Set amid the rolling landscapes of the North Pennines, Stanhope is a historic market with links to ITV's Vera.

Described as a "force of nature" and "light in the community" by her former colleagues and family, a memorial garden has now been set up for Jade at Woodhouse Primary Academy in Bishop Auckland, where ...

Manchester United have signed Paraguay youth international Diego Leon. The 18-year full-back becomes United’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Wolves forward Matheus Cunha. Leon ...

England defender Kyle Walker has joined Burnley on a two-year deal. Walker joins the newly-promoted Premier League side from Manchester City, where he had a year remaining on his contract.

More than 500 people arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel on Friday, as small boat crossings reached record levels. Overall, 517 people arrived in eight boats on Friday, taking the annual ...

The father-of-three, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, died alongside his brother, Andre Silva.

Motorists travelling on the A1(M) in Washington experienced heavy delays this morning following an incident involving a truck of horses.

Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on the A1 (M) closure in Birtley, stretching down to Chester-le-Street. The fire service and police are currently at the scene.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she asked the BBC why nobody has been fired for airing a Gaza documentary which featured the son of a Hamas official. This comes ahead of a review looking into ...