The bodies of a man an a woman have been found at a house in Workington.

Two found dead at house in Workington

The man was trapped on top of the 290ft chimney in the city centre for more than 12 hours. 

Dixon's Chimney: Investigation launched into man's death

Investigations are ongoing and officers remain at the scene.

The 13-month-old collapsed at home with injuries a pathologist suspected were caused by a sexual abuse, Kendal Coroner's Court was told.


Police in the Scottish Borders are appealing for witnesses after a man was found dead in the roadway in Hawick.

A building firm has been fined £30,000 after the death of an employee who was killed by falling soil in a collapsed trench.

Cumbria Police are investigating the death of a woman at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle after being contacted by the coroner.


A Cumbrian woman was found dead in her prison cell days after giving birth, an inquest has heard.

The 56-year-old Dumfries and Galloway councillor was rushed to hospital but Doctors couldn't save him