Border World

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

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.

Public Health England (PHE) has issued advice to help limit the spread of coronavirus.

European Council President Charles Michel said the EU is ‘ready for the next phase’.

Shireen, 21, moved to Carlisle with her mother but was forced to leave the rest of her family behind in Syria.

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.

Almost 71 million people are now classed as refugees - up 2 million in a year - the United Nations has revealed.

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

An estimated 5.7 million people have fled the Syria, according to the United Nations.