From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

On Saturday, the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in England announced the death of its bishop, the Most Reverend Kevin John Dunn, who died of pneumonia at the age of 57. Born in 1950 and ordained to ...

The "key corridor" of Hexham will be transformed, the council said The transformation of a historic market town centre will "enhance its look and feel", it has been claimed. About £1.5m will be spent ...

While it's a small country, the UK is certainly home to a wide variety of towns, cities and landscapes. You don’t have to travel too far to find a place that differs from the last. Article continues ...

Work is being done to improve the condition of shops in Hexham's main shopping area Residents and business-owners based in an historic market town are being urged to give their views on plans to ...

One of Hexham's town councillors has described its inclusion on a list of the happiest places to live as "bittersweet". On Wednesday, Rightmove unveiled its Happy at Home index, with Hexham in third ...

Jahirur Rahmn, aged 62, from Essex, receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine inside a bespoke Ford Transit, as the car manufacturer partners with the NHS in Essex to bring mobile COVID-19 ...

Holly Newton died from her injuries after being stabbed in Hexham A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in Northumberland. Holly Newton, 15, was ...