Durham OnAir

Taylor Wimpey UK has been formally cleared of one of two charges arising from a sewage discharge into a water course near a County Durham housing site.

A man is to stand trial later in the year after denying offences of a domestic violence nature.

A sex offender is back behind bars for breaches of a restrictive court order and an offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Zoey McGill, from Newton Aycliffe, lost her son Jack Woodley after he was brutally stabbed and her other son, Jayden, has been jailed for six years.

A prison officer who exchanged phone messages with an inmate, in which they looked forward to their “first date”, narrowly avoided an immediate jail sentence herself.

Students from New College Durham are playing a vital role in preserving one of the North East’s most iconic heritage attractions after completing a major restoration project for Beamish Museum.

A ‘rising star’ writer and mother-of-two from Crook in County Durham has been shortlisted for Britain’s most prestigious award for debut authors.

A football school which provides sporting opportunities for youngsters in rural County Durham has received a donation of much-needed equipment from local housebuilder Bellway.

New College Durham (NCD) has been praised by schools across County Durham after delivering an ambitious theatre outreach project designed to inspire the next generation of performers and creative professionals.

A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.

The teenager tells BBC Newsnight she is suffering from flashbacks and living in fear following the attack.

Charities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.

Labour mayor Burnham and former minister Streeting were responding to the former PM's 5,600-word essay.

Anthony Gordon is on the verge of leaving Newcastle United to sign for Barcelona after a £70m-plus deal was agreed between the clubs

Newcastle United will introduce a new safe standing section at St James' Park's Leazes End next season.

Dennis Cirkin has undergone further surgery on a long-term wrist injury ahead of what is an uncertain summer for the Sunderland left-back

West Ham United are reportedly interested in Middlesbrough's head of football Kieran Scott