Dame Jenni Murray has said BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, which she hosted for 33 years, has become a “rather dull programme” and has “lost its way”. The 75-year-old broadcaster became the ...

An array of shops from noodle-merchants to a footballer-founded clothing store opened in Gateshead's Metrocentre this year. Here is a list of the places that opened this year at the popular North East ...

A man has been arrested following a head-on collision in Chester-le-Street that left another man with serious internal injuries.

A research team from Scotland, England and Germany analysed data comparing outcomes for patients when an MSU responded to a 999 call.

No Drama This End lived up to his increasingly lofty reputation with a straightforward victory in the Coral Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury. The Paul Nicholls-trained grey went off the 4-9 ...

British boxer Anthony Joshua has suffered “minor injuries” after the car he was travelling in crashed in Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of two people.

Spindleberry went off the 6-5 favourite after four prior successes over fences, one of which came at Grade One level against geldings, and at Listed level against mares only she made light work of ...

Talks on a peace deal took place between presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the US over the weekend.

Lossiemouth repelled the strong challenge of the returning Brighterdaysahead to claim top honours in the December Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Two fire engines and a technical rescue unit were still in attendance at the scene in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.