John Tinney, 62, targeted educational establishments to fund his alcoholism, a court hears.

Newcastle Falcons captain Callum Chick says there is a new identity about them as they try to erase the memories of last season.

Two people have now been jailed for the ordeal inflicted on three men, with seven awaiting sentence.

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Durham opener Alex Lees has passed 5,000 first-class runs for the county today - it's come in 70 matches at an average of 46.3 per innings.

Lees is acting skipper for this game in the absence of the injured Scott Borthwick, who misses out on a re-union with the side he played for from 2017 to 2020.

Durham were put in by Surrey, on a lovely sunny morning at The Oval. Moments after Lees reached the 22 he needed to reach the 5,000 mark, he should have been out. He left a ball from Sam Curran which took his off-stump out of the ground and wrecked the bail. But the umpired signalled a no-ball.

The game sees Durham debuts for teenage bowler James Minto and former Northants batsman Emilio Gay, while Sam and Tom Curran are playing in a Championship match together for the first time since June 2017.

Lennox Crockett, 19, is sentenced to a term in a young offenders institution.

Newcastle Falcons sign fly-half Ethan Grayson on a short-term deal in time for the start of the 2024-25 Premiership season.

The CQC says it will "continue to monitor" the trust, where there were concerns over bullying, closely.

Bosses say they are proud as the "very complex" project moves to the next stage.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary and cultivation of cannabis, police say.

The resized and re-laid cobbles were described as "floating in concrete" by commentators online.

Northern has relaunched a campaign aimed at adults who might not have "found a holiday romance".

Emilio Gay will join Durham on loan for the last two County Championship games of the 2024 season ahead of his permanent switch from next year.

The coroner says further investigation is needed after a man's death at a County Durham airfield.

Jay Madine is given a suspended sentence for attacking the woman, leaving her with serious head injuries.

The boy was found unconscious in a Middlesbrough street on Sunday evening, police say.

The three victims feared they would be killed and were left with significant psychological damage.