French president Emmanuel Macron has called for calm ahead of marches organised by far-right groups, after a nationalist activist died from a beating in Lyon. The incident that led to the death of ...

Mark Harbottle, 25, appeared in Newton Aycliffe Magistrates court charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life after a house fire ...

Police investigating a burglary and assault at a One Stop in Framwellgate Moor have issued images of two people they want to trace.

Liberal Democrats would support legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession, party leader Sir Ed Davey has said. Sir Ed said it would be “intolerable” for Andrew to ...

CURLING may have been thrown into the spotlight at the recent Winter Olympics as a popular Scottish sport, but more than 100 years ago there was ...

Call the Midwife creator, Hedi Thomas, has hinted that huge news on the series future will be revealed in the series finale.

The 86 year old TV cook announced in January that she was stepping down as a judge on the popular Channel 4 baking show after fronting it since 2017.

Building Futures Ethiopia, an international charity based in North Yorkshire, has appointed Sadie Walton as a new trustee.

Eddie Howe feels Jacob Murphy’s promotion to Newcastle United’s leadership group highlights the strides he has made on Tyneside ...

New data on life expectancy shows 'harrowing inequalities' between the North East and the rest of the country, Rise's Clare Morley said.

Warmer temperatures and sunshine will mark the start of spring in the UK after a dark and wet winter, according to the Met Office.