Newcastle United's 4-1 defeat at Villa Park highlighted the key area where Villa have moved ahead of the Magpies - and the response that is required.

He said Moscow continued to launch attacks overnight after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce in Ukraine.

What were you doing five years ago at Easter? You don’t have to remember precisely because, in all likelihood, you were doing very little. We were all in the grip of the first lockdown when, with the ...

An 11-year-old golf prodigy from Barnard Castle is fundraising to help achieve her dreams of playing in the Junior World Championship finals ...

At an extraordinary general meeting at the museum, in Barnard Castle, 92 per cent of members from the Friends of The Bowes Museum group voted ...

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time, and possibly the 32nd ...

Tommy Conway discusses Middlesbrough's play-off battle, penalties and the Easter Monday trip to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday ...

US vice president JD Vance will embark on a four-day visit to India on Monday as the two countries seek to unlock economic opportunities and negotiate a bilateral trade deal. Mr Vance will meet prime ...

O'Nien was proud of Sunderland's defensive effort at Ashton Gate after going down to 10 men early on - and was blown away by what he saw at the other end when Eliezer Mayenda put the Black Cats ahead ...

Jason Tindall is hoping the decision to substitute Fabian Schar in the 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa has avoided any serious hamstring damage.

Matija Frigan was one of the strikers on Sunderland's radar in the January transfer window. The Black Cats held talks with Westerlo, with some reports in Belgium at the time claiming a deal was on the ...

Aston Villa gave their Champions League hopes a huge boost with a 4-1 thumping of in-form Newcastle. Manchester City left it late to beat Everton 2-0, while Southampton finally reached the 11-point ...