Gavin Engelbrecht

A talented 11-year-old boy has been thrilled with a ride in a patrol car after winning a birthday card design competition for a police force's landmark anniversary.

Police have issued an urgent appeal in their search for a missing teenager as concern for his welfare grows.

A drug dealer who ran a cocaine enterprise through the use of an encrypted device has been jailed for more than seven years.

A person was taken to hospital following an incident in the Hardwick area of Stockton last night, with armed police seen in the area.

Durham Police have seized an off-road bike in BearPark as they warn riders against the illegal use on public or private land.

Armed police swooped on a North East neighbourhood overnight with reports that a person had been taken to hospital following an incident.

A North East pilot has spoken of his trajectory from humble beginnings to navigating the skies in private jets for the ultrawealthy as he releases his first novel.

A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in an incident that prompted a large response by armed officers in Stockton, overnight.

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner has hit out at “toxic politics” after being defeated by Labour’s Matthew Storey.

A man has been charged after a cannabis farm worth more than an estimated £1 million was discovered in County Durham