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The Latest Breaking News from County Durham

The world’s first railway town named Britain’s most affordable place for families to buy a home

Shildon, County Durham, topped the list with an average house price-to-earnings ratio of 1.36

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Jeff Blair, 55, who was attacked while on duty in Shildon, died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries

The Guardian - UK

Man, 49, charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Robert Davies has been charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon, and affray

The Independent UK

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Inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, appeared by video-link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court, County Durham, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack

Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Soham killer Ian Huntley ‘left with 5% chance of survival’ after jail attack ‘by inmate with metal spike’

Huntley, 52, left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham, and is now in medically-induced coma

Evening Standard

Live action theme park to open in County Durham this summer

Here is what we know so far about the performance-packed site

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‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

The Guardian - UK

Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling

Darlington nurse Bethany Hutchison led the claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment, tribunal rules

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Tribunal rules that nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The Independent UK

‘Oldest’ Horizon victim made OBE says she will wear it in honour of victims

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, is honoured for services to justice.

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down

The tree was felled sometime on Wednesday night in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, just hours after the Christmas lights were switched on.

Evening Standard

‘They need more backbone’: budget disappointment reigns in Peterlee

Residents of deprived County Durham town, where support has swung from Labour to Reform, say chancellor’s policies won’t solve their problems

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Snow blankets homes in breathtaking drone footage as weather warning issued

Drone footage from Castleside in County Durham shows houses, fields and cars covered in a thick layer of snow on Wednesday, 19 November.

International Business Times UK

NSK's Success Story in County Durham Sours on Impending Closure of UK Factories

NSK Ltd. has begun consultations over a restructuring plan that will see the withdrawal of production and the eventual closure of its County Durham factories by March 2027, risking hundreds of jobs.

The Guardian - UK

Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985

Evening Standard

Man and woman dead as car crashes off road and into petrol station in early hours

The Ford Ka is believed to have swerved across the carriageway before it struck the BP petrol forecourt

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The Independent UK

Hospital bosses in transgender row feared ‘bullying trust’ label, tribunal told

Seven nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent UK

Bosses ‘lacked compassion’ over trans colleague concerns, nurse tells tribunal

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is responding to an employment tribunal claim brought by seven Darlington nurses.

Evening Standard

Manchester Arena bomb plotter denies ‘terror-related’ attack on prison officers

Hashem Abedi is accused of carrying out an attack while serving a sentence at HMP Frankland in County Durham.

The Independent UK

Trainspotters issued warning ahead of restored replica locomotive’s journey

A historic train will re-enact the birth of the modern railway

Evening Standard

Train fans urged to stay off tracks as railway celebrates 200 years

Thousands of people are expected to line the route when a newly restored replica of Locomotion No.1 runs in County Durham.

The Guardian - UK

Massive disparity in availability of allotments across UK, analysis reveals

Redcar and Cleveland tops rankings for most allotment land per person, while there is a dearth of supply in Scotland

The Independent UK

Experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death, coroner finds

Jade Damarell, 32, crashed into farmland in County Durham after a jump in April.

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