Economy

A film festival, which attracts a worldwide selection of new movies, has returned with its biggest programme yet, according to bosses. The Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, which is now in its 10th year, will show more than 200 films at …

A man was dragged from his car, assaulted, kidnapped and driven across a town before being dumped near a football stadium. The 28-year-old was approached by two men while he was sitting in his car on Longford Street, Middlesbrough, at …

A woman has published a memoir featuring heartfelt letters between her grandparents, written in World War Two, which showed the enduring love between two people during one of history's darkest periods. Dear Mr Snippet is about a newly-married couple, John …

A property in Plymouth has been shut for three months after persistent antisocial behaviour (ASB) was reported to the police. Devon and Cornwall Police said the address in Adelaide Street was the subject of reports from nearby residents who saw …

A US judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against the family of a man accused of Sunday's petrol-bomb attack on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is accused of a federal hate crime and other charges. Officials …

A sculptor says it is "unbelievable" several pieces of artwork which were stolen from a farm have been found in "fairly good nick". Brendan Rawlings created a set of wooden animal head sculptures for a walking trail on Darts Farm …

An £8.6m campus has opened in Mablethorpe for researchers and businesses working in the health sector. The site, known as the Campus for Future Living, includes laboratories, lecture halls and accommodation to support the development of medical technology and provide …

A women's football team got a record-breaking crowd for the last match of the season as it secured second place in the league. One thousand four hundred and forty two fans were at Sixfields Stadium on Sunday to see Northampton …

Social housing, building new homes, and developing existing sites on the Isle of Man are among the priorities outlined in the government's plans to create a new housing association. Proposals for a separate organisation to tackle housing challenges have been …

The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, was discovered lying in a rocky crevice on Saturday, around 400m (1,300ft) below where the body …