We have had unconfirmed reports of a petrol bombing in Stockton overnight. We will bring you updates as we get them.

There was no president or comedian, but what remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner were the journalists and the First Amendment.

The former frontman of the 80s supergroup Spandau Ballet will take to the stage at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield on Friday, September 26. The festival, now in its 22nd year, has become one of the ...