A retired County Durham headteacher who has spent nearly two decades volunteering to improve education in North Africa has been awarded a British Empire Medal. Eileen Lees from Bournmoor may have ...

Tuesday’s jackpot will be an estimated £208 million and would be the largest prize awarded in the UK, National Lottery operator Allwyn said.

A paramedic, a doctor and other NHS staff have been honoured for their role in responding to the Southport attacks.

Police have come under attack for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, in what has been dubbed a ‘week of shame’ for the region.

Sixteen people from the North East have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 - take a look at the full list here.

Debra Waite who has fought for decades to improve housing standards and even helped shape military policy has been awarded an MBE.

During her distinguished career, Carole Johnson from Durham helped trace vulnerable missing children and put organised crime gangs behind bars . She has received an MBE for her services to policing.

The mum and sister of murdered Wallsend teen Samantha Magdin have both received MBEs in the King's Birthday Honours.

The Scottish Conservative leader is to give his keynote speak to his party conference in Edinburgh on Saturday.

Zaheera Nanabawa said Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee and their four-year-old daughter Sara Nanabawa would be missed ‘tremendously’.