PC Chris Findley was walking home after a night out when he was knocked down in 'unprovoked attack'

As a writer of historical thrillers, Imogen Robertson's reputation is beginning to outpace most of her rivals'.

A lack of travellers – and trains – has left some parts of the rail network surprisingly idle

Alan Milburn and Gillian Shephard make an  unlikely team – but, they tell Andrew Grice, they both want ministers to do more on child poverty

No seats changed hands in the latest council by-elections but the Liberal Democrats had the strongest voting boost.

HMRC could close all 281 of its enquiry centres, putting 1,300 jobs at risk, as part of a move to save £13m a year.

Police spent an hour and a half following mile long trail from victim's home

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Are prices finally going to start rising again?

Rush-hour rail problems that plagued passengers on many days in November continued on the first working day of December today.

In his first state of the nation report since taking office, chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw delivered a damning verdict

Five men were arrested on suspicion of killing wildlife and cats with hunting dogs in a major operation between the police and RSPCA today.

The banks of the river Tees have been no stranger to innovations that have shaken the world.

A student who ended up stuck in a tree after falling 3,000ft (914m) when his canopy failed to open on his very first parachute jump was “very fortunate”, firefighters have said.