Gordon Brown met local business leaders in North Cumbria today, where he outlined plans to get banks to make an additional 70 billion available for lending.

During a visit to the head office of the Carlisle...

Two Coastguard Rescue helicopters and a Coastguard Rescue Team from Portsmouth are assisting other authorities with the aftermath of a light aircraft crash near Petersfield, Hampshire.   

Four day visitors to the coast were airlifted from a precarious position on cliffs at Ecclesbourne Glen near Hastings. High water prevented any direct access from the base of the cliffs.