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NHS officials will be questioned by County Durham councillors at a public meeting discussing the latest updates on the scandal on Monday (March 16).

The family of murdered County Durham toddler Maya Chappell have said they are "over the moon" after receiving a date for a Parliamentary debate surrounding safeguarding law changes.

A prolific County Durham shoplifter has been given a chance to turn his life around after taking steps to tackle his crack cocaine addiction after falling in with the ‘wrong crowd’.

Yvonne, 84, from Durham, underwent three rounds of surgery in 12 weeks, at the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

A woman addicted to cocaine succumbed to pressure to attempt to smuggle illicit drugs into a prison on a visit.

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, is calling on the public to prepare for a bumper summer of butterflies. This year, alongside its hugely popular Big Butterfly Count, the charity is launching something brand new - a vote to discover Britain’s Favourite Butterfly!

A Durham fostering agency is celebrating its foster carers' dedication ahead of Mother’s Day with ‘Every Parent Day’. Swiis Foster Care is recognising the invaluable contribution of foster carers who provide safe, loving homes to children and young people, marking the occasion with a celebration coffee morning and presentation of gifts.

Durham is set to swing as a major new jazz festival is announced for the city. The inaugural Durham Jazz Festival will take place from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25, transforming venues across the city with a vibrant programme featuring top-flight artists from the world of jazz.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026, award winning actress Sheridan Smith, accompanied by her fellow cast and crew of the dark psychological comedy, Woman In Mind, came together for a special Q&A event at Sunderland Empire to raise money for local women’s charity, Wearside Women In Need.

Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

They briefly threatened to pull out of a government meeting, accusing ministers of using "inflammatory language" over rising fuel prices.

The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June.

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Kim Hellberg explains why he never wants his Middlesbrough team to become obsessed with long throws and trying to score from set-pieces

Kim Hellberg will make a late call on Dael Fry’s availability for Middlesbrough’s weekend home game with Bristol City

Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Robbie Stockdale as their new Under-21s lead coach

Eddie Howe has defended Anthony Gordon’s absence from Newcastle United’s starting line-up against Barcelona and hit back at Alan Shearer