R&B singer Chris Brown has arrived at court where he is due to enter a plea after he was charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. The American musician, wearing a dark blue suit, ...

A woman has been charged with the murder a 69-year-old woman who was discovered stabbed inside her north London home. Nancy Pexton, 69, has been charged with murdering Jennifer Abbott, also known as ...

A sculpture of “one of the most celebrated racehorses of the last century” is to be sold at auction. The piece, by Sir Alfred ...

A Cabinet minister has insisted a major rebellion over welfare is not on the cards after a Government whip resigned over proposed cuts to disability benefits. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said Vicky ...

The Foreign Secretary is meeting Abbas Araghchi on Friday alongside counterparts from France, Germany and the EU, as the US backs away from conflict.

The BBC has confirmed a W1A sequel with Hugh Bonneville as Ian Fletcher after eight years - see what it's about, cast list and how to watch ...

Israel and Iran have exchanged strikes a week into their war as Donald Trump considered US military involvement and new diplomatic efforts appeared to be under way.

More than £50,000 has been raised for cancer charities in honour of Harvey Gaydon, of Darlington, who died from leukaemia 14 years ago.

Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

Richard Western, a former president of Darlington Lions Club and a committed member of Darlington Rotary Club, died shortly before his 80th birthday.