KIERAN TRIPPIER returns to Newcastle United's starting line-up for this afternoon's home game with Aston Villa. Trippier is back in at right-back, with Tino Livramento unavailable for today's game ...

An Israeli strike has killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said.

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Two women have died and a man and teenage boy suffered serious injuries after reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was ...

Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson provides live coverage of Newcastle United's Premier League game against Aston Villa ...

A driver has been disqualified from driving and fined after she was caught speeding in County Durham. Sarah Varley, 52, of Westfield Hall, Carlton Terrace, Sunderland, was fined and disqualified from ...

Christmas Day special of the BBC sitcom took viewers on an emotional rollercoaster with multiple weddings and a race against time.

A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...

Police in Scotland are increasingly concerned about a missing man from London who is thought to be in the Highlands. Marc Drostle, 28, is believed to have travelled to the Aviemore area two weeks ago ...

Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

The king’s official cipher, hand-crafted in a sandstone tablet by a Durham Cathedral mason, has taken pride of place in a County Durham hall.

The Gavin And Stacey finale secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008, the BBC has said. The emotional farewell to the popular sitcom, which saw characters Smithy and Nessa finally get ...