Northern Echo readers debate where they think the North of England actually starts - is it Scotch Corner in Richmond, Darlington or Watford Gap?

An incident which saw a cygnet struck and killed by a rowing boat dampened the otherwise cheery mood at Durham Regatta on Saturday.

The Durham Cricket Foundation has held its second annual safeguarding conference, drawing volunteers and safeguarding leads from across the region.

Football continues on both sides of the Atlantic with England Under-21s continuing the defence of their European Championship title and Champions League winners Paris St Germain kicking-off their Club ...

See which 'simply stunning' beach in Northumberland is North East's highest-rated on Tripadvisor and is said to 'rival' Devon's Woolacombe Beach.

Viv Watts, chief executive of Hope 4 Kidz, has been awarded an OBE in recognition of nearly 50 years of dedicated fundraising work.

Teesside-based charity Leo’s, which offers mental health and bereavement support to families affected by neonatal complications and baby loss, ...

The Prime Minister said military assets were being sent to the region following an exchange of strikes and missile attacks by ...

Attendance appeared to fall far short of early predictions that as many as 200,000 people would attend the festival and parade.

Hatton, who is five shots off the pace, joked that the brutal Oakmont course has brought everyone down to his level of mental fragility.

Adam Scott says winning the US Open would be an “exclamation point” in his career. The Australian rolled back the years at Oakmont to put himself in contention to win a second major, 12 years after ...

The Prime Minister said the interests of British citizens would be at the heart of his conversations as he meets his Canadian counterpart.