The Met Office has forecast a dry and warm weekend for County Durham and Darlington. Friday will be dry and calm, with clear skies turning to patchy clouds in the evening. Temperatures will start at ...

DELIGHTED Luke O'Nien says there's nowhere in the world he would rather be than Sunderland after signing a new contract with the Black Cats . The club's longest serving player and record appearance ...

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of pupils studying Welsh at A-level, with almost a third fewer taking the subject than two decades ago. More than 500 fewer students studied Welsh to a ...

Air Canada started cancelling flights ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travellers. A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline ...

Emergency services attended Silksworth Sports Complex Lake, in Sunderland, on Thursday (August 14) morning, following concerns for a man.

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has been banned by the Summerhall venue because of her views on trans rights.

Major regeneration plans for a County Durham village with long-standing housing issues have been revealed. Durham County Council’s proposals for Horden include plans for more than 100 new homes and ...

Trent Rockets Women claimed their first victory of The Hundred in emphatic fashion against previously unbeaten London Spirit. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led the Rockets to 149 for six with an ...

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is set to debut its Santa Express this winter, an interactive steam train experience departing from Pickering ...

The One Stop convenience store on Howletch Lane in Peterlee, County Durham, has applied for a new premises licence to sell alcohol daily from 6am ...