Well, there’s her time as first female Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland, of course. But Jane Percy has truly made her name as a bit of a high society firebrand. She moved to Alnwick Castle, the Percy ...

His Toyota Hilux was recovered downstream from Abberwick Ford on the River Aln outside Alnwick, Northumberland, and police suspected he was swept away while trying to escape the vehicle.

The A1 in Northumberland has reopened northbound, and one lane has also reopened southbound, after a serious crash near Alnwick. There is queueing traffic and one lane remains closed soutbound.

A serious crash on the A1 in Northumberland has caused the road to be closed in both directions. The four-vehicle collision took place between the A1068 at Alnwick and the A697 at Morpeth. Emergency ...