He announced yesterday that instead, electric trains that were being fitted with diesel engines, so they could switch seamlessly from one form of power to the other, would be put on the tracks.
Labour accused Mr Graying of breaking a promise and treating the north and Wales like poor cousins, but Mr Grayling said he was only "taking advantage of smart technology".
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Man jailed for life for second child sex conviction
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum of eight years for sexually assaulting a young girl.
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David Stevenson, 53, of Compton Street, Carlisle, was convicted in 2006 of raping a teenage girl.
At Carlisle Crown Court, Judge Peter Davies described the latest attack on a younger girl in 2014 as "heartless and wicked".
He also jailed a woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, for 11 years for aiding and abetting Stevenson.
Det Con Mark Singleton said: "Under the terms of the sentence, if he doesn't satisfy the authorities that he won't reoffend, it's quite conceivable that he will spend the life tariff in jail."
United Utilities says there'll be some road restrictions while they repair the pipes, which are encased in concrete.
Mike Starkie, the Mayor of Copeland, said: "We
would like to thank United Utilities for their quick response and assure the
public that the matter will be dealt with as quickly as possible.”
Keswick chef, and Keswick seismograph, record Greek island quake
Rich Axford, a chef from Keswick, has tweeted from the Greek island of Kos about his experience in the earthquake that killed two people there last night.
Back in Cumbria, the equipment run by the British Geological Survey, in Keswick, recorded the vibrations.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said Mr Gove had promised to maintain funding, and also hadn't mentioned the potential imposition of tariffs on lamb exports to the EU.
"If
high tariffs and lower subsidies put small farmers out of business, it will be
the end of the family farm as we know it," he said.
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A team of Cumbrian climbers has completed one of the year's more spectacular advertising photo-shoots, dangling off the face of Gimmer Crag in Great Langdale.
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A team of climbers and other experts gathered by a Kendal-based firm, Real Adventure, carried nearly a tonne of equipment on to the cliff face to help promote a new film-streaming service being introduced by the phone company EE, and BAFTA.
The service uses a 4G signal, which is available on the cliff face (but not yet in the valley below).
Travel: Crash slows southbound M6 near Penrith
BBC News Travel
There's slow traffic southbound on the M6 approaching junction 40 at Penrith after a three-vehicle collision.
Police say there's congestion because of the volume of traffic leaving the M6 at that junction.
Driver jailed for causing fatal A66 collision
A driver has been jailed for causing a crash that killed a pensioner.
Calum Wilkinson, 25, of Eaigle Terrace, Main Road, Flimby, was found guilty at Carlisle Crown Court last month of causing death by dangerous driving.
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The court heard that on 29 April last year, his Volkswagen crossed double white lines on the A66 near Dubwath, crashing head on into a Toyota driven by David Bennell, 83, from Braithwaite.
Mr Bennell died later in the Royal Newcastle Infirmary.
Today Wilkinson was jailed for two-and-a-half years and handed a two-year driving ban.
Gove's 'green subsidy' promise gets mixed response on farms
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said farming subsidies will be given only in return for benefits such as landscape improvements or flood prevention work, once Britain has left the EU.
Under the EU common agricultural policy, farmers are paid a fixed sum for every acre they farm, which Mr Gove says means money goes to landowners who don't need it.
"Informed by rigorous scientific analysis, we can develop global gold standard
policies on pesticides and chemicals, habitat management and biodiversity,
animal welfare and biosecurity, soil protection and river management and so many
other areas."
His proposals have already been welcomed by the Country Land and Business Association, but many farmers say they already do the work Mr Gove wants to see.
New Carlisle midfielder gets back to speed after fasting
BBC Radio Cumbria Sport
Midfielder Sami Nabi will again be trying to impress manager Keith Curle when Carlisle United travel to Halifax in their penultimate friendly of preseason tomorrow.
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The 20-year-old joined on a short-term deal last season which led to him earning a one-year contract this summer.
But that's meant Nabi had to prepare for his crucial first season season while fasting during daylight through the holy month of Ramadan, making it more difficult to work up his fitness.
He says it's something Muslims have to live with: "Sometimes it lies near the end of the season, sometimes it lies during pre-season, so I'm grateful it lay in between. I want to just kick on for the season now."
Backing for Lake District farmers is critical, says Gove
Environment Secretary Micheal Gove says continuing support for farmers in upland areas like the Lake District is critical.
In a speech to a wide range of environmental and agricultural groups, Mr Gove said: "Support for farmers in areas like the Lake District, upland Wales or the Scottish borders is critical to keeping our countryside healthy.
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"Indeed, whether it’s hill farmers or island crofters, or those running small family farms in England and Northern Ireland, there is a need to ensure that the human ecology of rural areas is protected."
Mr Gove indicated though, that basic payments, currently calculated simply by the area a farmer works, would in future be tied directly to environmental work or support for rural life.
It'll be cloudy with more rain later, and quite windy.
Temperatures could peak at 20C )68F).
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You can find the latest weather forecast for where you are, here.
Bassenthwaite ospreys take first flight
The three osprey chicks bred by the pair at Bassenthwaite have taken their first try at flying.
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It's the 17th year that the once-rare birds of prey have bred at Bassenthwaite, and there are now a number of other nests around the Lake District.
You can watch the birds from the Dodd Wood observation point, or online here.
Top cop says police need more training to catch cyber-criminals
A former chief constable of Cumbria police, Stuart Hyde, says the UK's police forces are not prepared for the work they have to do to combat cyber-crime.
Mr Hyde was speaking as the county's trading standards officers reported that this year has already seen more reports of consumer scams than the whole of last year, with much of the increase accounted for by online fraud.
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Mr Hyde says officers need more help: "They do not have digital forensic skills, they do not have resources to be able to acquire the evidence they need to bring people to court, your average police officer does not have the skills and capability to deal with it."
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Martin Lewes
Reporter
We've now finished posting news, travel reports, a regular weather forecast and other morsels from Cumbrian life, for today and this week.
Among today's developments:
We'll be back for another go from 08:00 on Monday.
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Have a good weekend.
Andy and his old Morris, Henry, set off on charity drive
A 90-year-old Morris Cowley called Henry is hitting the road again in Carlisle as owner Andy McKay takes on a trip around the British Isles.
The journey is to raise money for a pancreatic cancer charity following the death of Andy's wife, Lyn, in 2013.
Youngsters warned after five are found in office block
Police have asked parents in Barrow to warn their children about climbing on buildings after five youths were found in an empty office block.
Officers say the five had gained access to Furness House through a window from a car park, putting themselves at risk.
They also caused damage inside the building.
Grayling defends pulling plug on rail line electrification
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended cancelling the electrification of three rail lines, including the Lakes Line from Oxenholme to Windermere.
He announced yesterday that instead, electric trains that were being fitted with diesel engines, so they could switch seamlessly from one form of power to the other, would be put on the tracks.
Labour accused Mr Graying of breaking a promise and treating the north and Wales like poor cousins, but Mr Grayling said he was only "taking advantage of smart technology".
Man jailed for life for second child sex conviction
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum of eight years for sexually assaulting a young girl.
David Stevenson, 53, of Compton Street, Carlisle, was convicted in 2006 of raping a teenage girl.
At Carlisle Crown Court, Judge Peter Davies described the latest attack on a younger girl in 2014 as "heartless and wicked".
He also jailed a woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, for 11 years for aiding and abetting Stevenson.
Det Con Mark Singleton said: "Under the terms of the sentence, if he doesn't satisfy the authorities that he won't reoffend, it's quite conceivable that he will spend the life tariff in jail."
Cumbria's weather: Heavy rain continuing
BBC Weather
Outbreaks of heavy rain will continue for much of the night, although winds will gradually ease.
Temperatures will fall to about 13C (55F).
You can find the latest BBC weather forecast for where you are, here.
Burst sewer sends wastewater into Whitehaven harbour
United Utilities engineers have been praised for their quick response after a burst sewer leaked wastewater into Whitehaven Harbour.
Parts of the harbour will be home to a Taste Cumbria festival over the weekend.
United Utilities says there'll be some road restrictions while they repair the pipes, which are encased in concrete.
Mike Starkie, the Mayor of Copeland, said: "We would like to thank United Utilities for their quick response and assure the public that the matter will be dealt with as quickly as possible.”
Keswick chef, and Keswick seismograph, record Greek island quake
Rich Axford, a chef from Keswick, has tweeted from the Greek island of Kos about his experience in the earthquake that killed two people there last night.
Back in Cumbria, the equipment run by the British Geological Survey, in Keswick, recorded the vibrations.
We've asked Rich whether he can contact us.
Farron accuses Gove of breaking farm subsidies promise
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron's accused Environment Secretary Michael Gove of breaking a promise to maintain farm subsidies.
This morning Mr Gove said that once Britain had left the EU, he'd reform the system so instead of farmers getting payments for each hectare of land they farmed, they would have to work on environmental or other projects.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said Mr Gove had promised to maintain funding, and also hadn't mentioned the potential imposition of tariffs on lamb exports to the EU.
"If high tariffs and lower subsidies put small farmers out of business, it will be the end of the family farm as we know it," he said.
When work is just hanging around, watching a movie
Martin Lewes
Reporter
A team of Cumbrian climbers has completed one of the year's more spectacular advertising photo-shoots, dangling off the face of Gimmer Crag in Great Langdale.
A team of climbers and other experts gathered by a Kendal-based firm, Real Adventure, carried nearly a tonne of equipment on to the cliff face to help promote a new film-streaming service being introduced by the phone company EE, and BAFTA.
The service uses a 4G signal, which is available on the cliff face (but not yet in the valley below).
Travel: Crash slows southbound M6 near Penrith
BBC News Travel
There's slow traffic southbound on the M6 approaching junction 40 at Penrith after a three-vehicle collision.
Police say there's congestion because of the volume of traffic leaving the M6 at that junction.
Driver jailed for causing fatal A66 collision
A driver has been jailed for causing a crash that killed a pensioner.
Calum Wilkinson, 25, of Eaigle Terrace, Main Road, Flimby, was found guilty at Carlisle Crown Court last month of causing death by dangerous driving.
The court heard that on 29 April last year, his Volkswagen crossed double white lines on the A66 near Dubwath, crashing head on into a Toyota driven by David Bennell, 83, from Braithwaite.
Mr Bennell died later in the Royal Newcastle Infirmary.
Today Wilkinson was jailed for two-and-a-half years and handed a two-year driving ban.
Gove's 'green subsidy' promise gets mixed response on farms
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said farming subsidies will be given only in return for benefits such as landscape improvements or flood prevention work, once Britain has left the EU.
Under the EU common agricultural policy, farmers are paid a fixed sum for every acre they farm, which Mr Gove says means money goes to landowners who don't need it.
"Informed by rigorous scientific analysis, we can develop global gold standard policies on pesticides and chemicals, habitat management and biodiversity, animal welfare and biosecurity, soil protection and river management and so many other areas."
His proposals have already been welcomed by the Country Land and Business Association, but many farmers say they already do the work Mr Gove wants to see.
New Carlisle midfielder gets back to speed after fasting
BBC Radio Cumbria Sport
Midfielder Sami Nabi will again be trying to impress manager Keith Curle when Carlisle United travel to Halifax in their penultimate friendly of preseason tomorrow.
The 20-year-old joined on a short-term deal last season which led to him earning a one-year contract this summer.
But that's meant Nabi had to prepare for his crucial first season season while fasting during daylight through the holy month of Ramadan, making it more difficult to work up his fitness.
He says it's something Muslims have to live with: "Sometimes it lies near the end of the season, sometimes it lies during pre-season, so I'm grateful it lay in between. I want to just kick on for the season now."
Backing for Lake District farmers is critical, says Gove
Environment Secretary Micheal Gove says continuing support for farmers in upland areas like the Lake District is critical.
In a speech to a wide range of environmental and agricultural groups, Mr Gove said: "Support for farmers in areas like the Lake District, upland Wales or the Scottish borders is critical to keeping our countryside healthy.
"Indeed, whether it’s hill farmers or island crofters, or those running small family farms in England and Northern Ireland, there is a need to ensure that the human ecology of rural areas is protected."
Mr Gove indicated though, that basic payments, currently calculated simply by the area a farmer works, would in future be tied directly to environmental work or support for rural life.
You can see the full text here.
Cumbria's weather: Cloudy with more rain later
BBC Weather
It'll be cloudy with more rain later, and quite windy.
Temperatures could peak at 20C )68F).
You can find the latest weather forecast for where you are, here.
Bassenthwaite ospreys take first flight
The three osprey chicks bred by the pair at Bassenthwaite have taken their first try at flying.
It's the 17th year that the once-rare birds of prey have bred at Bassenthwaite, and there are now a number of other nests around the Lake District.
You can watch the birds from the Dodd Wood observation point, or online here.
Top cop says police need more training to catch cyber-criminals
A former chief constable of Cumbria police, Stuart Hyde, says the UK's police forces are not prepared for the work they have to do to combat cyber-crime.
Mr Hyde was speaking as the county's trading standards officers reported that this year has already seen more reports of consumer scams than the whole of last year, with much of the increase accounted for by online fraud.
Mr Hyde says officers need more help: "They do not have digital forensic skills, they do not have resources to be able to acquire the evidence they need to bring people to court, your average police officer does not have the skills and capability to deal with it."
A7 crash death lorry driver named
Police believe that 48-year-old Ian Ewart, from Langholm, had taken ill at the wheel of the HGV.
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