Durham OnAir

Bishop Trains has been saved after the death of its CEO made it look 'increasingly likely' that the firm would never reopen.

Emergency services were called to Durham Road in Birtley at around 8.20am on Monday (November 17) after a suspicious item was found close to a shop.

A man has been jailed for repeatedly breached a restraining order, damaging his ex-partner's property and threatening her with violence.

An inmate branded a “dangerous” offender carried out an unprovoked razor blade attack on another prisoner at HMP Durham.

Nathan Middleton, 33, from Washington, has been banned from driving after being caught over the drug-driving limit on the A690 in County Durham.

A new campaign launched by independent charity Crimestoppers aims to encourage adults and young people across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear to report to the charity 100% anonymously, those who are regularly carrying a knife or other weapon.

Emmanuel Church’s Christmas Family Fun Day has become a fixture in the seasonal calendar, last year attracting more than 700 people to the church’s home, The Durham Centre, on Belmont Industrial Estate, Durham City.

There's a super rare chance to become a Guinness World Record-breaker, and all you need is a little musical flair! Sunderland Music City is looking for almost 200 pianists to help them smash a world record! They want to get the most people to play the same piano in a relay and beat the current record of 169 set in Hong Kong earlier this year.

The final Durham Lumiere has finished. A damp weekend saw thousands of people attend the art show in Durham City Centre and Shildon. Check out some of the photos from the weekend.

Under the plans, refugee status will become temporary and new capped "safe and legal routes" into the UK will be created.

The weather has turned colder with the risk of snow and ice in parts of the UK as Simon King explains.

Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites offering tickets at several times face value.

It is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them.

Pundit Pat Nevin admits he was wrong in his pre-season prediction for Sunderland and has backed the Black Cats to compete for a place in Europe next term

Former Chelsea defender and coach Andy Myers has stepped in to support Adi Viveash in a short term role at Middlesbrough

Newcastle have been strongly linked with a move for their former midfielder Elliot Anderson,

The story of Kim Hellberg's coaching career and his style of play with the 37-year-old in pole position to take charge at Middlesbrough