Durham OnAir

A teenage girl remains in a 'life-threatening' condition after an incident on train tracks in Shildon, County Durham, yesterday (April 22).

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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.

Volunteers in a County Durham village came together for a litter pick to help care for their community and surrounding countryside.

Billy’s Bus, the UK’s first dedicated dog adventure bus, is launching in County Durham through a partnership with Bishop Auckland-based Bridge Creative.

Momentum is rapidly building on site at Kynren – The Storied Lands, as construction of the spectacular Lost Feather arena reaches a major new milestone ahead of its opening this July.

Visit County Durham has welcomed Patricia Yates, Chief Executive Officer of VisitBritain/VisitEngland, to the destination, showcasing the county’s thriving visitor offer and the strength of the sector.

Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is offering visitors the rare opportunity to step onto the footplate and take control of one its industrial steam locomotives with the launch of its new Steam Driver Experiences.

Join Olivier award winner and leading lady Cassidy Janson as she honours the music of icon Carole King who she played for two years in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ in London’s West End

Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.

Adilson Malanda has been used in a variety of different roles for Middlesbrough in recent weeks, including midfield

ANTHONY GORDON still has an outside chance of being involved in Newcastle United’s weekend game at Arsenal – but Tino Livramento has definitely been ruled out of the trip to the Emirates Stadium.

How will the Championship promotion battle be decided in the final week of the season?

Regis Le Bris' job is not in any way at risk regardless of where Sunderland finish this season, the Northern Echo understands