His comments came after MMA fighter Conor McGregor said he is considering a legal challenge to the eligibility rules for presidential elections.

A man is due to appear before magistrates accused of making dozens of child abuse images. Thornaby's George Jeffries is listed to attend Teesside Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with three counts ...

With one Prestige Stakes for Moon Target’s owners Cheveley Park Stud banked almost 30 years ago, the daughter of Cracksman’s rise to prominence gives Prescott the chance to continue his long ...

Masuaku has signed a two-year deal on Wearside, becoming Sunderland's 10th signing of the summer and bolstering a defence that will be further strengthened before the transfer deadline.

A priest is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked in a church in Co Down on Sunday morning. Detectives are appealing for information in relation to the incident in Downpatrick, which ...

A beck in Belmont, Durham has become an anti-social behaviour hotspot after a "substantial" amount of aerosol cans were dumped in ...

Montreal, a hugely impressive eight-length winner at Leopardstown on Thursday, is heading to the Irish Champions Festival weekend. Aidan O’Brien’s superbly-bred Sea The Stars colt stepped up markedly ...

The UN mission to the country said dozens of female national staff were subjected to explicit death threats in May.

Sayidah Dariyan has barely put a foot wrong in her three-year-old career, winning a competitive conditions event at Chelmsford before bumping into the thriving Symbol Of Honour when third in Newbury’s ...

Newcastle will wait for a resolution to Alexander Isak’s future before deciding whether to move for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, the PA news agency understands.

NOTHING really happened in the last half an hour or so of Middlesbrough's opening day success against Swansea City. And that was no bad thing.

A train company has issued a "Do not travel" warning after several incidents in the North East caused major disruption. LNER said that urgent repairs to a bridge in the Chester-le-Street area, earlier ...