According to the Times, the 53-year-old was found dead on 15 August after he was allegedly attacked by the former husband of the woman he was living with in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.

Family of Borders artist shot dead in Bulgaria want father's body home

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) referred the case to the High Court in March, ruling a possible miscarriage of justice may have occurred.

Appeal against Lockerbie bomber’s conviction back in court

VJ Day 75: Tales from the Far East 

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

More sites like Beirut across the world, warns Dumfries charity

Landmine clearance charity warns of more sites like Beirut across the world

A Lebanese hotel owner, originally from Dumfries, has told ITV Border of the moment he was caught up in the Beirut explosion that has claimed the lives of at least 135 people and injured 5,000.

'We felt the earth move': Dumfries man caught up in Beirut explosion

Cumbria County Council is appealing for anyone who visited a the Lloyds bar on Botchergate in the city on specific dates in July to take a precautionary Covid-19 test. It's after someone who visited the bar tested positive for coronavirus.

Appeal to trace Carlisle bar visitors after postive Covid-19 test

A British woman reported missing in Fiji has been found safe and well at an eco retreat, according to her family.

'Missing' woman found in Fiji at eco retreat

In the run up to the Kurdish and Persian New Year, Carlisle library is hosting a series of events to give a flavour of the cultures. 

Kurdish refugee shares her culture during library talk

In the second part of our series, we met Sameer Al Assad who spent several years in a refugee camp with his wife and three children. 

Life in Cumbria after several years in a refugee camp

In the first of the series, meet Walaa who left Syria with her family when war broke out.

The Syrian refugee who dreams of owning a restaurant

The project will highlight the extent of damage being done to land and oceans through plastic pollution.

Penrith's community work together to reduce plastic use

Some of our region's skygazers were awake bright and early this morning to catch a glimpse of the rare super blood wolf moon. 

January's super blood wolf moon

Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt were among hundreds of walkers who raised more than £60,000 for The HALO Trust.

Love Island stars help charity to save lives in Syria

As part of the course they're involved in vital research around a number of endangered animals. 

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