DURHAM moved into joint top place with Warwickshire in the County Championship when they beat Worcestershire by an innings and 25 runs, although Lancashire were threatening to overhaul them by beating Yorkshire. It took Durham only 55 minutes to wrap
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who helped kick a homeless man to death under a tree where he slept yesterday lost an appeal against his sentence. The defendant cannot be named for legal reasons and was referred to as M during his failed Appeal Court challenge
THE Royal wedding may have been over weeks ago, but a new artwork portraying the newlyweds is attracting customers to a traditional sweet shop. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been captured in the picture that took more than five
TWO friends with a combined age of 132 are walking the length of Great Britain, climbing Ben Nevis on the way, to raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Frances Tennant, 72, from Darlington, and friend Rupert Booth, 60, from Yarm, are
THE owner of Tata Steel has launched an attack on the work-ethic of British managers. Indian tycoon Ratan Tata made the comments as Tata proposed to cut 390 jobs on Teesside and close or mothball part of its Scunthorpe plant, putting at risk 1,200 jobs
A WOMAN attacked several police officers, biting one, after her arrest during an English Defence League rally, a court heard. Police initially went to the aid of Antonia Claire Evans, who was suffering a suspected broken arm after a scuffle during
ONE down, two more to go. With the Premier League relegation race entering its final weekend, Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson profiles the five sides who could join West Ham United in the Championship next season. WIGAN (39pts, Goal difference -22
JOE BENNETT, who finds out on Monday whether he will spend much of the summer with the England Under-21s, has been tipped to go on to full international honours. Bennett is one of three left-backs on stand-by to fly out to Denmark with Stuart
STEVE BRUCE plans to snap up his first signings of the summer quickly, but has revealed “a marquee” signing is in Sunderland’s thinking before the start of next season. As soon as the Black Cats have ended a disappointing campaign at West Ham
AS one of European football’s traditional wanderers, Bolo Zenden is ready to embark on his latest summer of change – even if he would have preferred to stay at Sunderland for a further year. Zenden is not a player unfamiliar with coming to
HE’S about to hit his tenth season in the Hartlepool United starting XI and has racked up 342 appearances for the club. HE’S about to hit his tenth season in the Hartlepool United starting XI and has racked up 342 appearances for the club.
Darlington have competition for the signature of goalkeeper Sam Russell as a Football League club are keeping tabs on his situation at The Northern Echo Arena. His deal at Darlington expires this summer and he is one of four players to have
EARLIER this week, Alan Pardew awarded his Newcastle United squad eight out of ten for their efforts this season. Given everything that has happened since the Championship title was secured at Plymouth last April, however, it is tempting to
NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew is growing increasingly resigned to losing the services of Jose Enrique this summer. Pardew met Magpies owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias on Thursday to discuss a number of outstanding contractual
THE saviour of Teesside Cast Products last night emerged as a potential lifeline for hundreds of workers facing redundancy after Tata Steel announced more job losses. Tata said it would be meeting Thai firm Sahavirya Steel Industries (SSI
CANCER patients gathered at a hospital yesterday to demonstrate the growing success of clinical trials. Since the North of England Cancer Research Network South was launched in 2002, more than 3,000 cancer patients from County Durham, Teesside
A COUNCIL worker who struck and killed a pedestrian while reversing a bin collection lorry was yesterday told to expect a prison sentence. The warning was given to Gavin Simon Martin Spoors at Durham Crown Court after he admitted a charge of
HARRY POTTER fans had a magical experience yesterday as a star from the world of Hogwarts steamed into the North-East. Young and old followers of the boy wizard strained to see as the magnificent Hogwarts Express slowly rolled onto the platform
A CARE worker told a court he contemplated suicide after being accused of committing a sex act on a severely autistic man. David Ridley said he was in deep shock and could not think straight when he was quizzed by the police about the allegation
Darlington FC managing director, Graham Fordy has called on businesses in the region to show the same support for the club as the 9,000 fans who roared the club to Wembley glory this month. The Blue Square Premier club, which ended the football
HEADTEACHERS fed up with parents wearing pyjamas on the school run have asked them to get dressed before dropping their children off. Eleven primary schools in Middlesbrough have come together to make the request, amid stories of parents turning
SATAN’S Force is a dramatic name for an explosive exercise in which the Armed Forces train with civilian emergency services to prepare for terrorist threats. The week-long exercise, in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, gives Explosive Ordnance
A JOCKEY based in the region is one of four riders at the centre of a major inquiry into serious breaches of the rules of racing. Greg Fairley is among four jockeys, a trainer, two owners and six others charged by the British Horseracing Authority
