
Durham News
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Darlington man caught carrying knife after breaking into Bishop Auckland home
A Darlington man has pleaded guilty to a string of offences after he was caught carrying a knife following a Bishop Auckland burglary.
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Grieving drinker carried out bloody attack at County Durham club breaking man's nose
A Chester-le-Street punter carried out a bloody attack at a social club breaking a man's nose after accusing him of spiking his drink.
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Plumber swanned off with £1k for County Durham woman's kitchen refurb but did no work
A tradesman left a customer out of pocket having taken £1,000-plus payment for renovation work on her kitchen, none of which he completed.
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Mum and children 'frightened' in own County Durham home after man smashed car window
A man admitted putting a window out of an Audi car parked outside the owner’s home.
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Nearly 100 youngsters enjoy free Easter fun day in County Durham college
Nearly 100 young people from a County Durham community enjoyed a free, action-packed activity day at an event organised by a charity.
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Myles walks miles to raise money for local Durham CharityA man from the North East is walking 62 miles from Saltburn Pier to Roker Pier, aiming to complete the journey within 62 hours, finishing at 20:20 on April 9th, which would have been his dad’s 62nd birthday.
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Banks Group Acquires Naming Rights To Durham Cricket’s Riverside StadiumDurham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.
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Britain’s Oldest Working Standard Gauge Steam Locomotive to visit the World’s Oldest Railway!Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is delighted to welcome Furness 20, Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, as part of its Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways this May.
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BRIANA CORRIGAN (Original female singer of The Beautiful South) comes to NEWCASTLEBriana Corrigan of The Beautiful South has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with 3 hugely successful and largely sold-out tours throughout the UK and IRELAND already completed, a new album in the pipeline and a series of brand-new gigs lined up for Spring 2025.
National News
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UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF saysThe financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".
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Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS saysPeople with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.
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'I'm not being listened to' - new health plan launched as women say they are still ignoredNew plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?
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King not meeting Epstein survivors, but state visit could help ease US-UK tensionsThe US state visit will see the King heading into choppy diplomatic waters during London-Washington tensions.
North East Sport
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Newcastle's next opponents face uncertainty after major club statement released
Newcastle's next opponents Bournemouth face an uncertain end to the Premier League season after it was announced manager Andoni Iraola will leave this summer.
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Future plans revealed as Newcastle complete signing of South American winger
Newcastle United have completed the signing of highly-rated Ecuadorian teenager Johan Martinez
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This is how Middlesbrough can get back on track as Kim Hellberg plots a reaction
This is how Middlesbrough get back on track in the Championship promotion race
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Bundesliga interest in Sunderland star - and what it might mean for the summer
Sunderland could face a summer battle to hold on to Brian Brobbey, with Bayern Munich having been strongly linked with a move for the striker
