Durham OnAir

A County Durham ex-soldier who threw rock at police and looted a shop during last summer’s rioting in Middlesbrough has finally been brought to justice.

Five men from the Durham area were jailed today (Thursday December 4) following arson attacks on a property in Newcastle.

Compensation payments totalling almost £20,000 are to be made to six victims of a convicted fraudster from money confiscated from him upon arrest.

A successful tradesman and self-made businessman with a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ personality, has been jailed for his controlling and bullying treatment of his long-term partner.

County Durham author Julie Wilson, writing as Bobby Cussens, has topped global charts with her debut crime novel Shotley Bridge Murders.

A heartwarming new Christmas single, born from a father’s promise to his young daughter, is set to make waves this festive season - and it’s all in support of a small but remarkably diverse primary school in Durham.

Santa is set to join firefighters on a magical fire engine tour of County Durham and Darlington this Christmas. Firefighters from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) are putting on their annual Santa On Tour event to spread festive cheer to families and raise funds for charity.

The Lightning Skid, a long- forgotten vintage fairground ride, returns to North East England this December for the first time since the late 1960s.

The co-founder of the award-winning bereavement notification service, Settld, has turned her entrepreneurial drive and love of storytelling to fiction, releasing her first crime novel under the pen name Bobby Cussens.

An average of 1,700 patients were in hospital in England with flu last week - more than 50% higher than the same period last year, figures show.

The child poverty strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.

Licensing hours could be extended to 01:00 if a home nation reaches the final stages next summer.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier says both sides had decided to not look back in anger while referencing band's reunion.

Middlesbrough have completed the signing of striker Layton Campbell after the teenager impressed on trial at Rockliffe

Adilson Malanda linked up with Middlesbrough this week after his summer move from Charlotte FC

Kim Hellberg provides a Middlesbrough injury and team news update ahead of the trip to Hull City

Newcastle United CEO David Hopkinson: Bold prediction for 2030, stadium plan update, training-ground pledge and promise over PIF