Durham OnAir

Police in County Durham have seized a high-end Porsche after its driver attempted to collect his brother from HMP Frankland without insurance.

Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi is due to appear in court charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison.

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it will “carefully consider” a request to meet with the family of murdered County Durham toddler Maya Chappell.

Gemma Chappell says that earlier intervention, more effective safeguarding, and proper communication between agencies could have made the difference.

A County Durham thug kicked and punched his friend leaving him "petrified", a court heard.

A pioneering Darlington children’s theatre is improving new outdoor play opportunities for local families with the help of a four-figure grant from a regional employer. Theatre Hullabaloo is renovating an underused outside area at its Borough Road premises into a play space which will include new equipment and resources to encourage imaginative play.

New College Durham has been awarded Advanced Accreditation in the North East Combined Authority’s SHINE Awards – the highest level of recognition for workplace excellence.

From an award winning company comes a new drama; entertaining, dark, humorous and timely and visiting Spennymoor & Darlington in October.

The US president says illegal migration "destroys countries from within", as his two-day state visit to the UK comes to a close.

The US and UK leaders fielded questions on Ukraine, migration, free speech and Mandelson among other issues.

He said his team had considered "alternative offences" but concluded "none were suitable".

Planning approvals for new homes were at their lowest on record during Labour’s first year in office, figures show

Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga start for Newcastle United against Barcelona - but Nick Woltemade is only on the substitutes' bench.

Rob Edwards has been delighted with Morgan Whittaker's response to events at Preston last weekend when he was cheered off the pitch

Dael Fry will not be available for Middlesbrough's home game with West Brom - but the defender’s calf injury is not a particularly serious one.

The latest on Bologna's Jhon Lucumi, who was a leading transfer target for Sunderland in the summer