Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on the crash on the A1 (M) between J63 Chester-le-Street and J62 near Durham.

The ONS said growth slowed to 0.1 in the third quarter from a downwardly revised 0.2 in the three months to June.

One man was taken to hospital following a crash on the A1 (M) between Chester-le-Street and Durham on Sunday (December 21) evening. Emergency services, including police and ambulance, alongside ...

Microsoft has warned users they have until January 2026 to save messages from Skype, which was officially "retired" in May, before ...

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He has made clear that any member of the squad who returns from a short festive break out of condition will not be involved at Nottingham Forest.

An agency employee stole parcels from a York delivery base within a month of starting work there, magistrates heard. DPD security caught ...

The 23-year-old followed up last week’s impressive double at West Ham with another brilliant brace against Manchester United.

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TRAI HUME was always confident Sunderland could cope with the loss of their African players to AFCON – and the full-back was delighted to be proved right at Brighton.

A team of young adventurers at Whitworth Park Academy, in Spennymoor, are fundraising for the school trip of a lifetime to the heart of Africa.

NICK Woltemade was blown away by the love and support he felt on Tyneside after his Sunderland own-goal, and was delighted to repay the ...