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Israeli warplanes have pounded Iran’s capital overnight, hitting a facility used to make uranium centrifuges and another that made missile components, military chiefs said. Ten missiles were ...

Official data suggests the UK’s rate of inflation eased from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May – but in reality the figure was unchanged, standing at 3.4% in both months. The discrepancy is to do with an ...

The electricals retailer reported a better-than-expected 32 rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £45 million for the year to March 31.

A case of bird flu has been found in poultry in County Durham, Defra has confirmed. The news comes weeks after the government lifted the national mandatory housing order for kept birds. Defra said ...

The UK has a 50:50 chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years, as the risk of extreme heat rises with climate change, the Met Office said. The meteorological experts also ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

John Mitchell, a much-loved local figure, has been named locally as the man killed in the incident on A6136 Catterick Road, Colburn.

A popular restaurant that closed last month could be transformed into a new pub as plans are lodged for ‘Cask and Barrel’.

Durham Vintage will soon call a unit on Kingsway in Bishop Auckland home, as bosses say they have outgrown their current base.

Northumberland holds the crown for England’s best wild swimming spots, including Alnmouth, Amble, Beadnell, Newbiggin.

Plans for a drive-through restaurant and five other units at an expanding County Durham retail park are set for approval.