UK
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Behind the gates of £675k Teesside farmhouse with a pizza oven, pub and laundry chute
The Old Farmhouse in Elton is on the market for £675,000, featuring extensive gardens, countryside views, an outdoor pizza oven, kitchen and its…
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Ambitious new vision hopes to put Darlington town centre at 'heart of the community'
Darlington town centre should be put "at the heart of our community" by 2030 under a new council strategy aimed at changing how the centre…
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Great North Run unveils 45th anniversary medal year after map blunder
Great North Run organisers have unveiled a special 45th anniversary finisher medal for 2026, a year after a map error on last year's medal…
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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
The World Health Organization says Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine
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Pupils overcome illnesses as Darlington college celebrates strong GCSE results
TWO Darlington pupils have particular reason to be proud after overcoming serious health challenges to do well in their GCSEs.
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Late night anti-social behaviour hitting residents on Darlington housing estate
Residents on Darlington’s unfinished Central Park estate have faced off-road bikes, noise and thefts from cars in what a councillor called a…
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County Durham villagers plead for changes as roads 'plagued by speeding and crashes'
Residents have called for new road safety measures and a designated pedestrian crossing amid concerns over speeding and dangerous driving.
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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK this month after 6 years away
Harry and Meghan’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are expected to start school in Britain in September.
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Alan Jones’s ‘yelling stopped’ when his ‘sexual behaviour’ began, alleged victim tells court
Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driver
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Lego robotics workshops added to County Durham Halloween attraction
Lintz Hall Farm in Burnopfield is expanding its Family Fright Fest programme this autumn with new Lego robotics workshops alongside Halloween…
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Award-winning pet superstore reveals new County Durham shop opening date
An award-winning pet superstore is set to open its doors in County Durham next month.
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Man given suspended sentence for drug driving on A1(M) in County Durham
Marc Moody, 28, of Sulgrave Road, Sunderland, has been given a suspended prison sentence and a 30-month driving ban after admitting three…
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Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released
A prosecutor tells an Australian court triple-murderer Erin Patterson should never be released from prison after she poisoned four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
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UK hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms with risk of flash flooding
Some areas in the country had the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time” this week
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'Deceitful' man who secretly filmed woman and sold intimate pics on OnlyFans
Alexander Tang, 37, received a 26-week suspended prison sentence after admitting secretly recording a woman and selling non-consensual intimate…
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UK handbag retailer to close website as takeover puts 21 stores at risk
Radley London, know for selling bags with its iconic dog logo on them, entered administration in May 2026.
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Formula 1: Max Verstappen extends deal with Red Bull to 2030
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen signs a contract extension with Red Bull, keeping him with the Formula One team until 2030.
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Inspection planned for 'pinch point' bridge as County Durham villagers fear crash
Durham County Council is to inspect a small bridge being used by diverted traffic after villagers warned it could become the scene of a serious…
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School leavers urged to become train drivers to tackle shortages
Less than 4 per cent of train drivers are under 30 and a quarter of the current workforce will hit retirement age by 2030
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County Durham restaurant closing for revamp after 20 years dishing up Thai treats
A popular County Durham restaurant is closing its doors temporarily as it undergoes a transformation.
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Trump threatens Iran’s trade partners, as military strikes make way for economic pressure
US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the table
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North East building society helps fund £30m Sir Bobby Robson cancer research centre
A North East building society has pledged further support to pioneering cancer research after helping raise more than £3 million for a charity…
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List of North Yorkshire road closures revealed for coming weeks - public notice
A series of temporary road closures will be introduced across North Yorkshire as North Yorkshire Council carries out works including water mains…
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I retook a GCSE maths test 11 years later to see whether my A* grade was a fluke
I decided to test just how much of GCSE maths I remember, and retake a past paper 11 years on. But how did I get on?
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Danone’s £860m takeover of British protein brand Huel cleared by UK watchdog
Dragons’ Den star and podcaster Steven Bartlett was previously a director of Huel
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New parking and loading restrictions introduced on North East road - public notice
New waiting and loading restrictions are set to come into force on West Street in Sunderland from August 25 under a new traffic regulation order.
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Harry and Meghan: Timeline of key events in the couple’s rift with the royal family
Harry and Meghan are reportedly returning to the UK after six years in the US
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Supplements: what do athletes take and why?
There is a long list of supplements taken by elite athletes in the pursuit of marginal gains - what do they take and why?
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Inside one of the world's few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts
Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts
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Café in historic market hall handed one-star food hygiene rating by inspectors
The Market Cafe, based inside Richmond Market Hall, has been handed a one-star food hygiene rating following an inspection by the food standards…
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Burnham announces plans to clean up illegal waste dumps – UK politics live
The prime minister has promised a crackdown on criminal gangs making money from dumping waste
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More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals
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'Magical' North East restaurant found in a treehouse with 'fabulous food'
The Treehouse has a lunch and dinner menu where guests can dine in a "magical" location.
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Meet Sparky the barn owl at County Durham event celebrating its bond with author
Tees Valley author Tracey Iceton and her barn owl Sparky will headline a Talks & Teas event at Lumley Castle in Chester-le-Street, featuring a…
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Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan
The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
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Historic WWII tugboat rises from depths as Danube River dries up
Amid prolonged drought, the river is giving up its ghosts
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North East man who started at Amazon as a temp now runs Darlington site
Jack Docherty, from Middlesbrough, has been appointed site leader of Amazon’s Darlington fulfilment centre after a decade with the company.
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Taxi driver taking on 'mad' 19,000ft volcano climb after losing uncle to Alzheimer’s
Wayne Chapman, 44, from Spennymoor will climb volcanoes in Ecuador to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK in memory of his uncle.
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'Rare' office space opportunity opens up at Darlington business park
A RARE "oven ready" unit has become available at one of the Tees Valley's most established office spaces.
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2026 GCSE grade boundaries revealed for AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC
Each subject and exam board has its own set of grade boundaries, determining the minimum number of marks required to achieve each grade.
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Pilot killed after light aircraft crashes into police helicopter in Pennsylvania
Two police officers injured in crash at Carlisle airport west of Harrisburg
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LIVE - 'Severe' delays as A1(M) partially blocked after crash near Darlington
The A1(M) has been partially blocked following a crash near Darlington.
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More than 100 attend Sunderland networking event at Stadium of Light
More than 100 people gathered at Sunderland AFC’s Stadium of Light for the latest meeting of a popular networking organisation.
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M&S brings back 'best ever' cookies for 2026 and shoppers say they 'can't wait'
M&S has revealed it is bringing back its gingerbread and white chocolate cookies for the festive period.
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Darlington students’ GCSE success fuels dreams of flying and politics
Darlington pupils achieve record results at Haughton Academy
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Quaint Victorian tearoom tucked away in a whimsical garden on North Yorkshire coast
Saltburn Valley Gardens is home to woodland walks, Italian gardens, a miniature railway and a Victorian tearoom hidden among one of the North…
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Newton Aycliffe family's life-saving mission after man's heart stopped in forest
A Newton Aycliffe man whose life was saved by seconds is backing a mission to get lifesaving defibrillators into more communities across County…
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Ex-soldier planned to meet 'girl' at KFC and take her to his Shildon home for sex
A former serviceman is starting his second long prison sentence over his continuing "sexual preoccupation with young girls".
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GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%
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Sue Gray: Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 was ‘unbearable’
Lady Gray was among 30 new Labour peers announced last December
