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Cars and lorries queuing in Whitehaven town centre as the town is covered in snow. The tops of three bollards are barely visible due to the heavy snow covering them.

'I hoped I wouldn't go into labour as snow fell'

People share memories of Whitehaven grinding to a halt when heavy snow hit the town in 1996.

A group of people dressed in suits in one of the cyber security labs at Herdus House. The room is dark and has large screens all across one wall and laptops on a table in the middle of the room.

Nuclear body opens cyber security hub

It hopes the hub, at Moor Row near Sellafield, will help defend it against "evolving threats".

Sellafield nuclear site with the sea behind and taken from a distance away so there are fields clearly visible

Nuclear site holds emergency exercise

People living nearby may hear the emergency siren and the site is likely to be in lockdown.

Landscape shop of nuclear plant with smoky clouds in the air.

GMB warns over potential nuclear plant Budget cuts

The GMB writes to chancellor saying any Sellafield cuts would increase risk of "serious incident".

An aerial image of the Sellafield site near Seascale. There are green fields and open countryside in the foreground, with the industrial buildings and chimneys of Sellafield by the shore and the sea in the background.

Ex-officers rapped for 'appalling' racist messages

The IOPC says the messages had "absolutely no place in civilised society".

One of the Sellafield buildings, which is shaped like a sphere and covered in various shades of grey concrete. In the distance, the sea can be seen.

Nuclear site runs up 'considerable' costs - report

Sellafield spent £1.9bn more than it earned in 2023-24, the National Audit Office says.

General view of Sellafield Nuclear power plant, in Cumbria. The shot is taken from a distance further away, with the sea on the horizon and a cloudy, but sunny day. The forefront is green areas of land.

Sellafield maintenance workers to strike over pay

The Unite members, who are employed by firm Altrad Services, will strike across October.

A wide view of the Sellafield site. Various grey industrial buildings can be seen on the skyline. Grey smoke is billowing from the buildings.

Sellafield fined for cyber security breaches

The nuclear watchdog has found IT systems at the nuclear facility in Cumbria were vulnerable.

The Sellafield site seen from a distance. On the skyline, several tall concrete buildings can be seen, as well as several smaller buildings. In the foreground, cows graze on a field.

Nuclear storage racks take first fuel

New racks will allow the Sellafield site in Cumbria to store 50% more spent fuel.