Usher was the first adult to be charged with riot, following a 15-year-old boy, also from Sunderland, having had his violent disorder charge upgraded to riot.

Caroline West, 50, has paid tribute to the felled Sycamore Gap tree by painting it in different settings on used tea bags.

The panel is tasked with determining why the submersible was lost 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) deep on the ocean floor near the ...

Kieran Usher was in a group of around 20 yobs who hurled missiles at police during a night of trouble in Sunderland.

A woman is warning people to check the expiry date on their hot water bottles - after hers burned the skin off her legs and lap when it burst.

A burglar has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after breaking into homes in Taunton, Bridgwater and North Petherton.

Staff and patients from Cygnet hospital completed the one million step challenge to highlight the importance of keeping fit and active for ...

The Portugal international has provided four assists but has yet to find the net ahead of taking on Tottenham this Sunday.

Russell Findlay has been elected as the new Scottish Conservative leader, winning a majority of votes in the first round. He secured 2,565 votes, the party’s returning officer Leonard Wallace ...

Newcastle chief executive Darren Eales will step down from his position after being diagnosed with a chronic form of blood cancer, the Premier League club have announced. The 52-year-old Eales, who ...

Snooker commentator Clive Everton has died at the age of 87. Everton was described as the “voice of the sport” by the World Snooker Tour following news of his death on Friday. The governing body said ...

Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group has made a fourth proposal to online property platform Rightmove. The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, said the latest approach is ...