Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront increased aggression shown by President ...

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion is “still utterly traumatised” by her experience, her barrister has said as she told jurors the facts of her client’s case “are a tragedy but they are not ...

A five-storey student accommodation block was evacuated after a flat set ablaze. Emergency services were called to The Glassworks student accommodation on Coquet Street, in Newcastle, on Sunday ...

The A181 is currently closed, expected to be for multiple hours, after a major crash. We will bring you updates as we get them.

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique has confirmed his star man Ousmane Dembele is fit for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal. Enrique had been sweating over the ...

Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative ...

Plans to build a house in a Darlington village have been submitted to the council. The proposal, submitted by Jonathan Saddington of Saddington Taylor Planning on behalf of Dr A and Mrs C Marshall, ...

A man who volunteered in the Ukraine war has been sentenced for possessing hand grenades that were smuggled from the front lines. Stewart Wright, who travelled to the conflict as a self-styled ...

A violent Middlesbrough bully who was caught on camera repeatedly punching his wife after he chased her out of the house while he was naked has ...

At about 1pm, emergency services were called to the A181 at Thornley, east Durham, after a crash involving a motorcycle and a Peugeot. The rider was hurled from his vehicle during the crash with his ...

A driver has been arrested and a cyclist taken to hospital after a two-vehicle smash. Emergency services were called to North Road in Durham today, May 6 at around 12.15pm following a crash between a ...