Gallery Characters & People
Local News
- Council tackles empty shops to revive high street January 17, 2026A local authority is issuing legal letters to tackle long-term vacant shops in its town centres.
- Maximo Park 'just getting started' after 20 years January 17, 2026Ahead of the anniversary tour, Paul Smith says the band still believes in its songs, two decades on.
- Boro full-back Engel joins MLS club Real Salt Lake January 17, 2026Middlesbrough full-back Lukas Engel signs for Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake in a permanent deal.
- Barnsley sign Middlesbrough prospect Lennon January 17, 2026Barnsley sign Middlesbrough winger Charlie Lennon on a three-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months.
- Couple mark 40 years with wedding car road trip January 17, 2026Gary and Sonia Brown will travel around Europe in their 1959 Mercedes wedding day car from 1985.
- Runners 'battling demons' in final Spine race push January 17, 2026Spine Race competitor Chris Wright says those at the rear of the race often have it "twice as hard".
- NHS trans case ruling ramps up pressure for guidance January 16, 2026The nurses' partial victory adds pressure on the government to publish guidance for businesses that have single-sex spaces.
- Traitors star immediately went against game plan January 16, 2026Faithful Sam, from Yarm, says "hindsight is a wonderful thing" while watching the BBC show back.
- Hospital violated trans complaint nurses' dignity, tribunal rules January 16, 2026A judge says the hospital chiefs' changing room policy created a "hostile" environment for women.
- Carriages removed from cliff side tramway January 16, 2026New carriages are being fitted to the tramway in Saltburn to ensure they keep running safely.