The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. The Solong’s master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, ...

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. The 49-year-old appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on Friday flanked by two officers, where he ...

Sunderland plan to prioritise new contracts for key players this summer on the back of winning promotion to the Premier League ...

There were 64,680 house sales in April – 64 lower than the 177,440 reported in March, according to estimates from HMRC.

HMS Lancaster had stalked the drug-runner’s boat for more than 24 hours after illegal operations were spotted by the warship’s drones.

One person has been taken to hospital following an incident on an estate that sparked an air ambulance callout.

Ashirie Smith was given a minimum of 17 and a half years for the ‘serious, sustained’ attack on Mahir Abdulrahman at HMP Fosse Way.

Manchester United's ex-Sunderland loanee Amad Diallo says he has no regrets after appearing to make an obscene gesture towards supporters in Malaysia ...

We discuss Finn Azaz, Riley McGree and what Middlesbrough can learn from Sunderland in our latest You Are My Boro video and podcast ...

Luke Humphries says a pep talk from Phil Taylor inspired him to become the Premier League champion. The world number one completed darts’ ‘triple crown’ as he beat rival Luke Littler in the final at ...

Going ahead with welfare reforms will drive more people into homelessness, a number of major charities have warned the Government. Shelter and Crisis are among the signatories to a letter to the Work ...

Four billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025, scientists have said.