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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 animal ...

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 Spennymoor, ...

23 Jan 2022 at 18:55

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 ...

01 Jun 2022 at 14:15

Bogus travel agent faces long jail term for ‘too good to be true’ con

A travel agent has been warned she faces a “long prison sentence” after she admitted defrauding friends, family and hundreds of customers who bought holidays from her in a £2.6 million con. Lyne Barlow, 39, who previously lived in ...

10 Oct 2022 at 18:12

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 following an ...

27 Apr 2023 at 18:24

Hospital staff filmed mistreating patients lose appeals against convictions

Two staff members at a specialist hospital unit who were filmed mistreating vulnerable patients have lost challenges against their convictions at the Court of Appeal. Peter Bennett, 55, and Matthew Banner, 44, were ...

18 Oct 2024 at 11:42

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 Christmas ...

27 Nov 2023 at 07:00

‘Possible’ there could have been more murders if I was released early – Killer

A murderer has said it is “possible” he could have killed more people if he was released from prison before a change in the law that eventually brought him to justice. William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery ...

17 Dec 2024 at 11:46

Killer accepts he is unfit for release and requests move to open conditions

A murderer has withdrawn his application to be released, midway through a public parole hearing, and has instead requested he be moved to an open prison. The hearing for William Dunlop, who strangled pizza ...

17 Dec 2024 at 16:53

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 ...

20 Mar 2023 at 15:47

Movies

Olivia Colman delivers mental health message to children during virtual assembly

Olivia Colman has told schoolchildren it is “vital that we look after our own mental wellbeing” as part of a series of virtual assemblies recorded for Children’s Mental Health Week. The Oscar-winning ...

05 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Numbers game: 96-year-old Donald becomes oldest Countdown contestant

A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history. Donald Elsom, of Stanley, County Durham, will appear on the Channel 4 gameshow ...

11 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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