A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

The BBMF Dakota which will fly over Tractor Fest on 7 June (Image: DARREN HARBAR) Tractor Fest is the UK’s largest tractor show. Organised by the Yorkshire Vintage Association (YVA), the event is held ...

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the general election. It has since risen to a little over 4.53% in the three months ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.

A well-known bar and restaurant near Darlington has officially reopened under a new identity, marking a fresh chapter for the popular local venue. The Otter and Fish, located in the village of ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...