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Updated 13:11, 10 May 2026

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Top story: Durham Killer Robert Askew Jailed for Life Over Brutal Murder of David Teague

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TRAGIC DEATH

14-Year-Old Girl Dies After Train Track Incident in Shildon County Durham

COWARDLY

Drink-Driver Jailed 12 Years for Killing Durham Student Abi Eggleston in Hit-and-Run

RARE REUNION

Durham Nurse’s Urgent 999 Call Leads to Dramatic First Home Birth by Paramedics

TWO YEAR OLD SAVED

Armed Police Rescue Unconscious Toddler with Life-Saving CPR in Durham

TOUCH AND GO

Soham Killer Ian Huntley Left Fighting for Life After Brutal County Durham Jail Beating

BRUTAL ATTACK

HMP Frankland Violence: Inmate in Life-Threatening Condition After Workshop Attack

SHOCKING CONDITIONS

Barnard Castle Farm Horror: Woman Avoids Jail After Animal Neglect Shocks RSPCA

FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE

Durham Tragedy: Daniel Ambler Killed Outside Asda Petrol Station – Police Hunt 19-Year-Old Suspect

MURDER MANHUNT

Durham Police Hunt 19-Year-Old Ashton Anderson After Fatal Seaham Hit-and-Run

OFFICERS UNDER ATTACK

Brutal Tyre Slash on Durham Police Car Delays Emergency Response After Serious Crash Injuring Children

POLICE CAR ATTACKED

Tractor Crash in County Durham Leaves Two Boys Critical as Police Car Vandalised at Scene

BANGED UP

Vandals Chop Down Beloved WWI Memorial Christmas Tree Hours After Lights Switch-On in Shotton Colliery

BOTCHED PAYBACK

Three Men Jailed for Life in Revenge Shooting Murder of Granddad Barry Dawson in County Durham

SAD FIND

Body Found in Durham Believed to Be Missing Shildon Man Curtis Davies, 32

Ferryhill Women Jailed Up to 5½ Years for Brutal Robberies on Elderly Men in Home Invasions

Durham Police Bust Cross-Border Crime Ring, Recover Hundreds of Thousands in Stolen Farm and Construction Machinery

Newcastle Man Fined £657 for Dumping Car Loaded with £2,700 Illegal Tobacco in County Durham

Tragic Third Skydiving Death Near Peterlee Sparks Safety Fears in County Durham

Two Men Charged Over Deadly SE20 Shooting on Durham Terrace

Fifth Man Charged in Barry Dawson Murder as Stanley Community Mourns Brutal Killing

Virgin Media O2 to Switch Off 3G in April – Millions on Old Phones Risk Going Offline

Newton Aycliffe Man Charged with Kidnap and Assault After Teen Girl Attack

Body Found in Teesdale: Search for Missing Durham Jogger Jenny Hall Ends in Tragedy

Drones Join High-Stakes Hunt for Missing Durham Runner Jenny Hall on Day Six

Urgent Hunt for Missing Runner Jenny Hall Launches Across Durham Moors

Urgent Search Intensifies for Missing 23-Year-Old Jenny in Snowbound County Durham Moorlands

Darlington Quadbike Hit-and-Run: Durham Police Hunt Two Men After Pedestrian Seriously Injured

Ben Stokes’ Durham Home Burgled While Family Inside – Cricket Star Appeals for Information

‘Arrogant’ Whitworth Landowner Fined for Dumping 5,000 Tonnes of Illegal Waste Near Consett

Ebchester’s Iconic Horseshoe Seat Stolen in Bold Theft – Police Urge Witnesses to Call 101