A defence lawyer implored Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial, calling it a ‘tainted jury’ and a ‘runaway jury’.

A Reform UK county councillor has resigned in County Durham due to ill health. Confirmation of former Easington and Shotton member John Bailey standing down was delivered on Monday, as his councillor ...

North East MPs have welcomed the news nine million pensioners will receive a winter fuel payout again this year.

The best-selling author was known for a number of crime thrillers, including The Day of the Jackal, which was recently adapted into a Sky TV series.

Reality TV star Megan McKenna and footballer Oliver Burke tied the knot during a luxury wedding ceremony at Grantley Hall, near Ripon.

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

More than 2,500 vintage and modern tractor marques, cars, lorries, stationary engines, commercial vehicles and motorcycles were on display at Newby Hall and Gardens on Saturday and Sunday (June 7/8).

A Government-backed lending scheme has unlocked more than £170 million for North East businesses, it has been revealed. The funding comes from the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee Programme, ...

Peter Brooks, 61, stabbed Graeme Perks and doused the ground floor of his home in petrol in the early hours of January 14 2021.

Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in the city in June 2023.

Marco Botti is likely to lower Giavellotto’s sights with the defence of his Princess of Wales’s Stakes title now seemingly favourite for his next run. The Hong Kong Vase winner finished a fair third ...

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Manchester has been named by police as Ibrahima Seck, with his family paying tribute to him as “funny, caring and hardworking”. Ibrahima was found with ...