The Office for National Statistics said the rate of unemployment rose to 5.1 in the three months to October – the highest since early 2021.

The Trump administration has said in a court filing that the White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons and because a conservationists’ ...

Terrorist gunmen killed 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi, in an attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday. Australian police said a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old ...

It comes as a report suggests dental vouchers worth £150 a year should be introduced in a bid to ‘end the postcode lottery’ of care.

The officials said talks with US president Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, led to narrowing ...

The latest round of talks between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys have ended as they and European allies ...

Russia has indicated it is open to Ukraine joining the European Union (EU) as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, ...

A total of 37.5 million leisure trips by car are planned between Wednesday and Christmas Eve, the RAC estimated.

A festive family theatre show has opened to glowing reviews in Hexham. Red Riding Hood is on stage at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, running until January 3 and already proving to be a hit with ...

A new nature Northumberland National Park recovery ranger has been appointed for the Hadrian’s Wall area. Funding for the role, which was taken up by Jonny Snape, a former trail ranger, was made ...

A North East council warned that it will need to make £8 million worth of extra cuts next year after a Government funding shakeup.