Mary Kelly Foy, MP for the City of Durham, has referred herself to Parliament's standards committee after an undeclared relationship with the boss of a union she lobbied for.

By. On the 18 th of May, liberal, pro-European candidate Nicușor Dan was elected as the next President of Romania, defeating far-right nationalist George Simion in a ...

Izzy Bainbridge discusses her family's experiences with terminal conditions, and how this has shaped their view of assisted dying.

Reform UK has suffered the resignation of two councillors in Durham County Council in the month following the May Local Elections.

Printing and photocopying at Durham University consumed over eight million sheets of paper between October 2024 and January 2025. This paper usage equates to over 960 trees.

Durham County Council (DCC) could face stringent audits after Reform UK announced plans to cut down on “fraud, corruption and waste” across local governments.

Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham in 1952, Spedding worked as a pharmacist in nearby Ferryhill, and still lives in the North East.

Durham Constabulary has successfully reduced call wait times to the national target of 90% of emergency 999 calls being answered in ten seconds. 91.6% of 999 calls are now answered in ten seconds or ...

In June 2024, the Chancellor announced that Winter Fuel Payments would be conditional on eligibility for Pension Credit, meaning these payments would be effectively means tested, with only the poorest ...

Chancellor, Rachel Reeves has unveiled a £15 billion increase in spending for transport infrastructure, hailing it the “biggest ever” investment in city region local transport. This package includes ...

A Freedom Of Information request by Palatinate has found in the Summer of 2024 Durham University paid a total of £58,500 to students under the Independent Student Bursary scheme.

Will Dixon analyses timetable data and speaks to students about Durham's expensive new Business School building.