Coronation Street's Mason Radcliffe, played by Luca Toolan, will suffer a knife attack and fight for his life in next week's episode.

TWO illegal immigrants who attempted a daring rooftop escape from a £240,000 cannabis farm are now behind bars.

MORE than 1,000 women in Northumberland have been diagnosed with endometriosis, new figures suggest. A charity welcomed increased research into the disease, saying the historical lack of figures on ...

A man raised £9,000 for a hospice by having a pre-Christmas head shave. Phil Shaw decided to raise funds for Tynedale Hospice at Home after they supported his wife Lorraine. Ms Shaw was diagnosed with ...

THE magic of Christmas came alive for a family in Hexham when they discovered a long-lost letter to Santa Claus. The letter, written 28 years ago by a then six-year-old Emily Cessford, was found ...

A four-bedroom detached house in the West End of Hexham is on the market for offers in the region of £475,000.

THE North East mayor has defended her decision to join Sir Keir Starmer on a trade mission to Saudi Arabia. Kim McGuinness travelled with the Prime Minister on a trip to the Gulf last month, during ...

The first episode of Series 28 of Silent Witness will air at 9pm on BBC One on Monday, January 6. As usual, all the stories will be in two parts, with the second episode following in the same time ...

US army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar was shot dead by police after steering a speeding truck around a barricade and ploughing ...

The Daily Mail focuses on comments from a former detective, who says Sir Keir is “as guilty as anyone” over failures to tackle grooming gangs. Daily Mail: STARMER ‘GUILTY AS ANYONE’ OVERGROOMING GANGS ...

A British man has been confirmed as one of those killed in a deadly New Year’s Day vehicle attack in New Orleans. Metropolitan Police confirmed they were supporting the family of Edward Pettifer, 31, ...

A former detective who uncovered police failings in investigating grooming gangs has said Sir Keir Starmer is “perhaps as guilty as anyone” over the failure to bring about change.