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 ...

YARM once again feels it is to be besieged by a development on its green field periphery: Taylor Wimpey is outlining plans for another 600 new ...

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.

The tourists lost luxury items including 11 Birkin bags after their room in a five-star hotel was raided by burglars, according to local media.

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 ...

A bar has been given permission to play music and serve alcohol until 2am following concerns from police – after previously being licensed to ...

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, ...

A body has been found in the search for missing man James Allen. The search for James, 25, was stood down in July, two months after he was named as a missing person.