David Wilkie summoned one of the all-time great British Olympic performances when he surged to the gold medal in the Montreal pool in 1976. Wilkie had arrived in Canada as the two-time defending world ...

A nursery worker has been jailed for 14 years for killing a baby girl she strapped face down on a bean bag for more than 90 minutes. Kate Roughley tightly swaddled nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan ...

A car park on the coast has been left flooded after a beck burst its bank as heavy rain continues to batter the region. Cat Nab car park in Saltburn has been left flooded after Millholme Beck burst ...

John Swinney has promised to publish a revised tax strategy for Scots within weeks, as he told MSPs he wants to bring parties at Holyrood together “to make our country better”. The First Minister set ...

Drivers are being warned to expect congestion on what is expected to be the busiest late May bank holiday weekend on the roads since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Between Friday and the bank ...

A former subpostmaster who tried to warn the Post Office about the Horizon IT system emailed Paula Vennells when she was chief executive, saying: “I do wonder what kind of god you worship”.

EDDIE Howe was delighted by three things after his Newcastle side overcame Tottenham on penalties in their post-season friendly in Melbourne. Howe was relieved to confirm all of his players - ...

Frank Warren says Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk “will be announced in due course” following Saturday’s thrilling fight in Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury by split decision in Riyadh to become ...

A General Election will be held on July 4th, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. Mr Sunak, who has been Prime Minister since October 2022, has called the election after months of speculation ...

Two people have allegedly been assaulted at a pub in Middlesbrough as police appeal for a man who may be able to assist enquiries.

British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70. His family announced that Scottish great Wilkie, who won 200m breaststroke gold for Great Britain in Montreal in 1976, died ...

New preferred operator for major Scarborough attraction appointed One of North Yorkshire’s leading leisure companies has been named as ...