18+ hour, 34+ min ago  (295+ words) A library is set to close for two months during the final stage of its multi-million pound refurbishment. Carlisle Library is part-way through a "3.3m project to transform the building into a "modern space" with a children's zone, study space and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (590+ words) The US Department of Justice announced Friday that 30 more people are being charged for their roles in an anti-ICE protest staged last month at a church in Minnesota. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that 25 of the 30 defendants…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (357+ words) A town council is to take on the organisation a "much-loved" carnival after the group behind it was dissolved, putting the event's future at risk. Stourport Carnival, which features parades, a fun fair and fireworks display, celebrated its 100th anniversary last…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (466+ words) A video appears to show the moment a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent attempted to enter the Consulate of Ecuador in Minneapolis, according to the Ecuadorian government. The agent was denied access by consular officials. The Ecuadorian Consulate was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (472+ words) Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old US citizen, was shot dead on Saturday during an altercation with Border Patrol in Minneapolis, just two weeks after the deadly shooting of Ren'e Good during an altercation with ICE officials in the same city. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1359+ words) Protests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an "inflection point" and repeated calls for US…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1345+ words) Protests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday, as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an "inflection point" and repeated calls for US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city. The US…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (810+ words) Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota shut their doors on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in the frigid cold as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in the state. The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (730+ words) The US justice department has issued subpoenas to Democratic Minnesota officials, alleging they conspired to impede federal immigration officers in the state. The offices of Governor Tim Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey were among…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (136+ words) Police have named a pedestrian who died after being hit by a van in Stranraer as Margaret Joy Todd, known as Joy. The 85-year-old, from the town, died in the accident - involving a white Vauxhall Vivaro van - at about 10:20 on…...