The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the ...

Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck ploughed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea’s Bucheon city, fire and police officials said.

The luxury fashion firm said comparable same store sales lifted 2 in its second quarter and remained flat overall in the first half.

New figures show that Amazon has invested £1.2 billion in the Northumberland and Tyne and Wear since 2010. The figures, taken from the latest Amazon Economic Impact Report, document Amazon’s ...

A couple from Middlesborough have set up a fundraising page as a last attempt to have a child after being turned down by the NHS for IVF treatment.

UK economic growth slowed to 0.1% for the past three months in a blow to the Chancellor ahead of the autumn Budget. Official figures also showed that the economy declined by 0.1% in September after ...

England captain Ben Stokes announced his readiness for the Ashes with four wickets on the first day of their in-house warm-up against Andrew Flintoff’s Lions. Stokes has not played since July, when he ...

Darlington residents should brace for rain on Thursday, according to a Met Office forecast. Heavy rain is expected to start at 6am and continue until 8am, before easing to light rain until 11am. The ...

A DAD whose teenage son took his own life has spoken of his pride at winning a glittering ‘Strictly’ dance event aimed at supporting ...

A Darlington taxi driver has lost work after a missile was hurled at his car shattering a back window. Allan Swan, who is self-employed but works with Harry’s Taxi’s, was on Yarm Road in the town when ...

A man who has admitted assaulting and strangling his wife at a time he was taking a mix of alcohol and medication, is to be sentenced in the ...

A community group hope to attract investors with their plans to convert an old toilet block into a cafe. The dilapidated building at Elvet Waterside in Durham City has been put on the market by Durham ...