Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded Hang On Sloopy, has died aged 77. He also had a hit with Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo and earned a Grammy ...

HMP Durham is 'one of the worst UK prisons for overcrowding' and is almost at twice the permitted capacity, according to the most recent data ...

Hope may still exist for Northern Kin festival despite the fact that its organisers Wannasee have ceased trading.

Council chiefs say they hope road safety improvements at the scene of country’s worst ever road accident will prevent further tragedies.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor said he and Sir Brian May felt “so proud” as they picked up the Polar Music Prize. The King of Sweden presented the award to rock band Queen, US jazz musician Herbie Hancock ...

Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has been named joint national lead for roads policing by the Association of Police and ...

A Teesside garden centre is set to host a free gardening workshop on a 'timeless favourite' plant. Dobbies Garden Centres in Stockton will be running a Grow How workshop this June, focused on roses.

France’s lower house of parliament adopted a Bill on Tuesday to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. The ...

Bleep Test had finished a promising second to Karl Burke's well-regarded Ali Shuffle on her debut at Redcar on April 7, and Easterby said: “She’s smart and tough. First time out she was very green and ...

The video was taken from a support ship monitoring the Titan’s descent towards the wreck of the Titanic in June 2023.

The Scottish Parliament recently announced that transgender people are barred from using the toilet facilities of their preferred gender.

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, from Dartford, Kent, is accused of raping a woman in his car near the nightclub in the early hours of November 1 2024.