The Latest Breaking News from Northumberland

Ex-England rugby player over the limit when he drove into ford, inquest hears

Tom Voyce died while trying to cross the River Aln in Northumberland in December, as Storm Darragh passed through the UK

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Former England international was three times over the limit when he drove into ford, inquest hears

Ex-London Wasps player Tom Voyce, 43, died while trying to cross the River Aln during a storm in Northumberland last December

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

Reform UK suspends councillor linked to account calling for Starmer’s death

Exclusive: Party investigates Northumberland councillor John Allen over alleged YouTube posts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

Bringing lynx back to Northumberland backed by 72% of locals, consultation finds

Northumberland is the only area of England and Wales with enough woodland to support the cat species.

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

18th century shipwreck among ‘best preserved’ of its time, experts say

Latest diving surveys have revealed a ‘remarkable’ completeness of the Northumberland off the Kent coast.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

English warship sunk in 1703 storm gives up its secrets three centuries on

Archaeologists in race to study HMS Northumberland as shifting sands expose part of well-preserved wreck

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025

Discovery at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall ‘baffles’ archaeologists

The discovery was made during excavations at the Roman fort of Magna in Northumberland in northeast England

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Big Roman shoes discovered near Hadrian’s Wall – but they don’t necessarily mean big Roman feet

Excavations at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in north east England have uncovered some very large leather footwear. Their discovery, according to some news coverage, has “baffled” archaeologists.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025

Two men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree in Northumberland.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Teacher banned from the classroom after twisting colleague’s nipple bar on staff night out

Vincent Collister, who taught at Ovingham Middle School in Northumberland, has been banned indefinitely by a Teaching Regulation Agency panel

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025