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Drivers who killed cyclist while racing at 70mph jailed

Two drivers who killed a cyclist while racing at 70mph were guilty of “senseless, unnecessary and appalling dangerous driving”, a judge who jailed them both said. Graham Pattison, a married 49-year-old father of two, was sent 40 metres through the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 14:15

Power due to be restored to ‘vast majority’ of homes affected by storms

Power is due to be restored to “the vast majority” of homes left without electricity by back-to-back storms over the weekend. Most of the customers affected are in Scotland, with the possibility that some will have to wait until Wednesday for ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:25

Pig wanders into working men’s club after escaping from allotment

A friendly pig gave drinkers at a working men’s club a shock after escaping from an allotment and wandering into their local. The pet pig made its way into Easington Colliery Club, in County Durham, after 10pm on Tuesday night. After the ...

10 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Man charged after A1 accident which left woman in critical condition

A man has been charged with causing injury by dangerous driving after a woman was left in a critical condition when a car fell from a bridge and landed in the middle of a busy motorway. Durham Police said Hugh Raymond Holmes, from ...

23 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Woman in critical condition after car falls from bridge on to motorway

A woman is in critical condition in hospital after a car fell from a bridge and landed in the middle of a busy motorway. Durham Police said the crash happened at the Bowburn interchange on the A1(M) at 10.35am on Friday. The ...

21 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Temperatures set to plummet across UK after ‘warmest New Year’s Eve on record’

The UK is expected to return to freezing cold temperatures after what could be the warmest New Year’s Eve on record. Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell told the PA news agency that temperatures are set to return to ...

28 Dec 2021 at 16:36

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Prepper with outhouse full of hazmat suits and gas masks says ‘scary’ amount of people are readying for nuclear war

A prepper who has an outhouse full to the brim with hazmat suits, iodine tablets and gas masks, in case there is a nuclear war, power shortage or end-of-world disaster has said the number of people preparing for a ...

20 Mar 2023 at 09:20

Police save six tiny puppies who were being thrown away in plastic bag

Police have saved six tiny, blind cocker spaniel puppies moments before a driver was going to dump them in a plastic bag at the roadside. The litter were saved from certain death by two quick-thinking officers, ...

20 Mar 2023 at 15:47

Four staff at specialist hospital guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients

Four members of staff at a specialist hospital have been found guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients after an undercover BBC Panorama documentary. Five other staff members were cleared of all charges ...

27 Apr 2023 at 18:24

Health

Wedding DJ who had jaw cancer and struggled to swallow food after radiotherapy sets goal to eat Christmas dinner

A wedding DJ who struggled to swallow food after “life-changing” surgery and radiotherapy treatment for jaw cancer which left him feeling “embarrassed” to eat in public has set himself a goal of eating ...

27 Nov 2023 at 07:00

William’s visit to suicide prevention centre will help save lives – service user

The Prince of Wales’s visit to a centre which helps men who were thinking of suicide will help save lives, one of the service users has said. William spoke to men who struggled with their mental ...

30 Apr 2024 at 16:35

Health

‘My friend who had epileptic seizure at school was there for me when I needed her after I was diagnosed 10 years later’

A care assistant who witnessed her best friend’s epilepsy journey at school before being diagnosed with the same condition a decade later has said reconnecting as adults and having her support ...

19 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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