The Latest Breaking News from Durham

There is a school of thought that suggests the Prime Minister has gotten away with it again. Yesterday, the Met Police concluded its partygate probe and confirmed no further fines would be levied on Boris or Carrie Johnson. And meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer remains under investigation by Durham police for…

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the more than two decades since Michael Peterson’s wife Kathleen was found at the bottom of a staircase in their Durham home, the plot has thickened over and over and over again, so often that the whole story probably should have long ago hardened into a…

Scott Hanson, 38, pestered the victim, who is in his 70s, into giving him large sums of money for things such as rent and rail tickets

The 20 year old from Durham appears on Gogglebox alongside 'bestie' Georgia Bell

The community in Catchgate, Durham, has come together to support Caitlin Brook after her home was destroyed by fire

Edward Bell, known as Eddie, was walking on Delves Lane, in Consett, County Durham, when he was struck by a silver Seat Leon

The Great North Air Ambulance also landed following the crash on Tuesday evening

Steven Nelson, 25, was given a prison sentence at Durham Crown Court

A sinkhole has appeared on the A694 near Medomsley in County Durham

Durham Cathedral is to open up the green space in its historic Cloisters as part of week-long Jubilee celebrations which will also see the landmark illuminated in red, white and blue