A company planning to build a new nuclear reactor in Hartlepool has welcomed the government's announcement on nuclear energy reforms today.

A Conservative frontbencher has accused the Government of backing a proposed law to enable assisted dying. Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman suggested on Thursday that supporters of the Terminally ...

Aston Villa forward Samuel Iling-Junior joined Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season on deadline day ...

Nine people have been arrested following a series of raids carried out across the region targeting suspected members of an organised crime group.

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found ...

President Donald Trump proposed relocating Palestinians away from Gaza following 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas.

The police watchdog has insisted it will publish the findings of an investigation into the contact officers had with Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane despite his victims’ families being “gagged ...

A number of planning applications have been approved by Durham County Council in the week beginning February 3.

Members of a specialist British military unit who shot dead four IRA men in an ambush in Co Tyrone in 1992 used lethal force which was not justified, a coroner has ruled.

The inside story of Eddie Howe's tactical masterclass that enabled Newcastle United to beat Arsenal in their Carabao Cup semi-final.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued a yellow cold health alert for the North East. This alert indicates minor impacts on health and social care services due to ...

An electrician who sexually assaulted a customer in her Saltburn home and showed her pictures of his genitals while working in her home has ...