The US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed on Thursday. Stopping penny production is ...

Sir Keir Starmer said the agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius secured the ‘vital’ Diego Garcia military base.

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson favoured an “authoritarian approach” to punishing people who failed to isolate during the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Policymakers also preferred ...

A small, dedicated dog rescue centre is facing a staggering electricity bill of £20,577.23 after months of billing issues were finally resolved.

A County Durham woman was found dead in her home by her mum and brother, an inquest has heard, less than two weeks before he also ended his life.

Ford, of Stamp Way, Stockton, pleaded guilty to two burglaries in February and March this year, theft from a vehicle on February 11, a further charge of theft from vehicle on February 12 as well as ...

There was a large emergency service presence in Durham after the air ambulance joined in helping an injured person after a fall in the woods. The services were called to the woods in the Pity Me area ...

CBB runner up and Ru Paul's drag race winner Danny Beard is set to headline the Bishop Auckland Pride Festival this year.

The Prince of Wales dubbed a new warship a “hell of a piece of kit – screams UK power” after it was officially named by his wife. Kate pressed a button to smash an exclusive bottle of whisky into the ...

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said pitting the creative industries against artificial intelligence was ‘unnecessarily divisive’.

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether ...