The Latest Breaking News from Durham

Secrets of Auckland Castle's Medieval history to be revealed on BBC2's Digging for Britain

The County Durham castle is the star of the BBC2 show on Sunday February 12 - though the episode is available to watch now on iPlayer

Chronicle Live · Feb 7, 2023

North East universities put more than £2bn into region's economy

New report says Newcastle, Northumbria, Durham, Sunderland and Teesside universities support hundreds of innovative firms

Birmingham Post · Feb 6, 2023

In new era for Duke-UNC rivalry, Jon Scheyer passes first test and takes a victory lap

DURHAM, N.C. — The night before his first game against North Carolina, at least his first one as Duke’s head coach, Jon Scheyer participated in a familiar ritual. He met with the students — 3,000 of them, he said — inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, and delivered the de facto keynote…

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023

Duke, Florida State women used wrong-sized basketball, coach says. ACC disputes claim.

DURHAM, N.C. — While Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson is confident the first half of her team’s game at Florida State was mistakenly played with the larger basketball used for men’s games, the ACC issued a statement disputing that claim Friday morning.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Lyne Barlow: How the cruel holiday fraudster fooled her own family and spent millions of ill-gotten gains

Everything you need to know about Lyne Barlow and one of Durham Constabulary's largest fraud investigations

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023

Fraudulent travel agent who pretended to have terminal cancer jailed

Durham court heard Lyne Barlow’s £1.2m fraud also involved stealing financial identity of her mother

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Watch as holiday fraudster Lyne Barlow walks into custody falsely claiming to have cancer

Holiday fraudster, Lyne Barlow, 39, was jailed at Durham Crown Court

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023

First case of bird flu in non avian wildlife confirmed in Durham in 2021

Nine otters and foxes have been confirmed with avian flu since 2021, with the first case a fox in Durham

Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2023

Luke DeCock: Duke basketball continues to get better, just in time for Blue Devils’ biggest test yet

DURHAM, N.C. — In the aftermath, Jon Scheyer and Steve Forbes were in agreement on many things. That Duke’s guards were better. That Dereck Lively continues to impact games without scoring. That Wake Forest does things on offense to ask questions opposing defenses don’t want to answer.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

New housing development to be built at former police headquarters in Durham

The development just north of the city centre will provide a mix of new homes ranging in size from two bedroom bungalows to four bedroom detached homes

Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2023