A number of Midlands areas have been named among the UK's child poverty hotspots. A total of 4.5 million children were living ...

Erin Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Four North East postcodes have won thousands of pounds in the postcode lottery this week (May 12- 16). Check to see whether you (or your ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has confirmed when lifeguards will be returning to North East beaches as warmer weather attracts people to the region's coastline. Every RNLI ...

Northern mayors including the North East's Kim McGuinness have launched a new partnership amid hope that the North can boost the UK economy by £118bn. Called The Great North - the new body brings ...

A landmark survey of more than 10,000 real estate professionals reveals a surprisingly bullish outlook across the real estate ...

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A regeneration boss has called for greater devolved powers to help transform rail services across the North East. North East mayor Kim McGuinness says local leaders must be given greater control to ...

Meanwhile, the second worst lay-by in Scotland—and the whole of the UK, again—according to ALA Insurance is lay-by 99 along ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean.