A fundraiser set up to support the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died following a fire at an industrial estate in Gateshead has raised more than £13,000.

Four boats capsized in a sudden storm on a river in southwestern China, leaving nine dead and one missing, state media said on Monday. More than 80 people fell into the Wu River when strong winds hit ...

Pupils and staff at Hartford CE High School threw themselves into Bowel Cancer UK’s Active April Challenge, where participants get sponsorship for doing physical activity on each and every day ...

FAMILIES are being invited to walk through Giant's Castle at Quarry Bank. Walkers can travel through the Western Woods at Quarry Bank and explore ancient semi-natural woodland, the twists and turns of ...

Former vice president Mike Pence repeatedly invoked the US Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday. Mr Pence ...

Ali Beckman, technical director and head teacher at Puddle Ducks, has been awarded the FCIMSPA Chartered status.

George Simion was well ahead of Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan in the election re-run with 99 of the votes counted.

Two tourist boats carrying roughly 70 people between them have capsized in the Wu river in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, leaving 14 people missing and three dead, state media said on Monday.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the proposal to send US troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade.

US President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island.

Low pay for workers, a reliance on unpaid family carers and high costs for those in need of care are among the issues facing the sector. In their report, published on Monday, MPs ...

A Labour MP says the Professional Football Association has been ‘absolutely disgraceful’ in its response to issue.