Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

Energy bills will fall by xxx, as Ofgem announced a decrease to the energy price cap, but prices are still 65 per cent higher than five years ago ...

Teenage siblings from Darlington are gearing up for success at a drag racing competition this weekend, backed by their family acting as their ...

Rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, gave evidence in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex trafficking trial.

Nine men and a woman stand accused of carrying out — or aiding — the crime during the 2016 Paris Fashion Week.

Plans to convert a barn into a house on a famous County Durham farm, once owned by Hannah Hauxwell, have been approved by Durham County Council.

In a video posted to Instagram stories, the 41-year-old offered his audience an apology ‘from the bottom of my heart’, and said he was ...

Preston Park Museum and Grounds in Stockton will host a four-month exhibition titled World Cultures, Traditions and Friendships, featuring ...

Award-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice brings his acclaimed live musical theatre show My Life in Musicals – I Know Him So Well to ...

Brian Taylor, a member of the North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions (NEASUS), has received national recognition for his dedication ...

Outdoor fires in County Durham and Darlington surged by 230 per cent in April due to prolonged sunshine and dry weather, prompting wildfire ...