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Three people are sitting around a table which holds a number of jars of marmalade in various shades of orange. To the left is a woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a striped top in shades of pink and red. Next to her is smiling woman with blonde hair, wearing spectacles and a red scarf around her neck. Opposite, and holding a jar of marmalade is a grey-bearded man wearing spectacles, a flat cap and dark jacket. Seven people - slightly out of focus - are standing watching them.

Yuzu and pear top at World Marmalade championships

Hitomi Wakamura, from Tokyo, wins the top award at the Dalemain Marmalade Festival.

Colin Hindle is standing with a Lake District fell as a backdrop. His grey hair is windswept. He is wearing a green waterproof jacket, round glasses and is looking pensively out to the distance.

Self-publishing books 'a fool's errand but worth it'

Author Colin Hindle says spending £12,000 publishing sketchbooks was worth it for his wellbeing.

The front page of a document. In the top left it reads Teaching Regulation Agency. The large words in the centre of the page say teaching misconduct: Disciplinary procedures for the teaching profession.

Teacher banned over relationship with student

A panel hears Daniel Roberts "actively encouraged" inappropriate communication with the student.

A bridge is over the River Lowther and is supported by half-circle shaped structures.

Repair work to M6 river bridge to get under way

Repairs to Lowther Bridge will start on Monday, with the section remaining open to drivers.

Councillor Antony Mullen sits in a TV studio wearing a blue suit and green tie. He has thick wavy brown hair and wears black-rimmed glasses. The teal and red backdrop of the BBC Politics North studio can be seen behind him.

Welfare changes 'scary' for carers

BBC Politics North East and Cumbria looks at the human effects of the government's welfare plans.

A group of people pose during a planting day at Edensyde in September 2024. There are wearing outdoor gear like wellies. Some are holding up plants. There are nine adults standing in a line in front of trees, some holding garden tools and plants. In front of them is a girl kneeling down and a boy standing up. They both hold black planting trays containing small plants.

Thousands of wildflowers planted by volunteers

Eden volunteers plant 8,000 wildflower plugs and sow wildflower seed to encourage pollinators.

An artist's impression of the rescue centre. It is a long, orange two-storey building. A sign on the front reads: "Penrith Mountain Rescue [and] COMRU."

Rescue teams aim to raise £1.8m for new base

Approval is in place for a new permanent base for Penrith's mountain and mine rescue teams.

Carlisle Magistrates' Court - a Victorian Sandstone building, two storeys high with an additional floor in the roof space. It has several mullioned windows and a ramp leads from the street to the entrance.

Unconscious M6 crash drunk driver jailed

James Black was found unconscious in his vehicle by the side of the M6 in Cumbria, a court hears.

A pile of tiles and debris on the floor of the pub. A number of chairs have been pushed down on the floor by the force of the collision. The windows are also pushed in and have been boarded up. There are cracks in the wall. A table with four chairs and a vase with daffodils to the right of the windows remains intact.

Shock as car smashes into centuries old inn

Shepherds Inn owner Stephen Wilcock says there is "so much rubble" at the pub in Langwathby.