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A man admitted breaching a restraining order by meeting an ex-friend he had previously harassed.

Prisoners leaving HMP Durham under the Government’s latest early-release scheme were heard thanking Andy Burnham.

A Darlington man lay on the floor overnight after falling down the stairs when his council emergency alarm failed to connect him to the service.

Two men have been jailed for running a large scale cannabis farm in an apparently disused home.

A businessman who struggled for years to find clothes for his 6ft 5in frame has opened a new Spennymoor retail space for tall men.

Octopus Energy has given a huge boost to local Durham football by sponsoring grassroots clubs like Park View AFC with brand-new, snazzy football kits – completely for free. Members of the company’s popular rewards program Octoplus could nominate their local teams for free Octokits in club colours and branding via a prize draw.

Debbie McGee will play Miss Lynch in the new UK tour of GREASE The Musical. The production will visit Sunderland Empire from Monday 4 – Saturday 9 October 2027.

A tragic incident in Sunderland has claimed the lives of three teenagers after an Audi A3 plunged into the River Wear near Wearmouth Bridge.

Despite recent rainfall across the North East, Northumbrian Water is reminding customers to use water wisely as the region recovers from one of the driest periods in recent years.

The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase.

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.

There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.

We're giving away two pairs of tickets for Sunderland's Premier League game against Brighton at the Stadium of Light

Middlesbrough's Under-21s beat Juventus in the Premier League International Cup at the Riverside on Wednesday night

Newcastle United have revealed their new club crest, which has been designed after a two-year consultation process

Matthias Jaissle discusses the life journey that took him to Newcastle United - and that featured a tumour when he was five and a life-changing ACL injury