Irish leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a remarkable figure” who had a “profound commitment to alleviating suffering”. The President of Ireland said Pope Francis had approached his papacy ...

A person has been taken to hospital and people were evacuated from their home after a gas pipe was damaged during a collision in Carlisle.

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a voice proclaiming the innate dignity of every human being”. A senior Vatican official announced the pontiff died on ...

Four Serie A matches scheduled for Monday have been postponed following the death of Pope Francis. The Pope’s death, at the age of 88, came a day after he appeared in St Peter’s Square on Easter ...

Emergency services were called at just after 12.15pm on April 20 after a Peugeot van left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33.

Singer and actor Jay McGuiness has remembered his The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker as a “massive life force” who was “hilarious”. Parker died in 2022 at the age of 33, 17 months after announcing his ...

Pope Francis' last public appearance came on Easter Sunday, just a day before his death. He emerged to bless thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, which drew wild cheers and ...

MPs from across the political spectrum also paid tribute to Francis, with several noting his compassion for the poor and refugees.

The Catholic College of Cardinals (the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church) convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the ...

Shall we have a FOURTH huge fans gallery from Carlisle United's 3-2 win against Port Vale? Why not! Pics by Ben Holmes and Barbara Abbott.

Emergency services responding to incident on Brisco Road, Carlisle Ambulances, fire engines and police cars are in attendance first reported ...

The group’s secretary recalled how the Pope had told them, in a brief meeting after a morning audience in St Peter’s Square, that it was “wonderful” to hear they were an officially recognised group.