Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on an incident in Stockton, which has seen forensics officers descend on a flat. It’s Phoebe Abruzzese here, signing on to keep you up to date ...

A legal team representing alleged victims confirmed on Saturday morning that they have ‘had over 150 new enquiries’.

Heavy rain has triggered landslides and floods in a northern region of Japan, leaving one person dead and several missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level of alert for heavy ...

Police have appealed for help in helping find missing teenager Courtney Hunter of Stockton as concern grows for her welfare.

Guardiola feels it is too soon to be drawing any long-term conclusions from the game and is more concerned about setting the tone for ...

A County Durham barn conversion with its own equestrian arena has gone on the market for £760,000. This four-bedroom detached property, located in Burnfoot, St John's Chapel, is being sold by Weardale ...

Some 700 paratroopers took part in the jump, including the Red Devils, the British Army’s freefall parachute display team. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, part of ...

A Labour mayor has said he thinks there will be “a spoonful of sugar along with the medicine” in the Budget next month.

A lost cat has been reunited with his owners after an incredible 900-mile journey across the US. Rayne Beau — pronounced ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris led the way, four tenths clear of Mercedes’ George Russell, with Oscar Piastri third. Max Verstappen, only 15th on Friday, finished fourth – 0.894 seconds adrift of Norris. But ...

Chris Mepham makes his Sunderland debut in this afternoon’s Wear-Tees derby against Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light.

EastEnders star Rudolph Walker has revealed he “had absolutely nothing” while at the height of his fame. The actor, 84, who is best known for playing Patrick Trueman on the British soap, said he “didn ...