Train operator Avanti West Coast is “making progress” in improving its performance but there is “still more to do”, managing director Andy Mellors said. He told the PA news agency the company must ...

THE town paid respects to those who sacrificed their lives for their country this weekend. Remembrance Day on November 10 began with church services in Hexham and Hexham Brass Band performing at the ...

Krispy Kreme is giving away free original glazed doughnuts in the UK on Wednesday (November 13) as part of World Kindness Day - here's how ...

In his role as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals – but he has also spoken of a “messy” early life and subsequent battle with depression. Before being ...

An environmentalist behind the world’s largest “plogging” community has called on leaders at Cop29 to offer “climate optimism” amid widespread disappointment among young people. Vivek Gurav, 29, who ...

Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress.

A Covid denier has been jailed for five years after encouraging violence against Professor Sir Chris Whitty on social media. Patrick Ruane, 55, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of two charges of ...

The price of Bitcoin has surged past the 81,000 US dollar (£63,000) mark for the first time as the cryptocurrency continues to rally higher after Donald Trump’s victory in the US election last week.

The BBC has released the trailer and new pictures for Return to Paradise - a spin-off series of Death in Paradise.

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial to escaping from prison. The 23-year-old escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south-west London in September 2023 by clinging to ...

AFC enjoyed a memorable trip to the Houses of Parliament to celebrate their game-changing exploits promoting women’s and girls’ football ...

Detectives investigating the death of a man 10 years after a assault that left him paraplegic have arrested a 61-year-old on suspicion of murder. Stuart Coldicott, then 36, suffered a serious head ...