Households in Ireland will receive €250 off their electricity bills in the coming months to help alleviate the cost of living crisis. While the payments will be automatically deducted for all electricity account holders, an energy expert has cautioned that some may miss out on the credits.

Ali Raswli was annoyed with the Home Officer when he tried to light a duvet inside his home, while medical staff were trying to help him

Daniel Devlin, of Blyth, who has previous convictions for having child abuse images, was caught out by two undercover police officers

Rachel Reeves must ensure a timetable is given to end the two-child benefit cap in today's Budget to make its first delivery by a woman, a memorable one.

Adam Scott McNee was also handed a ten months suspended jail sentence and ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid work.

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My parents are at war with one another after my dad left for a younger woman.

Frazer Edwards' mum and dad, who live in Orkney, were left worried sick when they were telephoned late at night by a medic in Kent.

Benito Bado, 38, is wanted on emergency prison recall and is understood to have links to Northumberland

Gardai have also confirmed the identity of the deceased as Juris Kokenbergs

Officers investigating a report of shoplifting in Morpeth have released images of a man and a woman who they would like to trace

Suspected drugs with a value of tens of thousands of pounds have been seized and five suspects charged following a raid in Newcastle

As the end of the consultation of Monkseaton High Schools arrives, a parents campaign group continues to criticise the process.

The assault happened at around 4.35pm on Sunday, September 1 on Westgate Road

Liz Twist, the MP for Blaydon and Consett, has stepped down as the chair of Age UK Gateshead following complaints about her support for the Government's winter fuel allowance cuts

Joape Kotobalavu, 29, forced himself on the terrified teenage victim in October 2022.

A famous Newcastle nightclub was packed out before sundown at the weekend as Patrick Topping took to the decks

Lee Smith abducted Jamie Forbes and held him against his will at his flat in Elphinstone Court, Aberdeen, on January 14 and January 15 2024.

The Budget announcement came as a surprise to motorists following speculation that fuel duty would rise by as much as 7p per litre

The Chancellor announced that full-time workers aged 18 to 20 will see their pay rise by £2,500 as the Government moves towards a 'single adult rate'

The long-debated plan to dual a section of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham have been axed by the Labour Government, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget describing it as 'unaffordable'

Jordan Fitzpatrick boasted about his actions to another manager days after the incident.

A scrapping of the long-debated scheme to upgrade 13 miles of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham was confirmed in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget on Wednesday

Police rushed to a shop in Glasgow on November 25 after a 'firearm' was discharged within a premises, the getaway car was later torched.

The North East will be given far greater freedom over how it spends its money from 2026, while the region's mayor also claimed on Wednesday that cash for the Crown Works film studios had been 'saved'

Stuart Worby, 40, crushed a pill of mifepristone into a woman's orange juice in August last year without her knowledge or consent, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said

Authorities received reports of a van, driving around the Walker area, selling fireworks to children

Mackenzy Pasmore was alleged to have set a mattress alight inside a bedroom at the block of flats

A huge police presence has been in the area of St Mungo Avenue in the city's Townhead after officers received reports of a disturbance at 1.55pm on Tuesday.

Audit officers said councillors should "reconsider the introduction of alcohol and drug testing" following concerns staff may be under the influence at work.

Chaianti Means, 33, jumped off the landmark along with her children Roman Rossman, nine, and five-month-old Mecca Means, New York State Police said in a statement

A man has died following a smash between a car and lorry near Lockerbie.

The 19-year-old is due in court tomorrow.

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents more than 16,500 rank-and-file officers, said the action will begin at 5pm on Friday and continue "until further notice"

Officers believe the man could assist in their enquiries.