Louis De Zoysa, 27, was given a whole life order in July 2023 after being convicted of Sgt Matt Ratana’s murder the previous month.

A police chase ended in a two-vehicle crash in Darlington prompting a road to be blocked off. Police responded to the incident at 11.40am today (May 8) on Rydale Road. Durham Police said one of the ...

Scotland fell silent to remember its wartime heroes, with a series of events taking place around the country to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. At the Scottish Parliament and at public spaces ...

Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev had a victim impact statement read to the court on Thursday.

Deborah Walton admits she spoke from her heart when she made a call for business to do more to lift children out of poverty in our region.

Hazel Kaye, who turns 99 in September, met Moore while entertaining troops working for the Entertainments National Service Association.

A man twice carried out prolonged beatings of his partner and then made her the subject of a campaign of threats as his trial approached ...

Pilot Officer William McMullen was captaining a training flight in a Lancaster Bomber on January 13 1945 when the plane caught fire above Darlington.

A petition calling for the government to rethink changes to the Winter Fuel Payments has been signed by more than 150,000 people, with a recent surge following speculation that the policy may be ...

An art expert who has featured on BBC’s Bargain Hunt has been charged with offences relating to terrorist financing. Art dealer Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, faces eight counts of failing to make a ...

The 80th anniversary of VE Day is being marked with events across Northern Ireland. Secretary of State Hilary Benn described an opportunity to remember the “huge sacrifice made by that great ...

Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.