Nigel Farage’s party has been urged to take action over comments made by Linda McFarlane, a Reform candidate in Gateshead’s Chopwell ...

Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on a crash on the A19 near Yarm.

Emergency services - including the air ambulance - were called to Kipling Road on Friday (April 24) after of a crash at 3.44pm.  The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) sent several crews to the scene ...

Motorists have racked up £14 million in fines for using mobile phones while driving over the past three years.

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Scarlett Moffatt has said she believes David Haye had no “ill intent” and does not think he meant to upset people, amid controversy surrounding the boxer’s actions on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.

Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimarães was spotted visiting a North East science museum with his family yesterday. The Brazilian visited the Life Science Centre in Newcastle with his wife Ana Lidia ...

Frontline officers across Teesside are being issued with metal‑detecting wands in a bid to keep knives off the streets.

A football club director has been honoured at Downing Street following the club’s first promotion in more than 40 years.

Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak says he is encouraged by the progress being made to maintain GP services in Swaledale.

Neighbours of a North Yorkshire hotel have raised objections to the venue’s plans to use a next door house as extra accommodation.

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title. The Spaniard announced on Friday that the right wrist injury he suffered in Barcelona last week will keep him out of both the Italian Open next ...