Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that there will be a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. This comes after recommendations from a government-comissioned report by Baroness ...

Most economists think the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will opt to keep rates on hold when it meets on Thursday.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that if the Israeli strikes on Iran stop, then ‘our responses will also stop’.

According to Goliath’s official record, he hatched on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos on June 15 between 1885 and 1890.

This is why Sam Thompson has pulled out of Soccer Aid 2025 at Old Trafford in Manchester - his new role in the Unicef charity football ...

"I thought, 'it can't be' - you just don't believe it. Then we realised: 'Oh my goodness, Her Majesty's coming!' Being that there are ...

CONTROVERSIAL plans for 65 new homes to be built in Prudhoe have been met with concerns over site instability, a cumulative increase in ...

Sports pitches in Hexham are under strain as dry weather continues to take its toll. Schools, clubs, and grounds teams are being urged to seek free expert support from the Grounds Management ...

The charity-funded team said large groups of unsupervised teens can sometimes create safety and logistical challenges.

HALTWHISTLE'S popular outdoor swimming pool opened fifty years ago. The Hexham Courant reported on the pool's fortieth anniversary in June 2015, sharing fun memories of splashing with friends. Two ...

TWO teenagers have nearly scaled the height of Mount Everest as part of an intensive challenge. 14-year-olds Henry McCabe and Henry Wright, Year 9 students at Queen Elizabeth High School, are on the ...

Chris Riddell, celebrated illustrator and writer, will be in attendance the entire day. Inspired by his book "Doodle A Day," Mr Riddell will lead "The Big Draw-A-Long" at 11am in the theatre. This ...