A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures ...

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by ...

Stephen Fry said he is “startled and enchanted” to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours and hopes it sets an example that there is “always hope”. The actor, screenwriter and author is being ...

The service said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared on Monday evening.

Eleven North East teachers have been banned from the profession this year after misconduct hearings - see the full list here.

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency has said.

The Boeing plane operated by South Korea’s budget airline Jeju Air skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport.

Mistakes which led surgical items to be left behind in patients post-op cost the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nearly £150,000 ...

The most expensive streets in the North East have been revealed, with one particular address in County Durham coming in top spot.

A car flipped onto its side before crashing into a County Durham pub leaving a scene of devastation. The driver escaped with minor injuries, police said, and was taken to hospital for treatment. It ...

Scott Wilson provides live coverage of Newcastle United's Premier League game with Manchester United at Old Trafford ...

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such agreement that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said.