Durham OnAir

The second Ushaw Classic Car & Bike Show of 2026 was held at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, near Durham, on Sunday (August 30).

Emergency services were called to Balmer Hill in Gainford, County Durham, at 8.10pm on Saturday (August 29) after gunshots were fired at the home.

Just outside Bishop Auckland lies the tiny County Durham village of Toronto, whose unusual name can be traced back to a 19th-century coal discovery.

A prisoner has been handed an additional six weeks in custody after being found guilty of assaulting a prison officer in a County Durham jail.

A red convertible Jaguar was found abandoned in Witton Park after a 'drive-by murder bid' in Gainford.

To mark National Dog Day on Wednesday, 26th August, dog owners are being urged to stop judging a successful walk by the number of miles covered and give their dogs more time to follow their noses.

Following the sell-out success of last year's Jaws 50th Anniversary screening, Gala Durham is preparing to launch a major new cinema season, The Blockbuster Era: When Movies Became Events, opening with a special screening of Back To The Future on Saturday 5 September 2026.

Durham Jazz Festival is seeing strong demand ahead of its inaugural event this October, with its first show now sold out and several more performances approaching capacity.

With more than 2.5 million passengers travelling through Newcastle International Airport during the first half of the year, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is urging holidaymakers across the North East not to let a simple packing mistake get in the way of their late summer getaway ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October.

The Chief Rabbi and Angela Rayner are among those at the event, nearly a year on from the attack.

The warning comes after the prime minister said some prisoners serving indefinite sentences could be freed to increase prison capacity.

The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

Sunderland have held a fresh round of talks with Tottenham over a proposed move for defender Kevin Danso

Darlington survived injuries to two key players, a red card and a missed penalty to claim a 1-0 win at Radcliffe in National League North

Newcastle United are confident of completing the signing of Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille ahead of the transfer deadline

Having bid an emotional goodbye to Hajduk Split last week, Rokas Pukstas is looking forward to starting a new chapter of his career with Middlesbrough