Nationwide Building Society has recorded over 7.3 million transactions by 4pm on Black Friday, up 9% on last year, with the scale described as 'unexpected'

Weather maps suggest up to 34cm of snow could hit Scotland next month in the run-up to Christmas, with regions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland also bracing for wintry conditions from December 10

Covid symptoms have shifted since 2020 with experts warning UK households about new highly transmissible variants ahead of Christmas

Mike Flook has named four things you should never put into your sink after having to replace whole systems

If you're struggling with rats in your garden, there's a simple method that may help keep them away - and it doesn't involve traps or pesticides

Andy Armstrong, 65, from Yarm instantly connected with the 90s rave-themed John Lewis advert and believes the song will be Christmas Number One

It follows complaints about reduced visibility and damage to vehicles caused by trees on parts of Stainton Way in Hemlington

Scarborough's South Bay has been re-classified as 'poor' in updated Environment Agency documents

Officers began pursuing Kieron Anthony Luke after he drove a Mitsubishi Shogun into a house in Trimdon Station

Councillors and officers were given an update on rises and falls in the town's crime statistics in a Safer Stockton Partnership meeting