Parents who want to homeschool their children face having to get permission from their local council, if their child is at risk of harm, according to plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ...

The band features Happy Mondays stars Shaun Ryder and Mark ‘Bez’ Berry, as well as former Oasis bassist Andy Bell.

Around 4,000 people are still without power while 4,500 are without water, though more sub-zero conditions overnight are expected to cause more disruption. Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister ...

Manchester United player Harry Maguire has been disqualified from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1,052 after he admitted driving at 85mph in a 50mph limit. The 31-year-old was caught speeding ...

Department for Transport figures show as of January 1 there were 73,334 public electric vehicle charging devices.

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp.

The victims of a child sex abuser who attempted to murder a teenage Teesside girl have spoken of the devastation he wreaked on their lives.

A trial date has been confirmed for a motorist who denies causing a passenger’s death in an alleged dangerous driving incident on the A69 ...

Emergency services were called to Sunderland Greyhound Stadium on Newcastle Road at around 12.20pm on Sunday (January 5).

Mr Tumble and Justin Fletcher have welcomed new presenters to Something Special as he steps back from the landmark CBeebies show.

A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 13 civilians and injured dozens, a local official said. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Firefighters were called to a motorbike blaze at the alley between East Raby Street and Duke Street, in Darlington.