Durham OnAir

To celebrate National Fish & Chip Day, which takes place on June 5, The Northern Echo has launched the 'Best Chippy 2026' competition.

The newborn boy’s skeleton was discovered by workmen under floorboards at a property in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in 2024.

Live updates on roadworks and traffic incidents in Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham and the wider North East- including the A66, A19, A1(M), A1, A167, and the A69 this morning (Tuesday, May 19).

A disqualified driver was given an extended ban from the road by picking up her stepdaughter from a concert to give her a lift home, a court heard.

A shoplifter targeted packs of Pokemon cards from an Asda store to sell to make money for drink and drugs.

Young children are less likely to react negatively to the smell of vegetables they were repeatedly exposed to pre-birth, according to a new study.

Over half (54%) of people in the North East oppose the Government’s proposed holiday tax, according to a major new poll of over 10,000 adults across Great Britain, commissioned by UKHospitality.

New casting is announced for the multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical which will be welcomed by Sunderland Empire from Friday 5 – Saturday 27 June as part of its first ever world tour.

English Touring Opera (ETO), the nation’s leading touring opera company, bring two brand-new productions to Gala Theatre Durham in May 2026. Featuring the company’s first ever production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fizzing comedy The Gondoliers and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in a new English translation, ETO also bring a new opera for children, Ada and the Code Crusaders, to schools in Durham.

A BBC Panorama investigation revealed allegations that two women had been raped during filming.

It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.

Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed for rape, says being asked to repay legal fees is “penny-pinching”.

The UKHSA says the fourth case has links with the same wider social network as the others.

Live updates as the EFL's Independent Disciplinary Commission meets to deliver a verdict on the Spygate scandal involving Middlesbrough and Southampton

Newcastle United's owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), are exploring the possibility of securing external funding for their stadium plans

Everything we know as Southampton's hearing gets underway and when Middlesbrough will learn the outcome

Luke O'Nien looks ahead to Sunderland's final-day game against Chelsea that could result in qualification for Europe next season