Durham OnAir

A former GP has been banned from keeping cats and dogs for two years after RSPCA inspectors found faeces, urine and rubbish covering floors at her home.

An overturned Warburtons lorry lies across the A1(M) near Bowburn, with bread and packaging scattered across the carriageways.

One person has been taken to hospital after an overturned HGV crash on the A1(M) near Bowburn.

A lorry has overturned on the A1(M) between junctions 60 at Bradbury and 61 at Bowburn in County Durham. The road is closed in both directions with drivers urged to avoid the area. Follow our live blog for updates.

An elderly motorcyclist died after his bike crossed into the opposite lane and hit an oncoming car on a rural County Durham road, an inquest heard.

Bellway is organising events in County Durham to answer first-time buyers’ questions about a new Government homebuying scheme. Details of the Your First Home scheme – which will offer support to people trying to get onto the property ladder – are set to be announced in the Budget on Wednesday 28 October.

Volunteers at the historic Tanfield Railway have been awarded the Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal, the highest civic honour in County Durham.

Ahead of Halloween, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, is celebrating one of Britain's most unusual record holders, as Northumberland's famous Alnwick Poison Garden receives its official certificate for the most species of plant in a poison garden, with an extraordinary 97 toxic and narcotic species.

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.

The chancellor targets the cost of living amid global economic turmoil but opposition parties say he has not been bold enough.

People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.

The entertainer gives evidence at his trial on charges including rape and assault, which he denies.

Sophie Price had given birth in the same hospital five days earlier but was denied a hot meal.

Regis Le Bris provides a Sunderland injury update after the Carabao Cup win over Brentford

Sunderland's Carabao Cup quarter final draw has been confirmed and Newcastle have learnt their potential opponents

How Sunderland's players rated in the Carabao Cup win over Brentford

Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 at the Stadium of Light to book a place in the last eight of the Carabao Cup