19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1766+ words) President Donald Trump said the US is considering "winding down" its Middle East military operation, even as his administration moves to send more troops and warships to the region and request billions of dollars more from Congress to fund the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (281+ words) An Emirates flight from Newcastle to Dubai has been delayed by at least seven hours after a drone strike near Dubai International Airport forced the temporary closure of the airport overnight. Dubai was forced to temporarily close its airport after…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (710+ words) A North Yorkshire man has described the moment missiles were intercepted in the sky above him in Dubai. Ben Haslam, from Leyburn, arrived in the United Arab Emirates last week with wife Alice, planning to go to a meet at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (250+ words) A Darlington secondary school has marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a 'reflective' assembly. The observance at Wyvern Academy's assembly on Tuesday (January 27) was led by the school's curriculum lead for humanities, Charlotte Dean. Ms Dean guided students through the historical…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (660+ words) The police and crime commissioner in the West Midlands has urged an "immediate review" of a controversial decision to ban fans of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending the team's Europa League game against Aston Villa. Simon Foster said…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (463+ words) The Durham Jewish community vows "we will not be silenced" following a terror attack which rocked the country. Theodore Schill, a member of Durham University's Jewish Society said the community has been left "shocked and heartbroken" following yesterday's deadly attack....

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (888+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has criticised Kemi Badenoch as "unserious" after she claimed his attendance at the G7 and Nato summits helped him avoid Prime Minister's Questions. The Prime Minister slapped down Mrs Badenoch's dismissal of him as "irrelevant" on the global…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (752+ words) Hundreds of people have attended a music session in Dublin city in solidarity with Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh after he appeared in court on Wednesday. Kneecap flags and logos hung from the windows in Connolly Books, which dubs…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (422+ words) Normal People author Sally Rooney risks committing a terrorist offence if she funds banned organisation Palestine Action, No 10 warned. The award-winning Irish author said she will donate her earnings from her books and BBC adaptions to support the group, which…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (779+ words) Civil servants in the Foreign Office have been told they should resign if they disagree with the Government's policy over Gaza, reports suggest. Some 300 staff at the Government department, based in the UK and offices abroad, sent a letter to…...