
Durham News
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Thug punched ex in face, before dragging her by hair and slamming door into her legs
A man was seen repeatedly punching his ex-partner, before dragging her by the hair and slamming a door into her as she lay injured on the floor, a court heard.
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Sir Geoffrey Boycott hails Durham cricket heroes ahead of North East show
Sir Geoffrey Boycott has paid tribute to two long-standing friends whose passion helped shape the rise of Durham County Cricket Club to first-class status.
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Dragons, knights and flags to bring St George’s Day to life in Durham
County Durham is gearing up for a programme of family-friendly events this week to celebrate St George’s Day, with activities planned in libraries and across Durham city centre
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Durham 12-year-old secures spot at martial arts world championships
Durham martial artist Annabel Cooper, 12, will represent Team England at the WKA World Championships in Delaware after success at a national competition.
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£600k government grant powers Northern Lithium’s County Durham plans
Northern Lithium has secured a £600,000 government grant to support feasibility studies for a commercial lithium extraction facility at Ludwell Farm in County Durham, targeting production by 2028.
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Tanfield Railway Launches Steam Driver ExperiencesTanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is offering visitors the rare opportunity to step onto the footplate and take control of one its industrial steam locomotives with the launch of its new Steam Driver Experiences.
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Cassidy Janson as Carole King to play Whitley BayJoin Olivier award winner and leading lady Cassidy Janson as she honours the music of icon Carole King who she played for two years in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ in London’s West End
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Business as Usual at Veeno DurhamThe owners of Veeno Durham have announced that the restaurant is trading as normal and continues to welcome guests, following recent developments involving the wider Veeno Bars brand.
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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.
National News
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Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for workThe drop has been largely driven by a rise in the number of people not actively seeking work.
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Petrol thefts surge as Iran war pushes up fuel costsOne petrol retailer says he is experiencing about five drive-offs a week at each forecourt, costing him thousands.
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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreedThe "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
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King says late Queen may have been 'troubled deeply' by world we live inThe final design for a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth is to be unveiled, 100 years after her birth.
North East Sport
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Win tickets for Sunderland's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest
We're giving away two pairs of tickets for Sunderland's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the Stadium of Light
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The Boro player Kim Hellberg wanted to single out for praise after Ipswich display
Kim Hellberg felt Sunday’s performance at Ipswich Town proved David Strelec is back to his best as he leads the Middlesbrough attack
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The inside story on what Granit Xhaka did to change the game for Sunderland at Villa
Noah Sadiki explains what Granit Xhaka did to help change Sunderland's weekend game at Aston Villa
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Kim Hellberg's view on promotion race - and how that affects his Boro team choices
Kim Hellberg's view on the automatic-promotion battle - and how that will affect his selections for Middlesbrough's final three matches
