John Lewis has released a memory-strewn tear-jerker, following a woman frantically buying a last-minute gift for her sister, for its highly anticipated Christmas advert.

Plans to demolish two cottages in Butterknowle near Bishop Auckland to make way for a new house have been approved by the council.

A BELOVED Christmas tradition will light up a North East town this year as Darlington Round Table announces the dates Santa’s Sleigh will tour the area. Justin Hayward, chairman of Darlington Round ...

A North East foodbank has partnered with Fenwick, launching a charity t-shirt to raise funds over the Christmas period. NUFC Fans Supporting Foodbanks, a group of foodbank volunteers and football fans ...

REGIS Le Bris is backing Dan Ballard to put his frustrating start to the season behind him and says the defender still has a major role to play moving forward for Sunderland. Ballard has been a hugely ...

The team at Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York is preparing for a special arrival in the main hangar, as Santa Airlines touches down.

Celine Dion said it was a “dream come true” to perform for the first time in Riyadh, following her health struggles. The music star, wearing a draped sparkling pink gown, closed the 1001 Seasons Of ...

Thirty National Lottery winners from the last three decades enjoyed an “incredible experience” in a shoot by a celebrity British photographer ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

Weather mapping service WXCharts has shown that snow is a possibility in the region on November 21 and November 28 - ...

Plans to convert a County Durham barn into a residential property have been approved by the council. The barn at Briscoe Farm in Baldersdale, Barnard Castle, will be transformed into a single ...