Blethyn follows in the footsteps of Deborah Kerr, who played Emma Harte in the original Channel 4 drama, which aired 40 years ago.

A plan to demolish and replace a school in Billingham's main building will go ahead following council approval.

Two people were rushed to hospital after a three vehicle crash on the A1 at Dunston, Gateshead over the weekend.

“The concept of compassion fatigue in those working in mental healthcare which is where the prolonged exposure to the suffering of others leads to a decline in empathy and compassion. “The ...

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.

A Stockton drug dealer who was caught with £700 worth of crack cocaine hidden between his bum cheeks has been locked up.

A walker has been seriously injured after slipping at the summit of Roseberry Topping and falling 30 metres onto rocks. Police, ambulance, and mountain rescue teams swarmed the popular beauty spot on ...

A British lorry driver has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife, after her remains were found six years after she disappeared in Ireland. Richard Satchwell, 58, is charged with the murder of Tina ...

Edward Spencer killed three fellow pupils at his school in a crash in April 2023, just six weeks after passing his driving test.

Leeds have unveiled images of their stadium redevelopment plans, which will increase capacity to 56,500. The proposals were backed last week by Leeds City Council, whose Plans Panel will meet next ...

Jurors in the trial of two men accused of felling the landmark tree at Sycamore Gap have been selected after they were asked if they had ...

Edward Spencer was 17 at the time of the catastrophic crash in Warwickshire in 2023, having passed his driving test just six weeks earlier.