Two sailors taking part in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died at sea amid wild weather conditions. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Sydney, which administers the race, said that a ...

Premier League leaders Liverpool ruthlessly exploited another slip by their title rivals to move seven points clear with a match in hand after a 3-1 win over Leicester.

Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons still unclear and ...

A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and is in custody.

Ruben Amorim indicated Marcus Rashford is still not doing enough for his liking after leaving the forward out of Manchester United’s squad for a fourth straight game. The 27-year-old has not appeared ...

Ruben Amorim says misfiring Manchester United must find a way to “survive” a “tough moment” that he expects to continue well beyond the bruising Boxing Day defeat at Vitor Pereira’s Wolves.

The body of a woman has been found after a house fire in Norwich, police said. Officers were called to assist the fire service at 4.22am on Thursday following reports of the blaze at a residential ...

The identity of Cindy Beale’s Christmas Day attacker will be revealed during the 40th anniversary week of EastEnders. In the festive special Cindy (Michelle Collins) was knocked unconscious and left ...

You may be entitled to a fortune as the Treasury reveals 10 unclaimed estates in Darlington and Newton Aycliffe. Unclaimed estates happen when a person dies without leaving a will and there are no ...

This year has had some major events affecting the UK and region. We are taking a look back at the year through knitted post boxes across the North East. The year started in January with some sad news ...

A discount store assistant in Gateshead sent a birthday greeting to a 13-year-old girl who was a customer at the shop where he worked, a court ...