A pupil referral unit says it is “taking decisive, detailed action” after it was marked down by Ofsted. Inspectors found some pupils “openly defiant” and too many persistently absent from the ...

Sons And Lovers put up a smart front-running performance to repel Crystal Black in the Tote Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown and set up some potentially big targets on the international stage.

Eurovision star Sam Ryder could perform at a Teesside pub on Friday. Ryder has been appointed 'Head of Gigs' by Greene King pubs, a role designed to supercharge the UK’s grassroots music scene. As ...

Jail terms given to the Sycamore Gap fellers will not be reviewed after it was claimed they were too lenient, the Echo can reveal. Former best pals Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were ...

A man has been arrested after his teenage passenger died in a fatal crash. The woman, 18, tragically passed away when the Renault Clio she was travelling in crashed into a tree on Greatham Back Lane ...

Durham Police joined colleagues in remembering fallen officers with a 250-mile charity cycle ride across the country.

A council leader has guaranteed there will “never be car parking charges” at Preston Park, prompting accusations of a U-turn from ...

Warrants executed at seven addresses as part of robust action to tackle suspected cannabis farming and money laundering.

The meeting comes on a day when at least 42 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes and shootings across southern Gaza, ...

Hartlepool picked up 60 points at the end of the 2024/25 campaign with 14 wins from 46 league matches and boss Simon Grayson insisted the club will “continue to stick together” as they aim to build on ...

Villarreal have condemned “violence in all its forms” after signing former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey.

Severe delays are reported on the A19 southbound near Easington as a tractor has been pictured spilling hay onto the road.