The Communities Minister has been accused of ‘poor judgment’ over a social media post hours before Larne Leisure Centre was attacked.

The lack of data showing the ethnicity and nationality of sex offenders in grooming gangs is “a major failing over the last decade or more”, a new report has found. Officials have dodged the issue of ...

Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, Devon, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, Dorset, died in the area of Dunkeswell Aerodrome on Friday.

Pictures from inside a County Durham factory show the damage caused by activists staging a protest. The Permoid factory, on Horndale Avenue in Newton Aycliffe, was the target of a protest from ...

MacIntyre had hopes of becoming the first Scot to win a major since Paul Lawrie in 1999 when he was the clubhouse leader on the final day.

The Women’s Super League is set expand to 14 teams from the start of the 2026-27 season, with a promotion and relegation play-off to be introduced. A proposal put forward by Nikki Doucet, chief ...

Complete University Guide for 2026 has revealed the national rankings for all of the higher education offerings in the North East and ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will meet US President Donald Trump for “one-on-one” talks at a major global summit in a push to get the US-UK trade deal over the finish line. The Prime Minister said he ...

A 92-year-old man was charged with raping and murdering an elderly widow after police found a billion-to-one DNA match on her clothing almost 60 years later, a jury has heard. Ryland Headley is ...

A Darlington doctor is set to face a medical tribunal over allegations he took paid shifts at other hospitals while under contract.

A man has been arrested following an incident in County Durham - with pictures online showing a police cordon at the scene.

Construction on a reduced housing scheme has begun on Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland after plans were submitted to Durham County Council.