Durham name England skipper Stokes in squadpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2022
Durham name newly-appointed England Test captain Ben Stokes in the squad for the trip to Worcestershire.
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Read MoreThe University Hospital of North Durham is warning of lengthy waits in its A&E department, with some patients taking up to more than 10 hours to be seen.
Latest figures show patients could be waiting 10 hours and 15 minutes to be seen, external, while patients face a wait of almost four hours at Darlington's Memorial hospital.
NHS County Durham and Darlington Trust urged people to only use A&E if they had a life-threatening illness or injury, including:
The trust said anyone heading to A&E with a minor illness or injury could be facing a lengthy wait and could be sent elsewhere for treatment.
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Read MoreFor many of us, isolation is disconcerting and challenging, but for wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson, it is something he actively seeks, so he can fully immerse himself in a place and capture its unique sounds in his recordings.
In the fourth of five illustrated essays, Chris recalls his quest to record wild voices in the darkness and isolation of Dryburn Moor in Northumberland. It can be a real challenge to find a truly isolated place in the UK, but here on the high Pennines, Chris was rewarded with a serenade of birds, which he can hear but can’t see until the night evolves into day.
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