David Wilkinson, now 56, carried out the abuse on the school-aged girl in the late 1980s, when he was a teenager himself.

Plans to improve internet connection in rural County Durham area Teesdale have been approved by Durham County Council.

The new channel, which will launch on July 21 on YouTube, comes after the debut of the broadcaster’s food channel Channel 4 Served earlier ...

IT is a strange world we live in. If it was virtue-signalling in 2019 when Durham County Council voted to declare a climate change emergency then ...

Harry, who also echoed Diana in a 2019 visit to an Angolan minefield, said: “Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school. “Children should never have to live in ...

A drug-driver who crashed into a tractor, causing it to plough into a row of houses, has avoided a jail sentence. Matthew Cumpsty drove a silver Mercedes E-Class through a red light into the path of a ...

During an interview with the BBC before his workout at BOXPARK Wembley, Dubois said: “I have resurrected myself, resurrected my career and now we’re on a roll. Unstoppable, I feel like I can’t be beat ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 30-year-old male at an address in ...

Families are being encouraged to get active this summer with two free events in Darlington. Move More Mondays will take place on August 4 and August 18 in Market Square from 11am to 4pm, offering a ...

Campaigners have vowed to ensure a council’s energy-saving initiatives will continue despite a decision to drop a climate emergency warning.

In a wide-ranging speech, the Liberal Democrat leader also set out calls for a major shake-up of economic and net-zero policy.