A Darlington father has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter by stabbing her in the heart.

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

More rain has fallen on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend – helping firefighters, but boosting the risk of toxic ash run-off in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area ...

A father has been found guilty of murdering his daughter after he stabbed her in their kitchen in Darlington, County Durham ...

A father has been found guilty of murdering his daughter after he stabbed her in the heart at their home in Darlington.Simon ...

A man has been convicted of murdering his daughter after stabbing her in the heart during what he claimed was a ‘play-fight’ ...

Simon Vickers, 50, has been convicted at Teesside Crown Court of murdering his daughter Scarlett, 14, in their kitchen in Darlington, County Durham last year, after he stabbed her in the heart during ...

The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office is working to learn more after a woman was shot in the Darlington area on Sunday.

The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in looking for two vehicles that could be involved in the shooting ...

National Highways closed one lane of the A1(M) between junction 58 Burtree Gate and junction 57 Darlington from around 10pm on Sunday ...

Darlington town centre received a boost last year as thousands more people visited shops and attended events. Footfall figures released by Darlington Borough Council show visitor numbers increased ...

Darlington FC fan Paul Hodgson pays tribute to 100 of the Quakers’ most memorable players from over half a century of supporting the club.