Durham OnAir

Police and regional safeguarding partnerships say improvements have been made to child protection systems in response to the tragic death of County Durham toddler Maya Chappell.

MPs and the North East Mayor have united ahead of the Maya's Law debate in Parliament today (April 13).

Being in charge of a major slice of County Durham must be like managing traffic at a busy intersection of the A690.

A man with a record for sexual and violent offending against women and girls is starting a lengthy prison sentence for further historic “deviant” behaviour.

A workwear firm has announced £500,000 investment in its Durham headquarters as the business reports a record sales performance.

A man from the North East is walking 62 miles from Saltburn Pier to Roker Pier, aiming to complete the journey within 62 hours, finishing at 20:20 on April 9th, which would have been his dad’s 62nd birthday.

Durham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.

Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is delighted to welcome Furness 20, Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, as part of its Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways this May.

Briana Corrigan of The Beautiful South has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with 3 hugely successful and largely sold-out tours throughout the UK and IRELAND already completed, a new album in the pipeline and a series of brand-new gigs lined up for Spring 2025.

Failing to appreciate the danger the killer posed led to "catastrophic consequences", an inquiry finds.

The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.

UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route.

Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system.

Robin Roefs insists he wants to remain part of Sunderland’s “amazing” journey despite recent speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea

Eddie Howe's future and Ross Wilson's role - the key issues facing Newcastle United this summer

Sunderland have issued a strongly-worded statement after Brian Brobbey was subjected to online racial abuse in the wake of the win over Tottenham

Regis Le Bris has been delighted with the way in which his Sunderland players have successfully reset their sights in the last few weeks