More than 100 boys and young men were abused physically, sexually and psychologically in the UK and Africa by John Smyth over five decades.

Lewis Hall says he is a different player now to the one incoming England boss Thomas Tuchel handed a first-team debut to at Chelsea. A 17-year-old Hall was given his first senior appearance by Tuchel ...

Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men and 19 women have won it since ...

Taylor Harwood-Bellis wants to keep making his sport-loving family proud, revealing his dad used to be Stockport’s mascot ‘Vernon Bear’ and that he gets advice from less cuddly future father-in-law ...

The new bombardment on both fronts came as international aid agencies said Israel has missed a US deadline to ramp up aid allowed in to Gaza.

Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts of wilful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act.

Seaham and Peterlee Town Councils have become the first in the county to back a grassroots campaign for more HMO restrictions.

The scheme gives 16 to 17-year-olds volunteering opportunities to help them to gain skills and build their confidence.

The North East's first walk-in mental health support service sees a 182% rise in referrals. Ashington's 'Safe Haven', run by the national non-profit Everyturn Mental Health, has responded to growing ...

The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s target for cutting greenhouse gases at the Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan.

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of treating her party’s voters as second-class citizens. Ms McDonald suggested her rivals’ outright dismissal of Sinn Fein ...

Mayor Sara Funaro’s cabinet approved a 10-point plan that, among other things, would ban key boxes on buildings in Florence’s historic centre.