A County Durham man who threatened to blow up the job centre and attack police has avoided jail. Shane Nelson, 29, admitted sending a string of grossly offensive and threatening messages when he ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square.

Beamish Museum in County Durham has reopened Rowley Station for the first time since 2020, marking the return of steam-hauled passenger train rides.

The Government is broadly supportive of blending hydrogen into the gas network and is actively considering the matter, energy minister Michael Shanks has said. Replacing some of the fuel in natural ...

An adviser to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead when gunmen targeted him outside the American School of Madrid, Spanish authorities have said. Andrii Portnov, 52, was ...

The UK Government remains supportive of the Acorn carbon capture project, a minister said as he responded to claims the Chancellor is reportedly “going cold” on the idea.

Scott Wilson and Dominic Shaw address the key questions ahead of Sunderland's play-off final against Sheffield United ...

Peter Sugden, 46, of Falkirk, sent numerous indecent messages and sexual remarks to the fictional teenager over the course of 16 days.

The high street retail giant halted orders on its website and saw empty shelves after being targeted by hackers around the Easter weekend.

German police have arrested five teenagers over alleged involvement with a far-right group calling itself “Last Defence Wave” that allegedly aims to destabilise the country’s democratic system by ...

Israeli strikes have killed at least 45 people in Gaza, including several women and a week-old infant, hospital officials said. The fresh strikes overnight into Wednesday come as Israel’s war on Hamas ...

It is alleged that Ukrainian national Petro Pochynok conspired with two others to commit arson with intent to endanger life.