Durham Crown Court heard that police and fire crews were summoned to the by then smoke and fire-hit terraced house, in Davy Street, Ferryhill.

Jacob Taylor, 26, of Green Acres, Hunton, Bedale, was disqualified from driving for six months after being convicted of speeding on the A1(M).

US actress Aubrey Plaza introduced a musical guest on the 50th anniversary celebration of Saturday Night Live (SNL) in one of her first public appearances since the death of her husband Jeff Baena in ...

Riley Adey, Leanne Hodgson and Josh Kellett are either serving or have served prison sentences for their respective roles in the violence.

Two people have been arrested following a “violent incident” at a bar that saw three people taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Colombian singer Shakira has updated fans after being taken to hospital with an abdominal condition and calling off her Lima concert. The 48-year-old informed her followers on social media on Sunday ...

Here at The Northern Echo we're looking for best hairdresser or barber in County Durham and Darlington - and today we can now reveal our list ...

Runners and supporters of a Darlington charity are set to walk over 350 miles to the other end of the country to raise mental health awareness. This spring the Harvey McWilliams Foundation, based on ...

MICHAEL Carrick told his Middlesbrough's players to look beyond recent results and remember what they're capable of after the weekend defeat to Watford in an attempt to build confidence that has been ...

A Scottish company aims to send its rockets into space from 2026, following an attempt at a suborbital launch later this year ...

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according ...