Students in Cumbria are waking up to their A-level and BTEC results amid last-minute changes to appeals, with around one in four entries expected to be awarded the top grades.

A-levels: Advice, tips and useful information on what to do next

More than 75,000 pupils in Scotland have had their results upgraded.

Scotland’s Education Secretary John Swinney has announced the 124,564 exam results downgraded by a controversial moderation process will revert to the grades estimated by pupils’ teachers.

Thousands of pupils have results upgraded after U-turn by Scottish government

Many will be worried they will be given lower grades than they hoped for, which could mean they miss out on a university place.

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The University of Cumbria is finding new ways of connecting with first years, but offering virtual tours of campus to help them familiarise themselves with where they will eventually be based, when government guidelines allow them to do so. 

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 First Minister says she tries to look forward but coronavirus decisions 'weigh heavily' on her

100 days of lockdown - Sturgeon's 'tortoise and hare' strategy

The First Minister has promised 'hard work' to resolve powerful teachers union's physical distancing concerns. Blog by Peter MacMahon.

Teachers' union COVID challenge to Sturgeon over schools return

NHS Borders has told the Scottish government it had 'no capacity' to bring in ministers' policy of regularly testing staff in care homes.

'No capacity' to test care home staff, NHS Borders document reveals

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 Last year a project examined the remains of beached vessels that sit on the shoreline of the bay.

Why archeologists are studying Kirkcudbright's shipwrecks

Martin Evans is usually a landscape artist, but he swapped his brush for a can of spray paint to create a large-scale painting in an alleyway in the centre of Carlisle.

Nature meets urban: The artist who has transformed a Carlisle alleyway

Warrant Officer William Earnest Wills is believed to have trained up the fell Black Combe while based at Haverigg during the Second World War.

Teenager reunites Australian airman's dog tag with his family

Daisy the St Bernard rescued in the Lake District

On descending Scafell Pike with her owners an exhausted Daisy sat down and refused to move. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called and were happy to stretcher her down. 

A 'woof' rescue for Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team on Scafell Pike

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Hannah McNulty meets three women from the Scottish Borders to find out what it's like growing up and going to school as an Ethnic minority in a predominantly white, rural area.

What it's like to grow up as an ethnic minority in the Borders

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The second part of our report looking at what it's like to grow up as part of a minority in the Borders. 

How the 'Black Lives Matter' campaign resonates in rural areas

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There have been calls for more teaching on black history in schools. Scotland's education minister told Hannah McNulty that he will look at the curriculum.

Education minister answers calls for more black history in Scottish schools

Unarmed African American Mr Floyd died after a white police officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck in Minneapolis in May.


Hundreds join peaceful Black Lives Matter protests in Carlisle and Dumfries

The death of George Floyd - a black American man who died while a police officer knelt on his neck - has sparked outrage around the world.


Black Lives Matter protests resonate in Cumbria and southern Scotland

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Our map is updated daily with the latest figures from health authorities across the UK.

Check coronavirus cases in your area with our interactive map

What are the rules around face coverings in England?

How will schools return safely in September?

What are the new coronavirus self-isolation rules in the UK and why have they changed?

Coronavirus: What are the new UK self-isolation rules?

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Police say the road will be closed until further notice while emergency services deal with the incident. 

A7 closed at Longtown after serious crash between car and motorbike

The latest forecast for the Border region, with data from the Met Office.

The weather forecast in Cumbria and the south of Scotland

The match was due to take place behind closed doors at Borough Park on Saturday 15 August, at 3pm, but it was announced today that a Reds player had tested positive. 

Carlisle Utd V Workington Reds called off after Covid-19 case

In 1945, with no surviving family members, 300 boys and girls from concentration and labour camps in eastern Europe left their home countries behind to live in the Lake District. 

Ceremony marks 75 years since the Windermere Boys arrived in Cumbria

An explosives disposal team has been called in to assist the incident, at the Magnox Reprocessing Plant, after a small amount of organic peroxide was identified. 

Evacuation after hazardous chemicals found at Sellafield 

The damage caused by vandals has proved so costly that the volunteer run site has had to cancel plans to fully reopen for visitors this month. 

Vandals target Whitrope Heritage Railway line

As lockdown restrictions are eased it is thought giving blood has dropped off people's agenda. 

Blood donors needed in south of Scotland now lockdown is relaxing

Mixed weather in August has led to some dramatic pictures

AUGUST 2020: Your weather pictures for the Border region

An explosives disposal team has been called in after a small amount of organic peroxide was found at Sellafield's Magnox Reprocessing Plant.

Evacuation after hazardous chemicals found at Sellafield

Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys will be allowed to reopen in England from this weekend as the government resumes its easing of lockdown restrictions.

What is reopening as England's lockdown eases further on Saturday?

France, Portugal, the US, China and Thailand are among the notable absentees.

The full list: Where you can holiday from England without having to quarantine

People in Wanlockhead have voted to buy their village, and the surrounding land, from Buccleuch Estates. They now face a race against time to agree a price, and secure funding.

Community votes to buy Scotland's highest village

It's been awarded a £53 million pound contract to make PPE equipment for NHS Scotland staff until summer 2021 and creating 200 jobs.

Annan firm secures contract to make PPE for NHS Scotland creating 200 jobs

The Woodrow Wilson on Botchergate remains open and its owner, Wetherspoons, says no one else has tested positive for the illness.

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