Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards as Don’t Touch Me, has died at the age of 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died on Friday after succumbing to ...

Two people on a “stolen” motorbike were snared by a stinger following an early-morning police chase through Darlington.

Ukrainian drone attacks overnight killed three people, Russian officials said on Saturday. Russia’s defence ministry said air defences intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across eight Russian regions ...

Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor, has confirmed she will be leaving the ITV soap.

The move came after Elon Musk’s social media platform X criticised the new law which it described as ‘heavy-handed’.

Two people were arrested on suspicion of a string of offences after a “hit and run” on the A66 near a popular farm shop.

Included in the Royal Mint’s list of the rarest £2 coins in the UK are number of commemorative Commonwealth Games coins from 2002 ...

The Metropolitan Police said it has imposed conditions on a protest and counter protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel.

THE largest monument in Hurworth churchyard nowadays leans sideways at a drunken angle and it has lost its top hat as if it has been on such a ...

Increased police patrols have led to more than 60 arrests as officers have gone back on the beat across County Durham and Darlington in the ...

The new crew includes two members who lost their places last year to allow the return of stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

On the 3rd August 2025, bicentennial commemorations will be held in Sunderland to mark the 200th Anniversary of the North Sands Massacre. Six ...