Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the blaze on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill at about 9pm on Friday.

At least 12 workers have died and four others are missing after the collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in north-west China, state media reported. Aerial photos of the ...

Human remains, which police believe may be that of children, have been found by builders who had been working on a property. Police were contacted at 12.37pm on August 15 with a report that builders ...

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

Prudhoe Town Council's Miner's Race is set to return this bank holiday Sunday. Back in partnership with Wild Deer Events, the community run will be held tomorrow (Sunday, August 24), with the first ...

A limited-edition range of mugs and tote bags has been launched in support of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). The new merchandise, available through the GNAAS online shop, features ...

A law firm which has offices in Hexham and Haltwhistle has been shortlisted for a national award. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors has been shortlisted in the Best Contentious Wills & Probate Team ...

The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.

Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus ‘without worrying’ about the cost of travel.

The transcripts, published on Friday, show the convicted sex trafficker insisted she did not introduce the Duke of York to Jeffrey Epstein.

Those arriving on small boats would face immediate arrest under Reform UK’s plans, and the party would also seek to build detention centres to house 24,000 people, Mr Farage told The Times. He wants ...

By making public two days worth of interviews, officials appear to be hoping to at least temporarily keep at bay anger from Donald Trump’s base.