- Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on an incident in Darlington as police cordon off an area outside of St Cuthbert's Church.
- It’s Alex O'Leary here, signing on to keep you up to date with everything we know so far and updates as soon as we have them. If you would like to get in touch with any pictures, or have seen something please contact:
- Email: alex.oleary@newsquest.co.uk
- Twitter: @alexoljourno
- Phone: 07763 214398
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