One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap sycamore has said he could not understand the huge outcry after it ...

Residents are being advised to keep windows and doors shut as the fire service deals with a blaze in the Halton Lea Gate area.

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The Wylam Clean Tyne group is calling for a comprehensive review of the Environment Agency’s permitting system, as part of the newly launched People’s Commission on the Water Sector. The Commission, ...

Shaftoe Trust Academy in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, has earned the foundation level of the British Council's International School ...

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Live updates as the trial enters the third day for two men accused of felling the world famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall.

Posting to Instagram, the 65-year-old said the operation is “purely preventative” and thanked hospital staff for their care so far, having already undergone scans. Kelly said in the post: “I just ...