News & Sport

The school of a 14-year-old boy who died when an off-roader overturned on Boxing Day has paid tribute to the "bright, cheerful and hardworking" teen.

A crack cocaine addict caught in possession of a quantity of the class A drug has admitted intending to supply it to others.

An exponent of bare-foot walking, seen semi-naked in public woodland in Durham, is to challenge the validity of being charged with outraging public decency.

Durham University has completed a multi-million-pound, two-year refurbishment of its Department of Chemistry building.

County Durham community champions have been celebrated for their acts of kindness and dedication.

John Cleese talks to Richard Barber about the runaway success of Fawlty Towers – The Play, having had two sold out West End seasons and a 10 month UK tour which began in September.

Durham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.

Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is delighted to welcome Furness 20, Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, as part of its Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways this May.

Briana Corrigan of The Beautiful South has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with 3 hugely successful and largely sold-out tours throughout the UK and IRELAND already completed, a new album in the pipeline and a series of brand-new gigs lined up for Spring 2025.

Full casting has today been announced for the highly-anticipated return of The Sunderland Story, coming exclusively to Sunderland Empire for a second season from Thursday 15 May – Saturday 31 May 2025 due to popular demand.

Fresh snow and wind warnings come into place as Storm Goretti arrives on Thursday.

Venezuelan-linked Marinera was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled through waters between Iceland and Scotland.

David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among 131 Met staff who were not vetted properly, a report finds.

Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.

Year 11 students will have a digital record of their results on an app for future use.

Fabian Schar has gone straight to hospital after suffering a serious ankle injury in Newcastle United’s 4-3 win over Leeds United

Player Ratings: Newcastle United 4 Leeds United 3 - Harvey Barnes was the Man of the Match

Regis Le Bris' verdict on Sunderland's defeat at Brentford and Enzo Le Fee's penalty miss

Harvey Barnes scored in the 12th minute of stoppage time to hand Newcastle United a 4-3 win over Leeds United

How Sunderland's players rated in the 3-0 defeat to Brentford