Dog owner out to wow the crowds with crossbreed at Crufts
A dog owner from Cornwall is out to wow the crowds when she enters Crufts in March. Dani Fellows, 29, will show at the world's greatest dog show with her beloved three-year-old Rottweiler/Akita ...
Durham County Council approves town MOT centre plans
Plans for a new MOT centre in a County Durham town have been approved. Proposals for SRS Recovery, Rock Road, Spennymoor, include two workshop/storage buildings to expand their current services, with ...
Middlesbrough taxi driver loses licence for chasing cyclist
A Middlesbrough taxi driver has had his private hire vehicle licence revoked following a ‘rapid pursuit’ that occurred in Stockton.
Funeral of John Prescott to be held in Hull on Thursday
The funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will take place in Hull on Thursday. More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster, beginning ...
Back-in-action Maughreen makes no mistake on jumping bow
From the family of the brilliant Champion Hurdle winner Faugheen, and similarly marked with a white blaze, the six-year-old made quite an impression on her bumper debut at Punchestown in January of ...
Scarlett Vickers: Darlington teen's life 'cruelly cut short'
Police and prosecutors have welcomed a jury’s decision to convict a Darlington man of murdering his teenage daughter, Scarlett.
‘Unscrupulous’ ads could leave road traffic accident victims thousands worse off
People may unwittingly end up calling a third-party firm while trying to find their insurer’s contact details online, the Insurance Fraud ...
Adam Jones backs Warren Gatland to turn around Wales’ form during Six Nations
Adam Jones has backed Warren Gatland to turn Wales’ fortunes around as they head into a Six Nations campaign on the back of 12 successive Test defeats.
Man, 60s, hospitalised outside The Mermaid in Guisborough
"Around 00:10am on Sunday 29th December, a man aged in his sixties was assaulted outside The Mermaid on Westgate, causing him to fall to the floor and hit his head, which led to him losing ...
Potters Charm team expecting ‘different horse’ at Festival
Connections fully expect Potters Charm to rebound at the Cheltenham Festival after an unexpected Trials Day defeat. The six-year-old was contesting the Ais Novices’ Hurdle on Saturday and came into ...
Teacher died from blood clot day after being discharged from hospital – report
Dena Collins, 28, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich, London, from a heart attack caused by an undiagnosed ...
Seven child abuse ring members jailed and warned they may never be released
Seven people convicted of being part of a child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” were sentenced to lifelong restriction orders and warned they may never be released.