A convicted sex offender who had online chats with a child stranger who called him "daddy" has been put behind bars.

Meteorologist Aidan McGivern delivers this weekend’s weather forecast, with an amber warning for snow and ice issued for ...

According to my battered old copy of the Chambers English Dictionary, ‘intriguing’ means something that is puzzling or ...

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A quarter of women would feel uncomfortable telling their boss the real reason they're off sick if they had female-related ...

Masked thieves carrying a machete are reported to have attempted to rob the home of Sunderland’s former Geordie Shore star ...

Three in 10 adults believe it is perfectly acceptable to start watching Christmas films by 25 November – if not year-round.

TUI River Cruises celebrated its first river Nile ship, TUI Al Horeya, in style, setting 100 lit biodegradable candles afloat ...

One in four adults have been talked into investing in stocks and shares – by a mate in the pub. A poll of 2,000 adults found ...

Levi Roots, Joanna Lumley and AJ Odudu are among dozens of celebrities calling for the new government to take more action on ...

A team of regulars at the Jolly Potter pub in South Hylton have already raised over £600 to help Macmillan Cancer Support ...

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris has claimed that there are members of his squad on Wearside who have the potential to go ...