JEREMY VINE: Why the sound of my old Durham University paper being printed was the sound of freedom 

For me – as a doubt-racked teenager – seeing my byline was like finally finding evidence I actually existed. The thrill never went, writes Jeremy Vine There is a certain TV presenter who makes me a little bit cross whenever I see them on the box. The reason goes back several years, as all the … Read more

Durham University offers bursaries to students who defer entry

One of the UK’s top universities is offering bursaries to students who are willing to defer their entry until next year, as up to 55,000 school leavers scramble to get places at their first choice universities. Durham University, recently rated the 11th best university in the country by one guide, says it will provide students … Read more

Mark Wahlberg, 49, shows off his ripped physique as he goes boating with wife Rhea Durham, 42

Mark Wahlberg, 49, shows off his ripped physique as he goes boating with wife Rhea Durham, 42, after celebrating 11th wedding anniversary By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 06:37 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 06:37 BST, 11 August 2020 Mark Wahlberg celebrated 11 years of wedded bliss with Rhea Durham earlier this month. And … Read more

Dominic Cummings’ 260mile trip to County Durham eroded public trust, study shows

Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more

Couple reports Durham police to watchdog over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach

Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more

MP who quit as minister over Dom Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham crowned new Scots Tory leader

A former Tory minister who quit in protest after Boris Johnson refused to sack Dominic Cummings during the lockdown was crowned the party’s new leader in Scotland today. Douglas Ross, a 37-year-old former Champions League linesman and referee, won after running un-opposed for the post vacated by Jackson Carlaw last Thursday. Moray MP Mr Ross, whose … Read more

Mark Wahlberg pays tribute to wife Rhea Durham as he marks their 11th wedding anniversary

They’ve been happily married since tying the knot in 2009. And Mark Walhberg paid tribute to his wife Rhea Durham as he marked their 11th wedding anniversary with a gushing Instagram post on Saturday. The Patriots Day actor, 49, wrote ‘thanks for being my everything’ to his wife, 42, as he shared a stunning throwback … Read more

Chief nurse Ruth May WAS axed from TV after failing to back Dominic Cummings’ Durham lockdown trip

Chief nurse Ruth May confirms she WAS axed from a Government coronavirus press conference after failing to back Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings over notorious lockdown trip to Durham Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May said she was ‘stood down’ from May briefing It came after Mr Cummings and lockdown rules were discussed in a meeting … Read more

Durham neighbours are up in arms after pensioner lodges plan to turn his back garden into CEMETERY

Neighbours are up in arms after a pensioner lodged a plan to turn his back garden into a cemetery. Alan Whitley proposed 200 graves at Bracken Cottage in Shincliffe, County Durham, after receiving interest from a funeral director due to a lack of plots in the east of the county. But furious residents have accused the … Read more

Durham chief constable faces probe into her handling of investigation into Dominic Cummings’ trip

Durham chief constable faces probe into her handling of investigation into Dominic Cummings’ 260-mile trip after furious backlash from public Police said Dominic Cummings’ Barnard Castle trip might have breached  rules  They said 260-mile trip to the north east of England did not break lockdown rules Durham Police received complaints from those angry over the … Read more