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The Latest Breaking News from County Durham

Manchester Arena bomb plotter ‘attacks prison guards with hot cooking oil’

Hashem Abedi reportedly threw scalding oil over the officers before assaulting them with ‘home-made weapons’

The Independent UK

Manchester Arena bomb plotter ‘attacks three prison guards with hot cooking oil’

The Prison Service confirmed three prison officers were treated in hospital after an attack by a prisoner at HMP Frankland, County Durham.

Evening Standard

Couple in court charged in connection with grandfather’s fatal shooting

Barry Dawson was blasted through a window while he was at home in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday.

Evening Standard

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Man, 38, charged with murder of 60-year-old grandfather shot in his home

Kevin Dorward, 38, of Annfield Plain, County Durham, has been charged with murder.

Evening Standard

Family pays tribute to ‘much-loved’ grandfather shot dead in his home

Police inquiries continue into the murder of Barry Dawson, 60, who was blasted on Saturday in Stanley, County Durham

Evening Standard

Team of 35 detectives working on murder inquiry after man shot through window

Barry Dawson, 60, was shot in his own home in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Two arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after man shot dead

Officers were called to Elm Street, Stanley, County Durham, at about 5.20pm on Saturday, after reports of a ‘disturbance’.

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Nurses’ action over trans colleague using changing rooms to be heard in autumn

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Nurses take trust to tribunal over trans colleague’s use of changing rooms

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Billy Elliot writer’s new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham

Adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles

The Guardian - UK

Razorlight to play huge outdoor show supported by Ocean Colour Scene, Jake Bugg and more

Razorlight are to play at the Darlington Arena Stadium in County Durham on August 23 in an all-day event which will see them supported by Ocean Colour Scene, Jake Bugg, White Lies, Tom A. Smith, Pastel, Cammy Barnes and Matt-Felix.

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Police latest as search for missing runner Jenny Hall enters fifth day

Police have given the latest in their search for Jenny Hall, a 23-year-old runner missing since Tuesday. Jenny was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, around 3pm.

The Independent UK

Search for missing runner Jenny Hall enters fifth day

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Search for missing runner to enter fifth day

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.

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Evening Standard

Specialist drones used on fourth day of search for missing runner Jenny Hall

The 23-year-old was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for runner as major search continues

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Lloyds Banking Group: Full list of where branches will close

The company said it will shut 136 branches across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland by March next year.

The Guardian - UK

Amazon asks permission to launch drones in north-east of England

Deliveries from warehouse in Darlington, County Durham, depend on approval from CAA and local council

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Country diary: Our new year resolution? Be like the dunnock

Witton-le-Wear, County Durham: A chance encounter with this fine, unobtrusive bird reminds us that there is wisdom in stillness

Evening Standard

‘Possible’ there could have been more murders if I was released early – Killer

William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989.

The Independent UK

£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant

Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.

The Guardian - UK

15th-century school among sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk list

Old grammar school in Kings Norton and railway station in County Durham among new entries in annual register

Evening Standard

Home buyers save £50,000 on properties in 'new towns'

Research shows home buyers could save up to £50,000 on properties in new towns such as Peterlee in County Durham

The Guardian - UK

County Durham school drops plan to turn off heat on climate ‘blue nose day’

Wolsingham school’s carbon-cutting event had been planned by pupils but parents raised concerns

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