Santa's Grotto at Metrocentre, Gateshead has opened offering children a chance to train as elves in the run up to Christmas.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have launched a limited edition T-shirt to raise funds to buy Christmas presents for children living in poverty. The ...

A thug who threatened his ex-partner with a hammer while delivering a torrent of vile abuse has narrowly avoided an immediate prison sentence. Anthony Maddison turned up at his ex-partner’s home in ...

The building was closed to new passengers for several hours on Friday as Sussex Police deployed its bomb disposal unit.

Thaddea Lock never expected she would become England’s number one female pickleballer, nor that the sport she tried on a whim would earn her an invite to Hollywood star Jamie Foxx’s Super Bowl party.

Having signed off ahead of the international break with a 2-2 draw at home to Coventry City, Sunderland head out on the road this weekend when they head to the Den to take on Millwall. The Black Cats ...

A Grade II listed building in the heart of Durham City will close from this weekend for restoration works. Essential repairs will start on Durham Town Hall, to restore and preserve the building, as ...

Detectives investigating after the remains of a baby were found in a field have appealed for help to track down the mother and make sure she is safe. The infant, called Baby A by Greater Manchester ...

Former captain Jamie Ritchie will make his first start of Scotland’s Autumn Series after being selected for Sunday’s Test at home to Australia.

Sir Keir Starmer has said “we are engaging with the communities and campaigners” affected by the Birmingham pub bombings, but declined to commit to an inquiry. Earlier this week, relatives of people ...

Number 10 refused to explicitly comment on ‘hypotheticals’ but said the UK would follow its ‘legal obligations’.