Iran’s president has said that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should to take to their grave”. President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a ...

Passengers in Darlington are being warned to expect delays this weekend as major engineering work takes place on the East Coast Main Line.

Bibe Mus booked his ticket to the Cheltenham Festival with a bloodless success in the opening Betfair Racing Podcasts Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Sandown.

Olive Nicholls is hungrier than ever to make her mark on the Cheltenham Festival, as she bids to make it fourth time lucky in the Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase aboard Golden Son.

Durham Police have released a statement after Soham killer Ian Huntley died in hospital this morning, following an attack by a fellow inmate at ...

Scott Meenagh, 36, turned to sport when he lost both his legs after stepping on an IED while on duty in Afghanistan.

Good afternoon, welcome to this Northern Echo live breaking news blog. The road is closed between Wheatley Hill Service Station and the Salters ...

At just 24 years old, badminton star An Se Young has enough highlights to fill a feature-length film and enough trophies to fill a museum.

Elsewhere on the Gold Cup card, Paul Nicholls’ No Drama This end features in 32 confirmations for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, while Proactif and Selma De Vary leads the way for Mullins among ...

A brand new restaurant located in a County Durham five-star holiday park is set to open next week. The Curious Grouse Bar and Restaurant at Heather View Holiday Park in Stanhope has been fully ...

Emergency services were called to the A181 at Wheatley Hill at about 10.50am this morning (March 7) after reports of a crash. Two ambulance crews and a paramedic were called to the incident, and two ...

There is something about Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan that you cannot take your eyes off. The women’s doubles pairing is through to a first YONEX All England semi-final in their sixth attempt ...