Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

It marked a major milestone for me as your local MP – a journey which began when I was first elected ten years ago. Top of my in-tray then was the local hospital’s future – and it wasn’t looking ...

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Robson Green has become well-known for his Weekend Escapes series, showcasing beautiful places across the North of England.

A SUBSTANTIAL period townhouse just a short stroll from Darlington town centre, this end of terrace house has an abundance of beautifully ...

Richard Woods of Scruton, North Yorkshire, completed the 50-mile Lakeland Ultra Marathon to raise funds for his friend Steve Walsh from Bedale, ...

Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was asleep on the sofa when three men burst into her home in Walton, Liverpool, on August 3 2005 and fatally injured her.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also said she plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog.

The NHS maintained care for an estimated 10,000 more patients during the latest doctors’ strike compared with last year’s industrial action. Early data shows that 93% of planned operations, tests and ...

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate change.

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a copper mine in Chile that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine’s director said on Saturday.