Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Islamic and right-wing extremism remain Britain’s “biggest threats” ahead of the 20th anniversary of the July 7 bombings. On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers ...

Beautiful wildflowers – and some not so wild ones – light up this week's readers' pictures. To see your images on these pages, email [email protected] including your name and where the picture was taken, ...

Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for the creation of 12-15 mega forces as part of what he described as “the first serious reform of our policing model in over 60 years”.

Like many people I have a weakness for ecclesiastical architecture – from the grandest cathedral to the most modest of village chapels, ...

I am always surprised by how many local people I come across who have never been to Kiplin Hall, the historic house between Northallerton ...

Lesley Gibson, a Caremark homecare customer, raised over £200 through a 24-hour silence marathon to support the 'Safe Place' community day ...

Frustrated” football fans say they feel like they are being “kept in the dark” as Darlington Football Club continues to search for a ...

The storm killed at least 32 people, including 14 children. The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (eight metres) in ...

US-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as prime minister Benjamin ...

Israeli air strikes have killed 14 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 as they sought food in the embattled enclave, ...

Rescuers were searching for children from a girls’ camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he hopes to live until he is more than 130 years old, days after he laid out ...