Manchester United star spends Christmas Eve helping homeless
Manchester United star Diogo Dalot has helped serve food to homeless people at a shelter in the city. The Portuguese defender, a £19 million signing from Porto, turned up unannounced with his partner ...
Teenager dies after car crashes into wall during police chase in Sheffield
A teenager has died after a car crashed into a wall during a police chase in Sheffield. The 18-year-old was killed in a crash in the Hyde Park Walk area of the city on Monday afternoon. South ...
Five schools unite at Ushaw for magical Christmas concert
FIVE North East schools came together this Christmas to stage a heartwarming concert in one of the region’s most stunning settings.
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Progress on A1 Gateshead scheme as footbridge and lanes open
More progress has been made on work to improve the A1, as National Highways carries out a capacity-increasing scheme. New lanes on the A1 from Birtley to Coal House, in Gateshead, have been opened, ...
Four North Yorkshire Council leisure centres improved
The facilities and pools at Northallerton, Bedale, Thirsk and Sowerby and Stokesley have each been made more accessible and inclusive for people.
Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies aged 90
Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after chronic kidney disease aged 90. His contribution to cinema was ...
Baby mammoth preserved for 50,000 years is unveiled in Siberia
The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region, who call it the best-preserved mammoth body ...
Passenger forced to run alongside moving train with hand trapped in door
The incident happened at Ealing Broadway station, west London on the Elizabeth line at around 12.07am on November 24.
Enzo Maresca unmoved on Chelsea title chances but says Man City ‘will be there’
Enzo Maresca has backed Manchester City to bounce back into Premier League title contention and said it is “just reality” that Chelsea are not in the hunt themselves. Maresca’s Blues host Fulham on ...
Residents ‘angry’ after being asked to remove ‘harmless’ lights before Christmas
A day later on Christmas Eve, residents received another email from Urang apologising “for the distress” caused and suggesting “to maintain the Christmas cheer” people with light displays should ...
Explosion at Turkish ammunition factory kills 11 people
An explosion at an ammunition factory in north-west Turkey left 11 dead and five injured on Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir province, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The ...
Elderly man has life-threatening injuries in Gateshead crash
Police are appealing for information after an elderly man in his 90s was left with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Gateshead. Shortly after 11:15pm yesterday (December 23), police ...