Durham OnAir

A homeless shoplifter stole food to feed himself while sofa-surfing or sleeping rough, a court heard.

Shildon Railway Institute secures £769,771 for urgent repairs to its Grade II-listed County Durham building, safeguarding a community hub founded in 1833.

North East filmmaker Dean Midas announces The Stitcher 2 after his zero-budget horror short filmed on a smartphone reaches 160,000 views online in three weeks.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the A1(M) at Chester-le-Street this morning which caused a temporary road closure.

West Rainton Green Group secures £1,400 grant for a new wildlife information board at its community orchard, helping visitors explore County Durham nature.

A community remembrance project launched by Durham Markets has inspired people across the UK to make more than 30,000 knitted and crocheted poppies – almost twice its original target.

Pupils at a County Durham school for young people with learning disabilities are finding out more about local birdlife thanks to a second four-figure grant from a regional employer.

Over 800 homes are without power this morning as a major power outage affects numerous postcodes across Darlington.

A RECOVERING addict who endured homelessness before transforming his life to help others has embarked on a six-month rough sleeping challenge this weekend in a bid to raise £1 million for vital addiction recovery beds.

One of the men, Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, is accused of assisting Iran's intelligence service.

A series of small announcements are part of John Healey's pledge to give households help with the cost of living.

Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.

Officials are expected to begin discussions on a range of options for the future UK-EU relationship before a summit next month.

Sunderland injury and team news ahead of Wednesday night's Carabao Cup third round tie against Brentford

Newcastle United have appointed Tomas Amaral as their new head of first team recruitment in what Ross Wilson describes as an "important step" for the Magpies.

Trai Hume admits Sunderland have endured a difficult start to the season, but feels a line has been drawn under the away-day at Bournemouth

Kim Hellberg could not be happier with the way in which goalkeeper Radek Vitek has settled into life with Middlesbrough