One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s far east, an 8.8-magnitude tremor that caused tsunami ...

Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Colombia forward Luis Diaz from Liverpool. A fee which the PA news agency understands to be £65million was agreed on Sunday after the Bundesliga champions ...

Rory Deighton, from the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, said: “Many patients will not have experienced any disruption whatsoever to their care and that is thanks to the NHS ...

Hayden Hackney is set to hold to talks with Ipswich Town officials after Middlesbrough accepted a bid for the midfielder.

Calls have been made for Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes to be stripped of her OBE by a leading anti-semitism group. The actress starred in several of the wizarding world's films as Professor ...

Rescuers have resumed efforts to reach injured German Olympic gold medallist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.

It was confirmed in April that the 50m breaststroke would be one of three disciplines added for the Games in three years’ time.

Emmerdale fans have demanded the return of a beloved character to the ITV show, stating that he would have some 'proper storylines' now.

Sunderland's search for a new goalkeeper is over after they agreed a deal to sign Robin Roefs from Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.

The group also revealed that it was about halfway through its efforts to save 1.5 billion US billion (£1.1 billion) worth of yearly costs.

Santander UK revealed more than 2,000 roles have been cut amid an ongoing cost-saving overhaul as it reported a drop in half-year profits.

This is the Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on unconfirmed reports of a crash happening in last 10 minutes on the A19 Northbound at ...