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Cumbria coal mine shows planning is the next battleground in UK climate policy

Last week the UK’s new Labour government made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two years ago by the then Conservative government.

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Cumbria coalmine was unlawfully approved, government says

Lawyers acting for minister say emissions of coal extracted from mine should have been taken into account

The Guardian - UK

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Millions of pounds in prizes are awarded every month by the government-run savings scheme

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Rory Stewart is right about Britain’s broken politics

Letters: In response to the ex-Tory MP’s article, John Robinson hopes future Labour ministers have time to do their jobs properly and Peter J Atkins points out the darker side of Stewart’s beloved Cumbrian dry-stone walls. Plus letters by Ian Smith and Diana Morgan

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An alternative guide to the Lakes: how to escape Cumbria’s twee side

Avoid the tourist hotspots of the Lake District and you’ll discover a more authentic side to the area with artists, microbreweries and community pubs

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Cumbria's Red Squirrels online or on TV from anywhere

They're very cute but also extremely vulnerable. A new BBC doc tells you all you need to know. Here's how to watch Cumbria's Red Squirrels online from Monday, May 27

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Glamping on the go: a wild ride through Cumbria in a camper truck

TV presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall finds a camper truck the ideal way to give children an outdoors experience in untamed parts of northern England

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In brief: The Illusionist; The Borrowed Hills; Second Self – review

A fascinating biography of a true British army maverick, an ambitious Cumbrian western and a nuanced novel about a classic modern dilemma

The Guardian - UK

Medieval monks’ night staircase rebuilt at Furness Abbey

Project gives new views of atmospheric monastic ruins in Cumbria visited by likes of JMW Turner and Wordsworth

The Guardian - UK

The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston review – a blistering tale of land and violence

The tragedy that decimated UK farming in 2001 spills into a nightmare in a viscerally vivid debut with knife-sharp black humour

The Guardian - UK

Family of woman, 34, found dead in Cumbria will ‘treasure every memory of her’

Paul Irwin, 50, has been charged with murder and sexual assault of Tiffany Render, who was found dead in Whitehaven

The Guardian - UK

Rare fungus to be moved from Scotland to England in hopes to save species

Exclusive: Fingers of willow gloves, found in only two woodlands, will be rushed to Cumbria and tied to new trees

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing has really changed’: letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life

From expensive rent to efforts to keep up with fashion, a young man’s missives on display in Cumbria are relatable to today

The Guardian - UK

What is neuroferritinopathy, a genetic disease that about 100 people in the world have

Neuroferritinopathy is a rare genetic condition for which there is no cure. Recently a BBC report brought to light the condition of four sisters of the same family who living with the condition.

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Four teenagers arrested after video shows racial abuse of schoolboy in Carlisle

Police say images of black pupil being taunted and made to kiss shoes are being treated as a hate crime

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Country diary: Relentless rain – but a day of farming collaboration

Keswick, Cumbria: We visited a farm to find out how it has been working successfully with nature, complementing its livestock with ponds and edible hedgerows

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Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine

Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not

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‘Beast of Cumbria’: claimed leopard sighting fails to convince experts

Research from the Royal Agricultural University suggests possible big cat presence in the UK, but others say evidence is flimsy

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After five years on a narrowboat, I’ve finally reached the end of the canal network

A quest to find the long-lost Cumbria stretch of the Lancaster Canal turns into an adventure in ‘extreme narrowboating’

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Spending watchdog launches investigation into Sellafield

National Audit Office to examine risks and costs at nuclear waste site in Cumbria

Evening Standard

‘Invasive’ alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria and named Fluffy by vets

The alligator snapping turtle was found by a lake in Cumbria and taken to a local vet clinic

The Independent UK

Body found in search for runner who vanished in Pennines on New Year’s Eve

Edward Catmur had won long-distance races all over the world

Evening Standard

British safari guide spent night clinging to truck in crocodile-infested waters in South Africa

Mike Turner, originally from Cumbria, was trapped for 16 hours

Evening Standard

Body found after London runner Edward Catmur went missing in Cumbria on New Year's Eve

Edward Catmur had been planning to run along a remote route in the North Pennines

The Guardian - UK

Cyber-hackers target UK nuclear waste company RWM

Radioactive Waste Management says attempt was made to breach the business using LinkedIn

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