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Remains of 11,000-year-old human uncovered

The remains were dated at around 11,000 years old, just after the Ice Age

The Independent UK

Finding Britain's 'shadow woods' offers the fastest way to reforest the countryside

When William the Conqueror surveyed his new kingdom in 1086, from lowland to upland, Britain was covered with trees. In low-lying Yorkshire, the East Anglian Fens and the Somerset Levels, wet woods of tall white willows and alders lined great rivers. On windswept highlands in the Pennines, north Yorkshire and…

The Conversation

Scottish gastropub makes list of the top 50 in UK as 'long-term favourite'

The best 50 gastropubs across the UK have been named by Estrella Damm and only one food and drink spot in Scotland makes an appearance in the prestigious list.

Daily Record

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Bristol misses out in prestigious Top 50 UK gastropubs of 2023 list

But there are lots in the south west region that made it to the list

Bristol Post

Rachel Morgan, who worked at Kells Infant School, Cumbria, is being remembered as a passionate teacher and being a "thoughtful and kind" colleague

Daily Mirror

Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s London office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria.

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Extinction Rebellion activists pour black paint outside Gove’s office

Protest held over levelling up secretary’s decision to approve new coalmine in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

New Cumbria coalmine likely to break UK’s climate pledge, analysis says

Whitehaven colliery will release about 17,500 tonnes of methane every year, estimates thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Woman who made grooming gang claims convicted of perverting course of justice

Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court.

The Independent UK

Charity fundraiser Gary McKee completes 365th marathon of the year

Gary McKee ran 365 marathons in as many days to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria

Evening Standard

Cumbria 'Marathon Man' Gary McKee completes 365th fundraiser of 2022

The 53-year-old from Cleator Moor has gone through 22 pairs of trainers and has run 9,563 miles in rain, snow and sunshine to raise money for a variety of charities in 2022.

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Bodybuilding mum says son, 11, is set to be 'next Arnold Schwarzenegger'

Mum Kerry MacDonald, 43, from Cumbria, couldn't be prouder of her bodybuilding family and says her youngest son Aaron, 11, is set to be the 'next Arnold Schwarzenegger'

Daily Mirror

Pentonbridge Inn, Penton, Cumbria: ‘The sort of food that makes me giddy’ – restaurant review

Why are more people not extolling this chef’s genius? And where are his Michelin stars?

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Man from Manchester caught out on M6 with boot stashed full of drugs

Hughes was found to have played a significant role in a drug-trafficking operation between Manchester and south Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after being shot by armed police in Cumbria

Officers used firearm after being called to Carlisle address where man in 40s was reported to be threatening people

The Guardian - UK

Conrad Atkinson obituary

Other lives: Artist who highlighted contentious sociopolitical issues in his work

The Conversation

Cumbria coal mine: how to understand local support for the new pit

The UK government recently approved a new coal mine in Whitehaven, a small coastal town in Cumbria, northwest England. The first mine to be given the go-ahead in 30 years is expected to produce 2.8 million tonnes of coking coal a year for steelmaking, and provide 500 new jobs. The…

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Cumbrian coal: the 18th-century poem that perfectly encapsulated Whitehaven’s mining culture

The debates waged over the opening of the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria, have laid bare starkly different views about the steps the UK should take to honour its net zero commitments.

The Guardian - UK

Gove’s defence of UK coalmine dismissed as ‘greenwashing nonsense’

Head of offsetting standard rubbishes minister’s claim of Cumbrian mine’s carbon neutrality as ‘absurd’

The Guardian - UK

Cumbria coalmine digs a hole for Britain’s climate policy

Letters: Michael Gove’s decision to approve a new mine is greeted with anger and frustration by Steven Schofield, Keith Fitton, Dr Chris Haughton, Gary Nethercott and Liz Fairhurst

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil march in Clapham against government ‘clampdown’ with Camden protest to follow

Activists step up protests after Michael Gove approves Cumbria coal mine

Evening Standard

Protesters urge end to new coal mine plans in Cumbria

Protesters have demanded an end to plans for a coal mine in Cumbria after the Government signed off on the project. About 60 demonstrators gathered at the Marchon site on Wilson Pit Road, Whitehaven, on Saturday morning, where they urged the Government to create green energy jobs, rather than fossil…

The Guardian - UK

New Cumbria coalmine: backlash grows as steel industry plays down demand

‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael Gove

The National (Scotland)

Climate envoy John Kerry signals US will keep close eye on UK's coal mine plans

US climate envoy John Kerry has suggested he will keep a close eye on UK plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria.

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