A gem hunter in the US has dug up a six-carat diamond which he claims he has been told could be worth up to a million dollars (£750,000). Navy reservist Jack Pearadin and his friend shovelled the ...

After edging out Minnie Hauk 12 months ago, Francis-Henri Graffard’s Daryz will bid to become the first colt since Alleged in 1978 and 1979 to go back-to-back in the Arc, a doub ...

A Scot who was released from an Indian jail after almost nine years remains in a “really dangerous and precarious situation”, campaigners working on his behalf have said. Dan Dolan, deputy chief ...

The Foreign Secretary is expected to join G7 talks amid US pressure on European countries to use their diesel reserves.

Violent protests involving angry students across France have continued with further scenes of vandalism, fire setting and ...

Darlington residents can help plant 8,500 spring bulbs in Stanhope, North Lodge and North parks during October half-term, boosting biodiversity and wildlife.

Five colourful Peter Rabbit baby bunny sculptures and a Great North Snowdog go to a charity auction in Newcastle on October 13, linked to Tales on the Tyne.

More than 3,700 runners head to Northumberland for the Altra Kielder Marathon on October 3-4, celebrating Kielder Forest’s 100th anniversary with races and fundraising.

The woman in her 20s was left shaken after a man allegedly kissed and touched her without consent on the Metro.