Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on the incident on the A1207 in Billingham. Multiple police vehicles are at the scene.

A shoplifter with an apparent liking for butter and a brand of chocolate biscuits has been ordered to pay a store compensation for the items ...

Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

Leaders have been told they may wish to set ‘activity planning assumptions’, which can include introducing minimum waiting times.

Fresh from her Glastonbury headlining slot, Charli XCX also makes it into the top 10 best selling albums of the year ...

Ghostwriter was subject of plenty of headlines prior to his run at Royal Ascot having been bought for £2million on the eve of the summer highlight by Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation.

The A1 (M) has reopened in County Durham following a serious crash in the early hours of this morning (July 2). Emergency services were called to the scene just before 2.20am, following reports of a ...

HJ Foodstores in Pallion and Hendon are both situated on busy high streets in residential areas of Sunderland. They are well-established in their local communities, with the Villette Road store ...

The 14-year-olds are charged with the attempted rape of a girl in the Clonavon Terrace area of the town last month.

Liverpool have rejected an approach from Bayern Munich for Colombia forward Luis Diaz. The PA news agency understands the Premier League champions have no intention of selling the 28-year-old, who ...