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  1. Our live coverage across the day

    Lee Macaulay

    Journalist, BBC Cumbria

    Updates for Cumbria have now finished for the day. 

    Hope you have a great weekend. We'll be back on Monday at 08:00 with all your news, sport, travel and weather. 

    Until then, if you've got news or a picture you'd like to share with us, you can contact us via Twitter @BBC_Cumbria, by emailing us at cumbria.locallive@bbc.co.uk or via our Facebook page.

  2. Your Cumbrian headlines this afternoon

    BBC Radio Cumbria

    • The South Lakes Safari Zoo must pay a £297,000 fine and £150,000 costs after multiple health and safety failings including the death of a zookeeper who was mauled by a tiger when a door was not locked.
    • Two people in Carlisle have received polling cards for the European Union referendum even though they aren't eligible to vote because of a software error, according to the Electoral Commission.
    • A 24 year man from Carlisle has admitted seven sexual offences involving a teenage girl.
  3. Euro 2016: Some essential phrases for your trip to the continent

    Mike Zeller

    Presenter, BBC Radio Cumbria

    It's first day of the European Championships with hosts France playing Romania in the first game of the tournament later tonight.

    Lots of people from Cumbria will be looking to make the trip to the Euros so we got a little help this morning from French teacher Stephanie Green with some phrases that could come in handy when you're out enjoying there enjoying the football. 

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    Video caption: Mike Zeller learns some essential phrases ahead of Euro 2016
  4. Boundary row over Lake District community

    There's claims that a Cumbrian community could be split in two if proposed changes to local election boundaries go ahead. 

    Under the plans, areas of Windermere would move into the same ward for elections to South Lakeland District Council as Ambleside and Grasmere.

    Proposed changes to boundaries in South Lakeland

    The leader of the Conservative group on South Lakeland District Council, Ben Berry, says that it risks carving up the town: 

    "Surely, Windermere should be kept together. I mean that's simple."

    "That's why over 500 people have signed a petition in under 24 hours to say 'let's keep Windermere together'."

    His current ward of Windermere, Applethwaite and Troutbeck would become just Windermere with Applethwaite and Troutbeck becoming part of the Ambleside and Grasmere ward. 

    For Mr Berry, it's about a bigger principle than the changes to local election wards:

    "These boundaries will be used in the future for other changes, whether they're changes to Windermere Town Council's area, Lakes Parish [council]'s area or county council areas," he said.

  5. Navy chief hails partnership between Barrow and Submarine Service

    A naval chief has praised the work between Barrow and the Submarine Service on the 15th anniversary of it receiving the freedom of the borough.

    Rear Admiral John Weale, Head of the UK Submarine Service, said: "The borough and the Royal Navy have worked closely together for more than a century: from HMS Holland 4 and HMS A1 being laid down in 1902, through the Swiftsure and Trafalgar class boat builds of the 1970s and 80s, and now the town is building our seven 21st Century Astute class submarines - arguably the most capable attack submarine in the world." 

    "Having previously built the Vanguard class of submarine, we can anticipate decades of future work as the town readies itself to build the Successor class of submarine, which are due to come in to service in the early 2030s."

  6. All you need to know about Euro 2016

    BBC Sport

    Whether you're a football fanatic or you'll be watching games without the foggiest over the next few weeks, here's a 90-second guide to this year's European Championships:

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    Video caption: Euro 2016 in 90 seconds

    There's even more information about this year's tournament on the BBC Sport website.

  7. Weather: Cloudy with a few showers

    BBC Weather

    A grey murky day for most with outbreaks of light rain and showers.

    Light, variable winds with highs around 19C. 

    Staying cloudy overnight with a few showers continuing and the chance of mist or fog along the east coast. Lows dropping to 11C.

    Saturday will be a fairly similar to today - grey, cloudy with showers and outbreaks of light rain. Highs of 18C.

  8. Tiger death: Reaction from the mother of zookeeper Sarah McClay

    Jennie Dennett

    BBC Cumbria

    More reaction now from outside Preston Crown Court where the South Lakes Safari Zoo has been fined £297,500 for breaking health and safety law including failures leading the death of zookeeper Sarah McClay who was mauled by a tiger.

    Fiona McClay spoke after the case concluded earlier this afternoon:

    Quote Message: This is a message to other zoos that they need to keep up with their health and safety and make sure that everybody does more than the guidelines. They need to do that extra little bit all the time."
    Quote Message: We can't function yet with a member of our family missing. We've got to learn how to do that and we haven't got to that stage yet. from Fiona McClay Mother of Sarah McClay
    Fiona McClayMother of Sarah McClay
  9. Cumbrian man admits child sex crimes

    A man from Carlisle has admitted seven sexual offences involving a child.

    James Graham, 24, from Victoria Road appeared at Carlisle Crown Court this morning. 

    All of the offences involved the same teenage girl. 

    He has been remanded into custody before sentencing on 1 July 2016.

  10. Sport: Barrow AFC hope to sign another player on Monday

    James Phillips

    BBC Radio Cumbria Sport

    Barrow's head scout Paul Ogden has told BBC Radio Cumbria Sport the club hope to sign another player on Monday. 

    I've heard it may be a right-back.

    It follows the signing of 23-year-old former Cambridge midfielder Liam Hughes after his spell in Scotland with Inverness. 

  11. Tiger death: Zoo has 10 years to pay nearly £300,000 fine

    A judge has told a Cumbrian zoo that it can pay back a fine of £297,500 for multiple health and safety failings over the course of a decade. 

    It breaks down as an average payment of £29,750 a year.

    The offences admitted by the South Lakes Safari Zoo include failings associated with the death of Sarah McClay, 24, a zookeeper who was mauled by a tiger after it pounced through a door that should have been locked in its enclosure.

    Zookeeper Sarah McClay, 24

    The zoo was fined £255,000 for that breach of health and safety law. 

    It was also fined £42,500 for another incident in 2014 when a zookeeper fell from a ladder while preparing to feed big cats.

    The company also agreed to pay prosecution costs of £150,000.

  12. Sport: New signing for Barrow AFC

    BBC Sport

    Barrow AFC have made a new signing overnight.

    Former Cambridge midfielder Liam Hughes, who's 23, is joining after a spell in Scotland with Inverness.

  13. BreakingTiger death: Zoo fined nearly £300,000 over health and safety offences

    Jennie Dennett

    BBC Cumbria

    The South Lakes Safari Zoo has been fined £297,000 over health and safety breaches, including the death of a keeper who was mauled by a tiger and another keeper who fell off a ladder.

    The zoo has also agreed to pay £150,000 costs.

  14. Tiger death: Defence barrister argues zoo is 'valuable asset'

    More from the proceedings at Preston Crown Court where the South Lakes Safari Zoo is due to be sentenced for health and safety offences over the death of a keeper who was mauled by a tiger.

    The defence have asked the judge to consider that the zoo is a valuable asset for the area and provides employment when deciding how much it could be fined:

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  15. Tiger death: Keeper's mum says it 'feels as if my own life ended when Sarah died'

    BBC North West Tonight's Peter Marshall is also following proceedings at Preston Crown Court where the South Lakes Safari Zoo is due to be sentenced over health and safety offences:

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    In a victim statement read out in court, Fiona McClay said that she can no longer sleep and that she blames herself for encouraging her daughter Sarah to take the job.

  16. Hearing resumes for Cumbrian zoo where tiger mauled keeper

    BBC Radio Cumbria's Furness reporter Jennie Dennett is following proceedings at Preston Crown Court.

    That's where the South Lakes Safari Zoo is due to be sentenced after the company pleaded guilty to health and safety offences in connection to the death of keeper Sarah McClay.

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