Stephen Fry said he is “startled and enchanted” to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours and hopes it sets an example that there is “always hope”. The actor, screenwriter and author is being ...

Three Metropolitan Police officers who made light of a serious sexual assault allegation have been given written warnings.

The service said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared on Monday evening.

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency has said.

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures ...

Eleven North East teachers have been banned from the profession this year after misconduct hearings - see the full list here.

The most expensive streets in the North East have been revealed, with one particular address in County Durham coming in top spot.

Mistakes which led surgical items to be left behind in patients post-op cost the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nearly £150,000 ...

Wicked, starring Ariana Grande, has beaten Mamma Mia to become the highest-grossing stage musical adaptation (Ian West/PA) UK and Ireland sales added 3.4 million dollars (£2.7 million) last weekend, ...

A rare severe flood warning of “danger to life” has been issued for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as a heavy downpour of rain is expected to burst riverbanks. Aviemore and nearby areas in the ...

Police and a helicopter unit conducted extensive searches of a North East park after reports that multiple vehicles had been stolen.

Rashford had been left out of the last four United squads after boss Ruben Amorim appeared to question his professionalism.