Popular fast food brand KFC is set to open 500 new sites and create 7000 jobs in a major UK and Ireland expansion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin as Ukraine seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign, ...

A UN official has said 47 Palestinians were injured, mostly by gunfire, when a crowd overwhelmed an aid hub in Gaza. Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories, ...

Groceries now cost 4.1 more than they did a year ago, a significant jump from last month’s 3.8, figures from analysts Kantar show.

Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout have been cast as Harry, Hermione and Ron for the Harry Potter HBO TV series ...

Newcastle Food Festival 2025 returns this weekend (May 31 - June 1) in Leazes Park, Newcastle. Here's all you need to know.

Regulator Ofwat said the utility giant ‘failed to protect the environment’ and issued the combined penalty as part of two ...

Bea the chihuahua was first reported missing from Penshaw in Sunderland in January 2020 has been returned home - over five years later.

Dan Bowhay, 22, used his disabled bus pass to travel from Land’s End to Marshall Meadows, in Berwick-upon-Tweed near the Scottish border.

Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa near Durham, County Durham, has introduced a new "barn marquee" to enhance its summer events space.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to allow some criminals, including violent and sexual offenders, to be released early for ...

Pupils at Durham Gilesgate Primary School past and present will know of and were shaped by John Thompson - whose connection to the school has always run deep. John, who marked his 100th birthday on ...