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Thousands March In Pride Parade As Activists Warn LGBT Rights Under ThreatNews Updates

Thousands March In Pride Parade As Activists Warn LGBT Rights Under Threat

Thousands of activists have marched through London in the capital’s LGBT+ Pride parade as campaigners warned rights were “being taken away from trans people”..

4 Jul 2026
Force NHS Bosses To Face MPs Over Maternity Scandal Streeting UrgesNews Updates

Force NHS Bosses To Face MPs Over Maternity Scandal Streeting Urges

NHS bosses who refused to give evidence to the Nottingham maternity scandal review should be summoned before Parliament, former health secretary Wes Streeting has urged..

4 Jul 2026
Misinformation Online Is A Real Threat To Public Health Says Top NHS DoctorNews Updates

Misinformation Online Is A Real Threat To Public Health Says Top NHS Doctor

Misinformation online is becoming a “real threat to public health”, the NHS’s top doctor has warned..

4 Jul 2026
Sport

Englands World Cup Tie In Mexico Set To Kick Off At Scheduled Time

England’s World Cup knockout match against Mexico will kick-off at the planned time, despite storm forecasts prompting discussions over bringing the game forward..

4 Jul 2026
Key Gannet Colonies Hit By Bird Flu Could Take Two Decades To Recover  StudyNews Updates

Key Gannet Colonies Hit By Bird Flu Could Take Two Decades To Recover Study

Two of the world’s largest gannet colonies may take nearly two decades to recover from a devastating outbreak of bird flu, a study has warned..

3 Jul 2026
The Death Of Us Author Abigail Dean Wins Top Crime Writer AwardShowbiz

The Death Of Us Author Abigail Dean Wins Top Crime Writer Award

Lawyer-turned-author Abigail Dean has won a top crime writer award for her thriller The Death Of Us..

3 Jul 2026
Teenage Rapists Detained For Four Years After Unduly Lenient Sentence Reviewed By Appeal Court JudgesNews Updates

Teenage Rapists Detained For Four Years After Unduly Lenient Sentence Reviewed By Appeal Court Judges

Two 15-year-old boys who were spared custody for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge have been sentenced to four years’ detention after the Court of Appeal ruled their sentences were “unduly lenient”..

2 Jul 2026
PM Tells Forced Adoption Survivors Shame Is Ours As He Makes Formal ApologyNews Updates

PM Tells Forced Adoption Survivors Shame Is Ours As He Makes Formal Apology

The forced adoption of babies from unmarried mothers in the decades after the Second World War has been branded a “stain on our history” by Sir Keir Starmer as he made a long-awaited state apology for the historical practice..

2 Jul 2026

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CRFM in Carlisle

CRFM is the community radio station that covers Cumberland. We broadcast on 102.7FM in Carlisle and across Cumberland online and on our app. We are committed and focused on the wellbeing and interaction with our local community.

Run by volunteers from across Cumberland, we pride ourselves on providing informative programming for the people of Cumberland by the people of Cumberland.

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