Durham OnAir

A Chilton child rapist will spend the next 17 years behind bars for sickening sex attacks.

A “drunk” man was rescued from the River Wear in Durham and another arrested after an altercation over the Bank Holiday.

A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car while trying to cross a roundabout on his bike at Cobbler's Hall roundabout in Newton Aycliffe.

Paedophile rapist Gordon Preece died of natural causes while serving a 25-year sentence at HMP Frankland in 2025.

Council officers are putting temporary stopover sites in place across County Durham as preparations step up for this year’s Appleby Horse Fair.

It’s 2028 and Trump is being replaced for good, but will he leave quietly? A darkly comic play with something for everyone!

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has launching the first-ever vote to crown Britain’s Favourite Butterfly. From Friday 15 May - Sunday 7 June, people across the country are being asked to choose the butterfly they love most, whether that be a familiar garden visitor like the Red Admiral, Orange-tip or Holly Blue, or an elusive rarity like the aristocratic Duke of Burgundy or the mighty Purple Emperor.

Jonathan Church Theatre Productions are delighted to announce that the Chichester Festival Theatre, Stage Entertainment and Sheffield Theatres smash-hit production of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, visiting Sunderland Empire from Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 March 2027.

This week, Durham Markets, one of the city’s oldest and most loved institutions, will celebrate its 175th anniversary with a big three-day community event in the city centre.

The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said.

The 30-year-old woman was on a night out to celebrate the bank holiday weekend, police say.

BP declined to comment on whether bullying behaviour was part of the reason for his immediate dismissal.

Three teenagers were found in water in separate incidents across England on Bank Holiday Monday.

Sean Neave would be open to leaving Newcastle United on loan next season

Dominic Shaw applauds the genius of Regis Le Bris, who has led Sunderland into the Europa League

Middlesbrough's Riley McGree has been ruled out of the World Cup through injury, according to reports in Australia

Regis Le Bris was delighted that Trai Hume and Luke O'Nien were at the heart of one of Sunderland's biggest moments in their win over Chelsea