Vaping, drinking and illegal drug use ‘more common among better-off children’
Vaping, illegal drug use and drinking alcohol appears more common among children from better-off families compared to less ...
Sinatra and Beatles songs among most popular for terminally ill’s final moments
Frank Sinatra’s My Way and The Beatles’ Hey Jude are among the most popular songs chosen by terminally ill people to ...
Image released after woman 'raped' in Newcastle city centre
Detectives investigating a reported rape in Newcastle have released the image of a man they would like to speak with. The incident took place after an 18-year-old woman met a man while on a night out ...
Flights between UK and Florida cancelled as US braces for Hurricane Milton
Flights between the UK and Florida have been cancelled as the US braces for Hurricane Milton. Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, ...
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind – report
Human-caused climate change boosted Hurricane Helene’s devastating rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists have said. A new flash study on the issue was released as a ...
Sir Alastair Cook backs Joe Root to become all-time leading Test run scorer
Sir Alastair Cook has tipped Joe Root to break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record after he became England’s all-time leading Test run scorer. By reaching 72 not out at lunch on day three of the first ...
Time to evacuate running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
Milton targets communities that are still reeling two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded streets and homes in western Florida along its devasting route that left at least 230 dead across the South.
Cape Railways loco No 390 that worked the Victoria Falls Bridge
JEREMY CLARKSON was nearly lost for words as he passed over the Darlington-built Victoria Falls Bridge in southern Africa in the last episode of ...
Pictures of flooding across North East as A1(M) closed
The A1 (M) has been completely closed in both directions near Darlington with delays of more than one hour. Major flooding on the A1 (M). (Image: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS) One motorist said: "It's a ...
British team to count penguins in Antarctica in one of world’s most remote jobs
The team will travel 9,000 miles to manage Base A Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, living and working in near constant ...
Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appointed Red Bull’s global head of soccer
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been named as Red Bull’s global head of soccer. The 57-year-old German left Anfield in the summer after almost a decade in charge, during which he won the ...
Joe Root overhauls Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s record Test run scorer
Joe Root has overhauled Sir Alastair Cook as England’s record run scorer in Test cricket, passing his former captain’s mark of 12,472 on day three of the series opener against Pakistan.