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A person has been hit by a taxi outside Durham train station, police confirmed.

A sex attacker had to be dragged from a woman’s bed as he tried to molest her, despite her protestations.

A man who drove against the traffic on a busy one-way street, had previously suffered leg injuries in a road accident, a court heard.

A depraved County Durham pervert who wanted to sexually abuse a baby was caught when he tried to make the arrangements with undercover decoys.

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Producers of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown, currently playing its third smash-hit year in London’s West End, today announce the first-ever UK & Ireland tour beginning February 2027, including Sunderland Empire playing from Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 November 2027. Casting and full creative team to be announced.

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham and Buxton Opera House, in association with Mark Goucher and David Pugh, today announced the creative team and initial casting for the major national tour of The Full Monty. The beloved film will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2027, and the production will visit Sunderland Empire from Monday 17 – Saturday 22 May as part of a UK Tour running until July 2027.

Astronaut Rosemary Coogan, award-winning actor, writer and comedian Nick Mohammed, and folk duo The Unthanks will be among those to receive honorary degrees from Durham University this summer.

Three spectacular species are neck and neck in Durham for the coveted title of Britain’s Favourite Butterfly and every vote could make the difference.

Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.

The bereaved families of the victims of Valdo Calocane speak at a press conference in London.

The British star also said some audiences would not accept a black male actor playing 007.

Women desperate to be parents are being lured by illegal sperm donor delivery services on social media.

Newcastle United are hoping to complete the signing of Reims goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen in the next 48 hours

Former Newcastle United midfielder Matt Ritchie has reached the end of his playing career - and is set to take up a new executive role at Bournemouth

Regis Le Bris outlines Sunderland's plan for the summer transfer window after the Black Cats qualified for the Europa League

Middlesbrough have paid tribute to their "inspirational" former Academy player Anthony Renton, who died over the weekend at the age of just 27 after a lengthy battle with leukaemia