The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, providing a ...

A man has admitted breaking into shared student accommodation in Durham, taking various items belonging to the residents.

Ilya Lichtenstein masterminded one of the largest-ever thefts from a virtual currency exchange, according to prosecutors.

More than 40 of parents at a County Durham school have signed a damning letter saying it is failing their children.

A man who previously denied stealing a quad bike from Teesdale farm shed has changed his plea and admitted the offence.

Recipients of Universal Credit, Child Benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Pension Credit and more will all see their regular ...

Saqib Mahmood has sung the praises of the Three Lions captain after England’s unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Lee Carsley’s side was backed by 3,500 travelling supporters in Thursday’s key Group B2 encounter at the sold-out Olympic Stadium in Athens.

England moved into an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against the West Indies with a nervy three-wicket win in St Lucia. Saqib Mahmood’s three for 17 took his tally to nine ...

County Durham men Callum Clark and Ben Whiteman who died at a train station where safety concerns have been raised by a Coroner died by suicide.

The Eagles running back found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter as Philadelphia improved to an 8-2 record.

It is set to be a misty morning turning into a chilly day in Darlington as the Met Office predicts temperatures close to freezing.