The Gender Recognition Act came into effect on April 4 2005, giving adults the right to legally change the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. This is done by applying for a gender ...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the club by signing a new two-year contract. The Netherlands defender followed last week’s example of Mohamed Salah in finalising an ...

AN inquest has opened into the death of a 21-year-old woman from Carlisle who was killed in a crash on the A7.

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running ...

A CARLISLE man who sexually abused two teenagers more than a decade ago has been jailed for more than six years.

New research shows that four people in 10 make major retirement mistake when it comes to knowing their DWP State Pension age ...

People on the DWP benefit Carer's Allowance have previously been sent letters demanding up to £20,000 in repayments.

People taking part in this year's Uppies and Downies are being urged to be safe and look after each other by Cumbria Police.

UK travellers have been issued a warning over the import of meat and dairy products from EU and EEA countries for personal use.

Mark Hughes feels Carlisle United could not have had a better build-up to their huge Good Friday showdown with leaders Port Vale.

Seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has been drawn to face long-term rival Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The 49-year-old, who is seeded fifth, ...