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Martin Lewes

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  1. As it happened: BBC Cumbria Live

    Martin Lewes

    Reporter

    We've now finished this service of news, travel reports and a regular weather forecast, and other interesting items of Cumbrian news, for today and the week.

    Some of the main points from today: 

    We'll do it again from 08:00 on Monday. In the meantime, if you have a photograph you'd like to share with the county, or if you have news you think we should know, you can email ustweet us or get in touch through our Facebook page.

    Have a good weekend.

  2. Your pictures: Clear blue skies over Ennerdale

    Maxine Holland enjoyed a breezy day by Ennerdale, with just enough haze to lend distance to the view. Our thanks for the picture.

    Ennerdale

    If you have a photograph you'd like to share with the county, you can email ustweet us or get in touch through our Facebook page.

  3. Cumbria's weather: Starting clear and cold, cloud moving in

    BBC Weather

    This evening should be dry, but outbreaks of rain will move in and gradually turn heavier and more persistent, especially over parts of the Lake District and higher ground. 

    It will be less cold compared to recent nights, with the lowest temperature about 0C (32F).

    Weather graphic

    You can find the latest weather forecast for where you are, here.

  4. Union promises to fight Barrow office closure

    The civil service union PCS says it will try to stop the closure of the Barrow DWP office in Phoenix House.

    The staff there process benefit claims and assessments and are described by the department as back office, as most do not work directly with the public.

    Phoenix House sign saying closed to public

    Officials say that with more people claiming online, and the building not being fully occupied, money can be saved.

    Steve Cawkwell of the PCS said: "The particular concerns for the benefits centre in Barrow are that the 80 or 90 staff that work there have very little opportunity for redeployment to work nearby. 

    "They're very much at risk of redundancy."

  5. Watch: In Derwentwater, for the first time, one of the UK's rarest fish caught on film

    One of the UK's rarest fish, the vendace, which is found only in Derwentwater, has been filmed for the first time. 

    The fish, which has survived in the Lake District since the retreat of the glaciers after the Ice Age, was filmed by scientists studying the silts and sediment at the bottom of Derwentwater. 

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    The project's run by the Environment Agency and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Dr Ian Winfield from CEH was operating the remotely-controlled submarine that filmed the fish. 

    He said: “Although, the vendace came and went within a matter of seconds, I knew it was a vendace. This was an amazing moment for a scientist, I was not expecting to see one, never mind film one. I knew I had captured for the first time on film the elusive vendace.”  

  6. Cumbrian twins pace red carpet for movie premier

    Two Cumbrian actors will be on the red carpet in London tonight with the premiere of The White King.

    Matthew & Jeffrey Postlethwaite

    Jeffery and Matthew Postlethwaite, from Egremont, pictured here at the Britweek launch, both have leading roles in the new film and will be on the red carpet tonight. 

    The identical twins have also performed together in the film Blood as well as the hit BBC TV series Peaky Blinders.

  7. Fire fighters cut free woman in M6 crash

    Firefighters cut a driver free from a people carrier that landed on top of the central reservation in a crash on the M6 this afternoon.

    It happened south of junction 36 near Burton services just after 14:00.  A lorry ended up on its side on the northbound hard shoulder.

    Fire crews from Sedbergh, Milnthorpe and Kendal were called, and the female driver was taken to hospital by ambulance. Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.  Her daughter escaped from the vehicle unhurt.

    The northbound carriage was was closed, along with two lanes of the southbound carriageway, and there has been serious congestion.  You can find the latest travel reports here.

  8. UKIP leader optimistic in Copeland visit

    The UKIP leader Paul Nuttall was in Copeland today to open his party's local office for the by-election there and support his candidate Fiona Mills.

    Paul Nuttall and Fiona Miller outside the new party office

    Mr Nuttall told the crowd membership was increasing again.

    He said "We're on the cusp of something big so let's put in a really good performance here in Copeland."

    There is a list of all the Copeland candidates here.

  9. Not enough: Curle turns down Bradford bid for striker Wyke

    BBC Radio Cumbria Sport

    Carlisle boss Keith Curle has turned down an offer from Bradford City for Charlie Wyke.

    Charlie Wyke

    Curle told BBC Radio Cumbria Sport he was aware that other clubs were also interested, but the Bradford offer had not reached the value Wyke had for Carlisle. 

    The manager said the striker had trained with the club and was available for the visit by Barnet in League Two tomorrow.

    "I think Charlie will score goals in whatever division he plays, he won't score individual goals, he's a team player, 18, 19 games left in the season, if he scores 12 or 13 goals you're talking a 30 goal season, there's going to be interest", he said.

  10. Charity highlights scams aimed at older Cumbrians

    Nearly 700 elderly people in Cumbria are at risk of becoming a victim of fraud at any one time, according to a charity. 

    Action on Elder Abuse, says the threats include cold callers, theft of bank cards and internet scams. 

    The charity's urging friends and families of older relatives to make them aware threats such as people stealing their bank cards and using the contactless facility, which allows the thief to spend up to £90 before the bank asks for a pin number.

  11. United fans pass Internet 'hat' to help club buy a player

    Fans of Carlisle United are closing in on a £10,000 target to help the club's manager to buy new players. 

    The supporters set up a crowd-funding page, after Keith Curle claimed that only a big crowd at tomorrow's game against Barnet would bring in enough money for the signings he'd like to make during the transfer window. 

    The online site has already reached £8,800, with 10 days still to go. 

  12. Travel: Lane closed on M6 southbound near Penrith

    BBC Travel

    There is still one lane closed on the M6 southbound after junction 41, because of carriageway repairs after the accident yesterday.

    You can see the latest travel news here.

  13. Police and farmers warn dog owners: Your pet could be shot

    Police and farmers are urging dog owners to keep their pets on leads near livestock, with the lambing season starting.

    Ewes and lambs

    Cumbria police say they had 44 reports of attacks on sheep last year, and in half of the incidents, animals died.

    It is an offence to allow a dog to worry livestock and in some circumstances landowners can legally shoot dogs that are endangering their livestock.

    Superintendent Gary Slater said: "A dog does not have to physically attack livestock to cause harm – even chasing them can cause distress and easily cause a pregnant sheep to miscarry lambs."

    Quote Message: “I understand that dogs don’t do it on purpose but I won’t tolerate it anymore.” from Ian Calvert Farmer
    Ian CalvertFarmer
  14. Travel: M6 slow on Lancashire border

    BBC Travel

    There are delays in both directions on the M6 south of junction 36, after a vehicle overturned on the northbound side.

    You can see the latest travel news here.

  15. Festival headlines with Stereophonics, Preachers, and ... Wouldn't it be nice?

    The promoters of the Kendal Calling festival say the top acts this year will include Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, and the Scottish band, Franz Ferdinand.  

    The co-founder of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, will also be there, performing a concert based on his band's Pet Sounds LP, released in 1966.  

    (The first track on the album is the classic, Wouldn't it be nice?)

    Kendal Calling
  16. 'I feel like we've won the FA Cup'

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    Video caption: FA People's Cup: Watch the best goals from 2016 finals

    As we look forward to a weekend of FA Cup action, watch some of the best goals from the FA People's Cup - the UK's biggest free five-a-side tournament - and what it means to those who lifted the trophy.

    You can get involved in the 2017 FA People's Cup, in one of 16 categories, now! Find out how to sign up here.

  17. Your pictures: Dawn on the pike

    Dawn is gradually getting earlier, and the sun is rising further east. Ray Dobie caught it setting the summit of Grisedale Pike on fire, and our thanks to him for sending it in.

    Dawn on Grisedale

    If you have a picture you're proud of, you can email ustweet us or get in touch through our Facebook page.

  18. Barrow sign 20-goal striker

    BBC Radio Cumbria Sport

    Barrow have signed 25-year-old striker Inih Effiong, who has scored 20 goals already this season for Southern Premier league side Biggleswade. 

    Effiong's 6ft 4in and has signed until the end of the season, with an option for a further year. 

    He goes straight into the squad for tomorrow's match at home to Forest Green Rovers in the National League.

  19. Cumbria's weather: Cloudy, with with a chance of patchy rain later

    BBC Weather

    It will become cloudy this afternoon, with a chance of patchy rain and hill fog temperatures of up to 5C (41F).

    Weather graphic

    You can find the latest weather forecast for where you are here.