The jackpot for the draw on Friday June 13 will be an estimated £208 million and would be the largest prize awarded in the UK if won by a single ticket-holder, National Lottery operator Allwyn said.

The price of Brent crude jumped nearly 10 higher at one stage as financial markets also tumbled across Asia overnight.

New Forest cicadas are being reintroduced to the UK with a batch from France released in a specially created habitat at Paultons Park.

Israel launched strikes on Tehran early on Friday, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict. Sir Keir Starmer said the Government urged “all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently” after ...

Forty-four miles of roads are set to be repaired across Northumberland. This is part of Northumberland County Council's summer programme. The repairs, across 40 areas, are part of the county's annual ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband visited the Acorn site in Aberdeenshire as it was confirmed it would get £200 million of ...

A statue has been unveiled to remember Hendrix the cat, who roamed the beach and amusement arcades at Saltburn, Cleveland.

Deliberations ended on Thursday, a day after the jury delivered a partial verdict in Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial.

The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped one million, military officials in Kyiv said on Thursday ...

A man who killed nine students and a teacher at his former school in Austria and then took his own life planned the attack in ...

The Lewis Watson Quartet will play at Hexham Library on Sunday, June 15 at 3pm. The group consists of Lewis Watson, saxophonist, Mark Williams, guitarist, Andy Champion, double bassist, and John ...

Fentimans is offering special edition drinks to celebrate Sam Fender's sold-out Newcastle shows. The North East drinks company has teamed up with the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields to gift fans ...