Growth in the UK economy slowed to 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, new official figures show. However, the figure was stronger than the 0.1% level widely expected by economists after an ...

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials. A jury ...

It's A Level results day for many students across East We'll bring you all the updates as teenagers get their long awaited grades ...

The Prime Minister’s meeting with the Ukrainian president comes after he said Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia ...

When Alexandra Burke was approached about playing the pivotal role of Morticia in the musical comedy The Addams Family her first reaction was ...

A Blackburn man has been jailed and given a lengthy restraining order against his victim after strangling them.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a security guard and an emergency worker, Metropolitan Police said. The 22-year-old was detained on Wednesday and was also arrested on suspicion of ...

The RSPCA’s Lancashire East Branch is bringing back its popular Mutt Strutt at Towneley Park in Burnley on Sunday, August 31. The event aims to support its rehoming centre in Altham, which cares for ...

Blackburn-based Burne & Royce Digital was one of only 200 businesses Google HQ for the exclusive Lead to Profit with Google event ...

A man made threatening phone calls to his mother, who is suffering from cancer, and stepfather in which he said he would kill them.

Benjamin Ormerod, was due to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Monday (August 11) having pleaded guilty to those offences as well as to possessing an extreme pornographic image, possessing an ...

Jamea Kelly, North-West Regional Manager at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), offers financial guidance for students heading to university ...