The Government is working on contingency plans for housing asylum seekers after a court ruled that they should be removed from a hotel in Epping, Essex. Ministers are now bracing for further legal ...

An urgent appeal has been launched to find a Chester-le-Street man who has been missing since Monday. Dean Stewart, 35, was last seen on Monday, August 18 just before 11am crossing the road to the ...

There were three patient deaths, two of them as a result of complications linked to the outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

The official said after receiving approval from military leaders, the plan would now progress toward the final approval stage. It remains unclear when the operation will begin. The official said ...

The Chatham southpaw extended his perfect record through 13 professional fights with an impressive first-round knockout of Dillian Whyte.

The organisers of the 111th Wensleydale Agricultural Show have announced a packed schedule of attractions for Saturday's event.

A man arrested after an alleged sexual offence on a County Durham high street has been bailed. Police descended on Front Street, Chester-le-Street at 2.40am on Friday (August 15). Mains Park Road, ...

Plans to build a new village hall in Middleton-in-Teesdale have been approved by Durham County Council, despite concerns about parking.

A concerned resident has called for more river safety awareness after the tragic death of a 12-year-old boy at a Richmond river.

A nationwide jeweller looks set to open a new store at Teesside Park. Warren James could soon be moving into the popular shopping complex after plans were lodged with Stockton Council for a vacant ...

Consumer Prices Index inflation increased to 3.8 in July, from 3.6 in June, the Office for National Statistics said.

Workers at aircraft manufacturer Airbus are to stage a series of strikes in a dispute over pay. Unite said around 3,000 of its members will walk out for 10 days in September after they voted ...