Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali sent money and helped acquire fake identification documents for the ...

Russia’s economy is “on the brink of going into a recession”, the country’s economy minister has said, according to reports.

Labour has announced that one in five families across Britain will get help with their bills. This would bring a total of nearly 2.7 million households into the scheme across the country, pushing the ...

A Women's Institute group celebrated Ukrainian culture in a special evening event. The Moorland Group of WIs, made up of the Slaley, Hexhamshire, Shotley, Langley, Newton and Bywell, and Whitfield ...

Each 140g LP is made up of approximately nine recycled bottles, after they are cleaned, processed into small pellets and then moulded into records.

Urban Outfitters is opening a new store at the Metrocentre. The 8,000 sq ft unit will open this summer in the upper Red Mall and will be the retailer’s first UK store launch of 2025.

Queen's Hall Hexham is gearing up for a night of rock tribute music. Hexham Rocks 2025 will take place at 7pm tonight, with doors opening at 6.30pm in the Main Theatre. Tickets for the event, which ...

A North East police boss hopes to see an enhanced drone squad tracking down nuisance motorbikes menacing communities.

Reform UK have lodged a complaint with Northumberland County Council over plans to revamp the local authority’s constitution.