall rescue bid
An RAF helicopter is sent to rescue a man injured in a waterfall at a North Yorkshire beauty spot.
Sledgehammer raid on jewellers
Four men armed with sledgehammers have robbed a jewellery store in one of Bristol's most affluent areas.
Double murder suspect remanded
A man is charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London six years ago.
Arsene Wenger hints at key role for Ramsey
Arsenal could turn to summer recruit Aaron Ramsey to solve their central midfield problems.
MPs warning over haulage industry
Ministers are urged to do more to help UK hauliers compete against those based in continental Europe.
Darling: Public feel 'squeezed'
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has told Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector.
Oil price drop in volatile market
The price of oil records its biggest weekly drop, slipping under $130 a barrel as US consumers use less gasoline.
Prepay energy meters are 'unjust'
Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said.
House prices 'will keep falling'
House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns.
Ticketing problems hit festival
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe insist it will run as planned, despite major ticketing problems.
Batman film takes a record $66.4m
The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking £66.4m on its opening night in the US.
Barenaked band cancel Disney gig
Lead singer of Canadian band Barenaked Ladies Steven Page is charged with possessing cocaine.
Beano celebrates 70th birthday
An exhibition in Dundee celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Beano - featuring favourite and forgotten characters.
Really Wild Show host breaks back
BBC wildlife expert Steve Backshall is recovering in hospital after breaking his back in a rock climbing accident.
Stoner takes pole at Laguna Seca
World champion Casey Stoner qualifies in pole position for the US MotoGP.
Leeds go level on points with Super League leaders St Helens as they fight back to beat third-placed Les Catalans.
Aston Villa are held to a draw after conceding a 90th-minute goal in their Intertoto Cup third round, first leg against Odense BK in Denmark.
Rangers told to pay up for Davis
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson tells the Ibrox club that they must raise their offer if they want to sign loan star Steve Davis.
Amateur Wood eyes shock Open win
Amateur Chris Wood insists he can win the Open after his round of 73 leaves him within touching distance of the leaders.
Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.
MoD admits loss of secret files
Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges.
MoD admits loss of 'secret' files
Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, are lost or stolen from defence officials.
Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK
Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK
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