Consumer champion Martin Lewis and charities have welcomed a Government pledge to look into making council tax collection practices fairer. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s ...

Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

Moments you might have missed as Sunderland secured the most dramatic passage to the Championship play-off final ...

Tributes have been paid to the father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones who has died suddenly. Paul Jones, 55, died from a brain disease he contracted in 2018, six years after the death of his ...

No criminal charges will be brought against former Reform MP Rupert Lowe after he was accused of making verbal threats. The Crown Prosecution Service said there is not enough evidence to bring charges ...

A musical about the life of singer Tina Turner is to close after seven years at the Aldwych Theatre in London’s West End. Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, which will see TV presenter Fleur East and ...

Texas-based FirstCash is to buy the UK’s largest pawnbroker, which has more than 270 shops across England, Scotland and Wales.

Two North East children fathered by a notorious unregulated sperm donor are granted anonymity orders until they are 18 to protect them from ...

The Durham policing boss has issued a rallying call for tougher laws to tackle the growing problem of drug driving.

The world’s best women’s tennis players are set to compete in West London at the HSBC Championships, as the line-up for the first ...

A campaigner has called for urgent action to address a lack of accessible taxis in Northern Ireland. Dermot Devlin, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, said that as of December 2023, there were just 380 wheelchair ...

British women’s number four Harriet Dart and 2024 champion Rebecca Marino are set to compete in the women’s draw at the 2025 Lexus Ilkley ...