An inmate serving a life sentence at Durham’s Frankland Jail for murder carried out an unexpected assault on a prison officer opening cell doors on a corridor. Among the doors being opened on J Wing ...

Vermin seemed to be “running amok” in The Pizza Shop on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, with an open tray of rat poison on the floor.

Storm Eowyn could put lives at risk as strong winds batter the north of the UK on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office said. Gusts of more than 80mph could cause power cuts, travel disruption and ...

Police and paramedics were called to the junction of Norton Road and Windmill Terrace in Stockton at about 11.30pm on Friday (January 17).

With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Mr Trump repealed dozens of former president Joe Biden’s actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the US from the Paris climate ...

David Beckham said he rang his mother Sandra West “straight away” after being named a King’s Foundation ambassador.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras. The 19-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Premier League champions, who brought in ...

A “weather bomb” occurs when central pressure inside of a larger low-pressure system falls at a rapid rate over 24 hours, creating a peak of violent winds that are strong enough to bring down trees ...

Despite the drop year-on-year, the number of insolvencies remains at levels last seen during the 2008 financial crisis.

Many claimants are entitled to higher levels of support, and could be missing out on more than £400 a month benefit payments ...

A young girl has been left seriously injured after a 'hit and run' in County Durham, which was captured on CCTV.

A two-year-old boy who died after a medical episode at a nursery has been named as Jude Gerrard. His heartbroken parents have told of their devastation at his loss, following the incident at the Early ...