Gateshead Council’s cabinet will gather next week to sign off new services and fees for Birtley and Saltwell crematoriums. The current web and music streaming services available are set to be replaced ...

Nicky Henderson has announced Mark Walsh will ride Jonbon for the first time in Saturday’s bet365 Celebration Chase at Sandown, while James Bowen is in line to partner Constitution Hill if he is given ...

An inquiry into a train derailment which claimed three lives could last up to nine weeks, a hearing has been told. Train ...

BBC presenter Yinka Bokinni has said getting to grips with allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs “an emotional, sometimes difficult experience”, as she fronts a documentary about him.

The European Commission has fined Apple 500 million euros (£428.5 million) and Meta 200 million euros (£171.4 million) for breaches of the EU’s digital competition rules. Apple’s fine is for ...

Sarah, Duchess of York has warned the Government against neglecting teenagers with cancer in its upcoming national health plans for the disease.

How is the battle for Champions League qualification shaping up - and what do Newcastle United need to do in their final five games?

Two men have been arrested after allegedly trying to abduct five children in a North East town yesterday. Police were called to Homerton Road in Pallister Park, Middlesbrough at 5.15pm on Tuesday, ...

The body of Pope Francis has been placed in St Peter’s Basilica for the start of his lying in state, with around 20,000 ...

NOMINATIONS are now open in the The Northern Echo's search for the best farm, deli or butcher shop in Darlington and County Durham.

The 31 year-old, who won both the USPGA and Open crowns last year, harbours the dream of emulating the Northern Irishman in claiming all four majors.

Police have released an image of a woman they wish to trace after a man was left with a bitten "split ear" following an alleged assault ...