Irvine was sentenced to two-and-a-half years following an incident where firearms and ammunition were found in the boot of his car.

The price of Brent crude jumped nearly 10 higher at one stage as financial markets also came under pressure, with the FTSE 100 Index down sharply.

The Scottish Conservative leader said Scotland should use its own oil and gas instead of importing fossil fuels from abroad.

A local man has raised thousands of pounds for two charities following an incredible bike ride from Barrow to Spain. Steve Milburn, of SRM Property Management, was welcomed to Barrow Town Hall on ...

The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning that “severe ...

Danny Care believes the desire to secure fairytale farewells for Ben Youngs and Dan Cole can drive Leicester to Gallagher Premiership glory but insists title favourites Bath “won’t care about ...

Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team is celebrating a major step forward in its mission to create a permanent home with steel piles now in place at the site of its new base. The team, who provide ...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball is set to make a return to TV alongside her dad Johnny Ball and son Woody Cook. Ball returned to BBC Radio 2 in May after stepping down from her breakfast show in ...

Don't be tempted to throw things away without checking them say experts, as valuables worth thousands are lost in skips ...

New Forest cicadas are being reintroduced to the UK with a batch from France released in a specially created habitat at Paultons Park.

BARROW Island celebrate their 90th birthday when Dewsbury Celtic visit the John Jefferson Stadium tomorrow kick-off 2.30pm.