A retired engineer died after being crushed by a car he was working underneath, an inquest has heard. John Philip Waterson was working on his vehicle when it “unknowingly collapsed” onto him in the ...

Plans to extend Yarm’s Aldi supermarket by taking over the chemist next door have taken a step forward.  The discount chain is exploring a number of options to extend its offering at Healaugh Park, ...

In the latest round of strikes, at least 12 people died when tents sheltering displaced people in the built-up, seaside Shati ...

Yorkshire shrugged off the absence of Imam-ul-Haq to take the upper hand against Surrey, while Leicestershire took a step towards promotion.

Bamburgh beach, the Northumberland beach named second best in the United Kingdom. (Image: Getty) As well as finding out people's favourite holiday sites, the survey aimed to find out how often they ...

Cinnamon Filipiak, from New Zealand, was inspired by her regulars at The Cricketers Arms in Barnard Castle to become an on-call firefighter ...

Tributes have poured in for the revered heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, his family has announced. A statement from his family said: “It is with more sadness than mere ...

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February.

The Black Sabbath frontman’s theatrical stage presence once saw him bite the head off a bat during a performance.

Dog attacks in County Durham are on the rise - with more than six incidents each week on average last year. Durham Police recorded 353 incidents in 2024 where an owner (or person in charge) allowed ...

Newcastle United intend to return with an improved offer for Yoane Wissa after their initial bid for the striker was rejected by Brentford.