Three former pupils claim they suffered "excruciating" and "brutal" assaults during restraints.

It follows a critical report into the residential school for vulnerable pupils which shut in July.

Hundreds turn out for the funeral of "inspirational" firefighter and former TV presenter Beccy Barr.

The collection is being described as "a valuable snippet of social history and life" in Cumbria.

Plans are approved for more animal enclosures and increased parking at the site in South Cumbria.

Curtis Banks, 22, from Milnthorpe, had "the most beautiful soul", his family says.

A man in his 20s from the Milnthorpe area dies in a collision on the A6 at Heversham.

Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is introducing the rare mammals which are part of a conservation programme.