Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out about how independence could allow a ‘different policy approach’ on energy.

Thailand has launched air strikes along the disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of breaking a ...

Teesside businessman Paul McQuade marks 30 years of Glare Guard Window Films, celebrating a specialist trade that’s taken him from Redcar ...

The opening date for Stockton’s new Wetherspoon pub has been pushed back. The national pub chain is preparing to open its doors to the former Brewers Fayre at Preston Farm Industrial Estate following ...

The mother of a student who took his own life after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to graduate will collect his degree posthumously on his behalf. Ethan Scott Brown, 23, was due to ...

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts ...

A biker is fighting for life in hospital after a crash between a car and a motorbike on Truro Drive, Hartlepool last night.

Former BBC Radio One DJ Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to multiple sex offences including rape and sexual assault. The 68-year-old is accused of sex offences against seven women dating back to ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt inquiry rules which would examine the ethnicity of perpetrators.

Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to see more apprentices reach the Cabinet as he set out plans to boost the training schemes. The Prime Minister said politics “needs to do some catching up” because ...

A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry.

Storm Bram will lead to strong winds and heavy rain in the UK later on Monday and throughout Tuesday, forecasters have warned. Named by Met Eireann, which is Ireland’s equivalent of the Met Office, ...