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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
Defence Funding Plan Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Where Cuts Will Be MadeNews Updates

Defence Funding Plan Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Where Cuts Will Be Made

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to boost defence spending by £15 billion is facing fresh scrutiny, after Downing Street was unable to say where exactly the cuts required to pay for it will come from..

2 Jul 2026
Mothers And Children To Finally Hear Government Say Sorry For Forced AdoptionsNews Updates

Mothers And Children To Finally Hear Government Say Sorry For Forced Adoptions

Survivors of historical forced adoption are to get the state apology they have spent decades campaigning for when Sir Keir Starmer says sorry in Parliament..

2 Jul 2026
Late Youri Tielemans Penalty Completes Remarkable Belgium Win Against SenegalSport

Late Youri Tielemans Penalty Completes Remarkable Belgium Win Against Senegal

Youri Tielemans saved Belgium’s World Cup hopes by converting a contentious penalty in added time at the end of extra time to win 3-2 having scored an 89th-minute equaliser to keep the tie alive against Senegal.

2 Jul 2026
Falorin Balogun Sent Off In United States Win Over Bosnia And HerzegovinaSport

Falorin Balogun Sent Off In United States Win Over Bosnia And Herzegovina

The United States will be without prolific goalscorer Falorin Balogun for their last-16 clash with Belgium after he received a red card in the host nation’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina..

2 Jul 2026
Watchdog Tells CCRC To Significantly And Urgently Improve CaseworkNews Updates

Watchdog Tells CCRC To Significantly And Urgently Improve Casework

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has been told to significantly and urgently improve its investigations to avoid a repeat of failings like those seen in the Andrew Malkinson scandal..

2 Jul 2026
Glow Worms Introduced To New South Downs Site To Benefit From Dark SkiesNews Updates

Glow Worms Introduced To New South Downs Site To Benefit From Dark Skies

A national park which has some of the darkest skies in Europe has introduced the common glow-worm to a new site in the hope that the males will be able see the “spectacular” night-time mating display of the females..

2 Jul 2026
I Had My Hero Moment Today  Harry Kane Happy To Rescue England With Late BraceNews Updates

I Had My Hero Moment Today Harry Kane Happy To Rescue England With Late Brace

Captain Harry Kane accepted he was England’s “hero” after his brace sealed a 2-1 comeback win over the Democratic Republic of Congo to rescue the team from the brink of a humiliating round-of-32 World Cup exit..

1 Jul 2026

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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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