A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of victims over more than two decades has been given the maximum sentence of ...

A paramedic has been struck off the register after offering to remove a student’s tampon while she was suffering a medical emergency.

The importance of affordable, eco-friendly public transport for visitor, worker and community travel has been underlined by the results of a ...

During a speech, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the proportion of people who pay the higher rate of income tax has increased more than five-fold in half a decade.

Prosecuting a man for burning the Koran is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial heard.

Ahead of Ascension Day tomorrow, we’re looking back at the key date in the Christian calendar and how we’ve marked it over the years.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is joining the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldof and the late cardinal Basil Hume in being granted the Freedom of Newcastle, the city’s highest honour.

Jos Buttler, Brook’s predecessor as white-ball skipper, was a contender but he returns to the rank and file by taking Smith’s wicketkeeping role for an England side who have lost their last seven ODIs ...

A farmhouse on the estate of the former family home of Diana, Princess of Wales has been “burnt down by vandals”, her brother said. Earl Spencer said he was “stunned” to learn that a farmhouse was ...

Annan Athletic will face Premiership club St Mirren and Scott Brown's Ayr United in next season's Premier Sports Cup.

Carlos Alcaraz brought football and fun to the French Open as he kept his title defence on track against tricky Hungarian Fabian Marozsan. The Spaniard, bidding to become the first man to retain the ...

Mike Farrar, who was made permanent secretary in April, said he is optimistic about the future for the health service in the region.