The price of Brent crude was more than 8 lower at just under 91 US dollars a barrel, having surged past 100 dollars a barrel on Monday.

NEW data has revealed that Cumbria has seen a drop in paid employees, a reduction in people in employment that is consistent with the national picture.

Cumbria-linked Charge My Street has won part of an HMRC VAT case over public EV charging, with Carlisle and other county sites cited.

It would be “utterly despicable” to allow Russia to gain financially by selling oil and gas to Europe, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. The European Union has been phasing out its use of Russian gas ...