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A landlord company managing 300 rental homes has been fined £42,500 after paramedics found tenants sleeping on floors surrounded by dead rats and human waste

A landlord company in County Durham has been fined £42,500 after tenants were found living in unsafe conditions, including sleeping among dead rats, mice, human waste and urine. The court heard the firm failed to carry out required property inspections and maintain valid gas safety certificates across several rental homes,…

The Times of India

Two men die after going into sea to rescue children at County Durham beach

Children confirmed safe but men pronounced dead after being brought out of water at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool

The Guardian - UK

UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says

Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham

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Golfers find two boa constrictors in one week on UK course

Pair of sick snakes discovered at club in County Durham presumed to have been dumped there by owner

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'I felt like I was the strongest' – Kate Richardson scores first win of 2026 at Tour of the Reservoir

Handsling Alba Development rider solos to victory in windy County Durham

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Horden, my home, is crying out for change

Letter: Robert Lodge calls for action to tackle the ‘housing spiral’ in the County Durham village where he grew up, but is now leaving at 18

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space

Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should be

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Man with schizophrenia not criminally responsible for killing British tourist in Australia

A man who fatally stabbed a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Royce Mallett, a 30-year-old father of two from County Durham, was attacked in the car park of a motel in Albury, New South Wales, on July 8,…

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The world’s first railway town named Britain’s most affordable place for families to buy a home

Shildon, County Durham, topped the list with an average house price-to-earnings ratio of 1.36

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Jeff Blair, 55, who was attacked while on duty in Shildon, died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries

The Guardian - UK

Man, 49, charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Robert Davies has been charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon, and affray

The Independent UK

Inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, appeared by video-link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court, County Durham, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack

Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Soham killer Ian Huntley ‘left with 5% chance of survival’ after jail attack ‘by inmate with metal spike’

Huntley, 52, left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham, and is now in medically-induced coma

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Live action theme park to open in County Durham this summer

Here is what we know so far about the performance-packed site

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‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

Evening Standard

Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling

Darlington nurse Bethany Hutchison led the claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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Tribunal rules that nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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Evening Standard

Nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment, tribunal rules

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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‘Oldest’ Horizon victim made OBE says she will wear it in honour of victims

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, is honoured for services to justice.

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down

The tree was felled sometime on Wednesday night in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, just hours after the Christmas lights were switched on.

The Guardian - UK

‘They need more backbone’: budget disappointment reigns in Peterlee

Residents of deprived County Durham town, where support has swung from Labour to Reform, say chancellor’s policies won’t solve their problems

The Independent UK

Snow blankets homes in breathtaking drone footage as weather warning issued

Drone footage from Castleside in County Durham shows houses, fields and cars covered in a thick layer of snow on Wednesday, 19 November.

International Business Times UK

NSK's Success Story in County Durham Sours on Impending Closure of UK Factories

NSK Ltd. has begun consultations over a restructuring plan that will see the withdrawal of production and the eventual closure of its County Durham factories by March 2027, risking hundreds of jobs.

The Guardian - UK

Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985

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