The South African government said it will investigate how 17 of its citizens were tricked into joining mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war after they asked for help to escape the conflict in Ukraine ...

Benefit claimants risk falling victim to Government “mass fishing” exercises, as ministers receive new powers to look at bank account ...

Police are reviewing whether an attack in September which left a man with facial injuries is connected to a mass stabbing on a train. Ricky Butcher was outside Fletton Club in Peterborough waiting for ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil the policy when she delivers her November 26 Budget, it has been reported.

Prison governors have been called in for crisis talks as a manhunt continues for two criminals released by mistake, including a migrant sex offender. Police are trying to track down Algerian national ...

BT has said it lost a wave of broadband customers over recent months to rivals amid a “competitive” market, and revealed another 5,000 jobs have gone under its cost-cutting overhaul. The telecoms ...

The UK’s second largest grocer reported underlying operating profit of £504 million for the 28 weeks to September 13.

Alan Graham, anauthor from Guisborough, has marked a milestone birthday by publishing his first novel, a science fiction thriller titled ...

Big Brother fans have slammed the 'worst' backdoor eviction they have 'ever seen' on the ITV reality show after Sam was booted off the 2025 series ...

Allica Bank has highlighted a £221 million lending gap in Durham, warning that the shortfall—built up over 30 years—is hindering growth ...

The Owl in Hawnby, a historic drover’s inn in North Yorkshire, has been named one of the UK’s top 100 pubs in the 2025 Good Food Guide.

Redcar and Cleveland communities are set to hold 23 Remembrance Sunday services and wreath-laying ceremonies across the borough, commemorating ...