Durham OnAir

A man raped and sexually assaulted a sleeping woman before begging her not to report him to police, a court heard.

Police are trying to identify a person they want to question about an assault in County Durham.

A Royal Navy serviceman threw corrosive liquid into his long-term partner’s face in one of two serious drunken assaults in less than two years.

A household waste and recycling centre in County Durham has been forced to close as strong winds sweep across the region.

Remodelled two-bedroom bungalow in Chester-le-Street’s Garden Farm offers open-plan living, solar panels, garage, parking and no onward chain for over £220,000.

As Britain battles a national decline in reading, The Bee is challenging one of the assumptions at the heart of the debate: that working-class people simply don’t read. The literary magazine, published by New Writing North, argues that millions of working-class readers risk being overlooked because their reading habits do not always fit the conventional picture of book culture.

Meet the brand-new three-part harmony singing group, where three beautiful voices come together to create one unforgettable sound. They bring one of their very first shows to Darlington this month!

Rail passengers travelling this Christmas are being encouraged to plan ahead, as major engineering work will mean no trains can operate to or from Birmingham New Street between Thursday 24 and Monday 28 December 2026.

Work is starting on an £8.3m investment to protect and enhance the water quality in the River Skerne.

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.

Mountbatten-Windsor's lawyers are challenging warrants used relating to his arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off in Gosport.

The motion, which has divided senior party figures, backs a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine".

Tom Burwell has left his position as Sunderland's interim Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect

Sunderland youngster Juan Riquelme Angulo scored his first international goal for Ecuador to give another nudge to Regis Le Bris

Juninho has almost certainly scored his final goal at the Riverside – but Middlesbrough’s Samba superstar hopes to be return to celebrate promotion

SUNDERLAND’S January transfer business will be heavily dictated by how Regis Le Bris and his players manage to juggle the twin demands of Premier League football and the Europa League in the next couple of months.