It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve done it before: there’s real magic in boarding the Eurostar at St Pancras and disembarking in Paris just a couple short hours (and a bottle of M&S train wine) ...

Sports stars Steph Houghton MBE and Jack Maitland are among those to have been recognised with honorary degrees by the ...

Newcastle company Newcastle company Atlas Cloud, which specialises in delivering cloud-based IT solutions, has snapped up ...

A record number of police officers were sacked from forces in England and Wales in the past year, according to figures ...

The Metropolitan Police saw the largest drop in officers in the latest year, down 1,022 from 34,315 to 33,293.

THE summer holidays are here, which means millions of parents are bracing themselves for shelling out a fortune on activities ...

The sights and sounds of vibrant live brass music reached a crescendo in Durham at the weekend. One of the city’s favourite summer events ...

Turns out Durham isn’t just famous for its cathedral and cobbled streets – it’s also a heavyweight in the pub game, boasting 10 of the best in the entire country. The Telegraph has released its list ...

Work to regenerate an "ugly" town centre is being carried out as quickly as possible, local leaders have vowed.

THE summer school holidays are nearly here but keeping the kids entertained can be a challenge – and expensive. A new study ...

Shocking new data shows police didn't charge or caution a single person for bike theft in 67 areas of England and Wales ...