The reporter for the Il Foglio daily was detained in Tehran on December 19, three days after she arrived on a journalist visa ...

The country’s acting leader has expressed concern over unrest involving law enforcement agents and presidential security ...

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 ...

Sir Oliver, known as Olly, will serve as the new Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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

The police are asking for help finding a 15-year-old who was last seen in Durham. Lennox Standing has not been seen for five days - the last sighting was on Friday, January 3. He is believed to now be ...

Sir Sadiq Khan’s £24 million scheme to cut London’s Tube and train fares on Fridays to boost passenger numbers made “no noticeable difference” to demand, Transport for London (TfL) said. The Mayor of ...

A Spennymoor deputy head who had vile indecent images of kids as young as two has been barred from the classroom ...

Passengers are experiencing delays after a trespasser was spotted on train tracks between Darlington and Newcastle this afternoon.

Police have issued an update on the robbery on Faverdale Black Path, in Darlington, where a woman was held at knifepoint.

Director Hayley Valentine’s comments come amid ongoing pressure for more of the men’s team matches to be shown on free-to-air channels.

The airline said it has filed legal proceedings against a passenger in Ireland to seek 15,000 euros (£12,500) in damages.