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BBC Radio Cumbria serves as the local radio station for the English county of Cumbria and operates from its studios located in Carlisle.

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Shropshire traders worried about town centre regeneration

10 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate Baldock

Image caption, Work to redevelop Oakengates started in 2023Businesses in a Shropshire town centre that is being redeveloped have asked for extra support from their local authority. Work in Oakengates, Telford, began in 2023, and traders have said it has caused shoppers to stay away. The work, which also involves the building of a new theatre, is due to continue until the end of 2026.
Anger after dozens of trees felled along Derbyshire railway line

20 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | George Torr |James Lewer

Image caption, Residents close to the felling site in Higham said they were horrified at the resultResidents have described the felling of dozens of trees along a railway line in Derbyshire as "horrifying" and "tragic". Network Rail contractors were ordered to fell the trees for "essential vegetation management" along the Midland Mainline near the village of Higham last week.
Wales house price rise sees 'record' high in three areas

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Felicity Evans

Image caption, Ellis Price and Gemma Redmond want to buy their first house togetherMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsThe average house price in Wales has risen by 4% year on year to £238,483, according to the latest figures from the Principality Building Society. But the regional picture is more mixed, as 13 local authority areas have seen an annual increase in prices while nine experienced a drop.
Breast cancer gene families given hope by drug trial

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Fergus Walsh

Image source, BBC NewsImage caption, Jackie and her three daughters have a family history of breast cancerA new treatment approach can significantly improve survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancer, a study suggests. The trial, led by Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, and published in Nature Communications, involved women with early-stage breast cancer who have inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.
Stan Wawrinka: Former champion given wildcard for French Open aged 40

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Elizabeth Botcherby

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Stan Wawrinka beat Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the 2015 French OpenFormer champion Stan Wawrinka has been awarded a wildcard entry into the men's singles draw at the 2025 French Open. Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets to lift the trophy in 2015, the second of his three Grand Slam titles. Now aged 40, the Swiss player has dropped to 132nd in the ATP rankings.
Carlo Ancelotti 'never had a problem' with Real Madrid

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Elizabeth Botcherby

On Madrid not issuing a statement, he added: "Madrid will release a statement whenever it wants. There is no problem whatsoever and they'll do it when they deem it appropriate."During two spells with Real Madrid, Ancelotti has won 15 trophies, including three Champions League titles. Last season, he led them to a Champions League and La Liga double, but is set to finish this campaign without silverware. Reflecting on his time at Madrid, he said: "I always kept in mind that one day it ends.
Inquiry hears Essex mental health trusts 'try to stop' coroner reports

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Stuart Woodward

Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Deborah Coles said the behaviour of some NHS trusts at inquests was "reprehensible"Health trusts have repeatedly tried to prevent coroners from issuing Prevention of Future Death reports in order to protect their reputations, an inquiry has heard. Deborah Coles, director of the charity Inquest, told the BBC the "reprehensible" behaviour was a pattern "played out across the country" but was "exemplified" in Essex.
Scottish Premiership picks: Graeme Shinnie, Hearts v St Johnstone & Don Cowie,

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Jamie Lyall

Image caption, L-R: Men under pressure - Uche Ikpeazu, Don Cowie and Graham ShinnieThe penultimate round of Scottish Premiership football is staged on a hectic Wednesday night when all 12 teams are in action and key tussles at either end of the table could be settled. Hibernian would effectively secure third place if Aberdeen fail to take something against champions Celtic at Pittodrie, while a win over Hibs could propel St Mirren into the European places.
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival returns 'bigger' for 2025

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Jim Scott

Image caption, Chris Allan (l) said the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival received hundreds more entries this yearBBC News, North East and CumbriaA film festival, which attracts a worldwide selection of new movies, has returned with its biggest programme yet, according to bosses. The Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, which is now in its 10th year, will show more than 200 films at venues across the city centre until Sunday.
'Anytime I get on a plane, I think of Final Destination': The horror film that traumatised millennials

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Hanna Flint

Twenty-five years ago, the first instalment terrified by making everyday scenarios into death traps. Now, after a 14-year break, Final Destination: Bloodlines is tweaking the formula.