Police say the two XL bully dogs were removed from the area by a force handler.

Andrew Tait is jailed for having 12 explosive substances and 3D-printed knuckledusters in his home.

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Former Scunthorpe and Newcastle United striker Barrie Thomas dies at the age of 88.

The Prison Service apologises and says the correct family was informed the next day.

Durham host Hampshire in the T20 Blast quarter-finals on Friday, chasing a first spot in Finals Day for nine years.

A property investor vows to never again buy and revamp property in County Durham due to tax hikes.

Work on the new three-storey site in Framwellgate Moor will start in the coming months.

An elderly man is found on a steep hillside in Wooler after going missing for three days.

Coquet Island's drainage system cannot handle being used by extra people carrying out work there.

Sunderland defender Trai Hume says playing international football for Northern Ireland helped him adapt to the Premier League.

"You just can’t take it for granted how lovely that is, just to have a normal milestone."