Durham OnAir

A killer serving a life sentence threw boiling water at a prison officer at HMP Deerbolt leaving him with facial burns.

A Stanley man who went off the rails has been put behind bars.

The Met Office has issued a detailed weather forecast for Darlington and County Durham for the week ahead.

Plans to open a new hotel inside a former shopping centre have been dropped.

A major retailer in a County Durham town has announced it will be closing its doors, just weeks after the company went into administration.

Charge your phone under your pillow or leave your tumble dryer running overnight? Firefighters are warning people to think again this Electrical Fire Safety Week (February 2 to 8) as they reveal the hidden dangers behind some of the things we do every day.

West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher will be appearing as Durham Cathedral in October as part of her UK tour. She will be visiting 13 venues around the UK, including Durham Cathedral and the Cadogan Hall in London.

Northern will run a service along a heritage railway line for the first time, to raise money for charity. Tickets are now on sale for the service, which will set off from Darlington station on Sunday, 22 February and complete a return trip along Weardale Railway before heading back to Darlington.

For many of us, reading is a well-loved hobby, but one that often gets left behind when life gets busy. Surprisingly, as we spend time prioritising other things and our ‘to be read’ lists get bigger, we are missing out on major health benefits. Joanna Stanford, Lifestyle Manager at The Durhamgate care home, explains how reading for as little as six minutes a day can improve your wellbeing and why it should be encouraged at any age.

Steve Wright is already serving a whole life jail sentence for the murders of five women in 2006.

Vladimir Motin is convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after a crew member died in the crash.

The latest Epstein files will only add to embarrassment for the former Duchess of York.

The BBC went undercover to investigate an industry where women are filmed at night without their knowledge.

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Simon Adingra has completed his move to Monaco, paving the way for Sunderland to sign Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht