A man is critically ill in hospital after an incident in which a woman was held at knifepoint for five hours. The 36-year-old man is believed to have taken paracetamol. The 30-year-old woman, believed to be the man's former girlfriend, had visited his
A young man survived survived a 100-foot fall from a bridge after the leg of his trousers snagged on scaffolding as he was just inches from the ground. Doctors believe the Carl Morgan, 18, who suffered horrific injuries, is the first person to live after
TheI Synetix business at Billingham looks set to be sold for around £250m with an announcement believed to be made sometime this week. Reports today said that Johnson Matthey are set to buy Synetix to add to its growing catalysts and chemicals division
Rural Britain took over central London today in the biggest invasion of its kind ever seen. The Countryside Alliance Liberty and Livelihood rural rights march was tonight described as the biggest protest of any kind in the UK after at least 300,000 demonstrators
Ambitious plans have been revealed for a multi-million pound revamp of libraries and information centres across North Yorkshire. Over the next two years the county council aims to spend more than £3m on the service, taking it firmly into the high-tech
There are all sorts of motorhomes on the market -- but there's nothing quite like the monster that Doug Hodgson has made his own. For even the most plush film star-style trailer pales alongside his head-turning behemoth -- a customised flour tanker complete
Furious parents are planning to challenge education chiefs over a controversial decision to merge three Darlington schools. The borough council has announced proposals to amalgamate the Corporation Road nursery, infant and junior schools. The authority's
