Born in Worcester in 1937, racing was his life. The son of a head lad, Hills became an apprentice in 1952 at the age of 15 before weight was an issue and gave up the saddle seven years later to be ...

Police say efforts to crack down on a spate of boat and engine thefts across Windermere and Coniston are paying off, following a series of high-visibility patrols, arrests and crime prevention ...

Barry Hills, one of the greatest trainers of his generation, has died at the age of 88. Hills took out his licence in 1969 and by the time he retired from the training ranks in 2011 had sent out over ...

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati is being treated in hospital for viral meningitis just days before the start of Euro 2025. The 27-year-old Barcelona player, who has won the Ballon d’Or for the past ...

Farm shops are the 'in-thing' following Jeremy Clackson's hit TV show Clarkson's Farm, so we complied a list of must visit shops in Cumbria ...

Border Force officers have seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine with a value of almost £100 million in one of the biggest drugs busts in years. The enormous haul was found under containers on a ship arriving ...