County council election results
The latest results for the Cumbria county council elections.
Local elections could be the least predictable in years
ITV News elections analyst Professor Colin Rallings says Labour will make gains in the local elections, but there will be surprises too.
UKIP surge to 22% of vote in latest ComRes Poll
A ComRes Poll for The Coalition for Marriage released on Tuesday night suggested that UKIP could win a staggering 22% of the vote.
Live updates
Man in "serious condition" after crash on A6
A man from Wigton is in a serious condition after a two vehicle collision on the A6 between Penrith and the Stoneybeck roundabout.
The 55-year-old was driving a Citroen Berlingo when the accident happened at around 2.20pm.
He was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
A 42-year-old woman from Carlisle, who was driving the Kia Sedona involved in the accident, has been taken to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, along with her 49-year-old male passenger.
The A6 remains closed from the Stoneybeck roundabout.
Full report: Families call on council for help after floods
Communities in Cumbria affected by flash flooding at the weekend are today calling on the county council to put in place a strategy to deal with the problem.
Firefighters were called out to 50 separate incidents on Saturday as homes and businesses were flooded and roads turned to rivers.
Samantha Parker reports on the ongoing clean up:
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Soldiers welcomed home
Whitehaven is welcoming home 120 soldiers who have recently returned from Afghanistan.
They are members of the Duke of Lancaster's regiment, which recruits heavily from Cumbria.
Around a dozen of the soldiers are from the Whitehaven and west Cumbria area.
More than a thousand schoolchildren are lining the route around the town waving union flags.
Flooding clean up continues
The clean up in Cumbria continues this week following flash flooding in the county on Saturday (18th May).
Many roads have been damaged and Cumbria County Council are asking people to call them to report issues.
The highways hotline is 08456096609.
Cumbria's Twickenham joy
Cumbria are preparing for a trip to the home of rugby-Twickenham- after a dramatic County Shield victory over Warwickshire in the semi-finals.
Cumbria won 13 - 11 on a rain soaked Aspatria pitch.
Cumbria are hoping it will be a case of third time lucky when they face Surrey on Sunday- as the opposition have won the last two semi-finals in 2011 and 2012.
Cumbrian karting kid races to the top
A nine year-old is being tipped as the next Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton after winning a Championship - previously won by both Formula One stars.
Jonny Edgar started karting when he was just three years old.
Samantha Parker has this report:
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Full report: Floods aftermath
The clean up has begun after heavy rainfall caused flooding over the weekend.
In Carlisle the flood defences were closed as a precaution to protect hundreds of homes.
In Wigton the water caused damage to businesses.
Full report: The Cumbrian Challenge
A race across the Cumbrian Hills has taken place to raise money for a charity which helps wounded soliders. The Cumbrian Challenge is in its first year and saw hundreds of people in the Lake District raising money for Walking With the Wounded.
Cumbrian town flooded after heavy rainfall
Over the weekend, parts of Cumbria have recorded 42mm of rainfall which is close to the average for the whole of May.
The market town of Wigton has experienced flooding after heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours.
Wounded serviceman praises "fantastic" event
Captain Ibrar Ali, from The Yorkshire Regiment, says this year's inaugural Cumbrian Challenge "will be fantastic".
More than 400 people are racing across the Cumbrian Hills to raise money for Walking With The Wounded.
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