North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at 6.05pm on Boxing Day after reports of someone in the River Nidd in Knaresborough. A service spokesman said: “Crews from Knaresborough and ...

Croatia’s left-leaning president is running for re-election this weekend against an array of contenders, including the candidate backed by the conservative government. An outspoken critic of Western ...

A COUPLE have vowed never to visit a North Yorkshire seaside resort again because they were beaten up by a thug with a history of violence.

A thug who carried out two “disgusting and degrading” attacks on police officers after allegedly writing off his grandmother’s car has ...

A second-hand tumble dryer, a burial plot offer, and a toilet seat have been named among the UK's worst Christmas gifts following a Which? survey.

Two Jason Myers field goals were enough to give the Seattle Seahawks a 6-3 win over the Chicago Bears. Having opened the scoring on the first drive of the game, Myers’ second effort from 50 yards with ...

A POPULAR York youth club has received a major chunk of vital funding. Door 84 Youth and Community Centre runs regular sessions for eight to 25-year-olds from its base in Lowther Street in the Groves.

York Outer MP Luke Charters is one of a record number of members of parliament to join the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.

City of York Council’s education boss said the number “fluctuates from year to year” and a “variety of reasons” are behind children being recorded as missing education. But a headteachers' union said ...

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled on Thursday. In her written order, ...

Wellies, sequins and beer dominated the consumer year of washout weather, touring pop megastars and national sporting celebrations.