The UN warned that violence in the country was worsening as gangs expand their control over the Caribbean nation.

New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late on Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim commissioner just one ...

Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission. However, he ...

Hexham Spook Night will take place on Saturday, October 26 from 2pm until 9pm in the marketplace, Beaumont Street and Abbey grounds. Attractions include a funfair, hot food and drinks, pumpkin carving ...

Rent in the Cumberland Council area rose 7 per cent in the past year, new figures show. Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in the Cumberland ...

PART of the ground floor of a Grade II Listed building in Dalston could be converted into an office if the plans are approved by planners ...

Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days.

Sophistikaty's Hair and Beauty, based at Prudhoe Front Street, was commended in two categories in the North East Hair and Beauty Awards on September 7 at Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring. The ...

A sandwich shop celebrating 12 years of business was nominated Trader of the Week. Top Nosh, owned by Karen Robinson, has been based at Haugh Lane Industrial Estate in Hexham since it opened in 2012.

Appearing under her stage name of Kathryn Grant, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Mister Cory in 1957 and Victor Mature ...

The Food Standards Agency had told people with a peanut allergy to avoid eating products containing mustard as they may have ...

The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 37, including seven women and three children, ...