More rain for flood-hit Cumbria
People in Cumbria affected by flooding face another 24 hours of uncertainty as rain continues to batter the area.

Canoeist pulled from river dies
A canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, firefighters confirm.

Fallen soldiers honoured by town
Two UK servicemen who were shot by an Afghan police trainee are brought back to North East Lincolnshire.

Teenager 'stabbed and run over'
A 19-year-old was stabbed and then run over in an attack on his way to shops near his north London home, police reveal.

Man faces murder and arson charge
A 27-year-old man is charged with the murder of a mother and arson with intent to endanger life and property.

Fatal nightclub double shooting
A man is killed and another man is injured in a double shooting during the early hours at a nightclub in the West Midlands.

Dutch car maker plans move to UK
A luxury sports car maker based in Holland says it plans to move its luxury car assembly plant to Coventry.

Barbie dolls get naked for art's Turnip Prize
Entries for the Turnip Prize, a spoof art competition held each year in Somerset, are invited.

Football fans encouraged to kick smoking habit into touch
Chelsea fans might be celebrating being top of the Premier League but they are struggling to give smoking the red card.

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England 6-19 New Zealand
Jimmy Cowan scores the decisive try as New Zealand beat much-improved England at Twickenham.

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Saturday football as it happened
Man Utd cut Chelsea's lead in the Premier League to five points with a 3-0 win over Everton, after a win for the Blues but a shock defeat for Arsenal at Sunderland.

Taking stock
Traders in Cockermouth assess the damage

Quacking idea
Gosport Tories' unusual 'political deodorant'

Prolonging life
'I'm dying from lung disease, but I keep fighting'

Addict carjacker
Crack-fuelled violence of driver who hit woman

Floods first hand
Cockermouth residents describe the deluge

Charge in mutilation murder case
A teenager is charged with murdering a mother-of-two who was found with her hand cut off in a west London street.

Impounded ferry cleared to sail
A cross-channel ferry impounded on Thursday over safety fears has been told it can sail after concerns were addressed.

Passenger hurt falling from car
A man is seriously injured after falling from a moving car late at night in Hampshire.

Poppy tin thefts 'increasing'
Charity fundraisers for the Royal British Legion report the theft of 33 collection tins in Surrey.

Teenage boy's death investigated
The unexplained death of a 14-year-old boy found in Gravesend is being investigated by police in Kent

Calls to stop opera house turbine
Campaigners renew calls for Glyndebourne Opera House to abandon plans to build a wind turbine in its grounds.

Teenager killed as car hits tree
An 18-year-old dies and a man suffers life-threatening injuries when a car hits a tree in Essex.

Mill's waterwheel to turn again
A waterwheel at a flour mill in Hertfordshire is to turn again after a 22-year restoration project.

Call to improve car park security
There are calls for improved security measures at a park-and-ride facility used by students at the University of Derby.

Pilot's wartime love letters sold
Letters from a Battle of Britain pilot to his sweetheart, later his wife, in Norfolk, are sold at auction.

Police identify stabbing victim
Detectives investigating a suspected murder in Suffolk name the victim as a 53-year-old woman.

University's 800 letters for 2109
Cambridge University stores letters written to the people of 2019 by staff, students and people from the city.

Work to restore Victorian parks
Work to return two Preston parks to their original Victorian design is due to start.

MP joins calls for Brown to quit
A West Yorkshire MP joins calls for Gordon Brown to quit and force a leadership race before the next election.

Further charge over driver murder
A seventh man appears in court charged in connection with the murder of a takeaway delivery driver in Sheffield.

Growing visitors prompt loo boost
A council agrees to spend £125,000 on new toilets after seeing a large increase in visitor numbers.

Polluted reservoir 'in recovery'
A Greater Manchester reservoir closed 35 years ago by a pollution scare could supply drinking water once again, a supplier says.

Child-beating mother sentenced
A mother who struck her 12-year-old daughter with a computer cable, a broom and a wooden spoon is given a suspended jail sentence.

Severe weather warning for SW
Trees are blown down and some areas are flooded as heavy rain and severe gale-force winds hit the south-west of England.

Dog-friendly status aids business
Being "dog friendly" creates more business for a Cornish holiday park and helps it win a top Kennel Club award.

Sweet music from disaster box
A symphony orchestra uses disaster relief equipment to produce a unique concerto and raise funds for ShelterBox.

Helicopter rescues storm surfer
A surfer is airlifted to safety by an RAF rescue helicopter after getting into difficulties in rough seas off Woolacombe.

Abuse father 'must be named'
A Dorset woman whose ex-husband broke the ribs of their new born son wants a court order lifted so he can be identified.

Cartoons explain danger of drugs
Two new cartoons highlighting the dangers of drugs are used to educate teenagers in Bristol and Somerset.