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Step father jailed for 25 years for shaking 22-month-old boy to death

Christopher Stockton attacked the toddler after staying up late playing Xbox games, inflicting head injuries similar to those seen in a car crash

The Independent UK

Man jailed for life for murdering partner’s 22-month-old son

Christopher Stockton, 38, was convicted of the murder of Charlie Roberts in Darlington in January last year.

The Independent UK

How a forensics expert helped convict father who claimed he accidentally killed his daughter in a play fight

Simon Vickers told police that the two had been playfighting before the 14-year-old suffered an 11cm deep stab wound to her chest

The Independent UK

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Metal detectorists’ bid to have sentences reduced dismissed by Court of Appeal

Roger Pilling, 76, and Craig Best, 48, were convicted of conspiring to sell 44 Anglo-Saxon coins.

The Independent UK

Man detained as police officer stabbed in chest at notorious Category A prison HMP Frankland 'stable'

The officer who was injured at the high security prison is described as 'conscious and talking’ after being left in critical condition

Evening Standard

Man and woman arrested after child dies in Darlington

Force confirms man and woman were taken to custody as part of the investigation

Evening Standard

Teenager who died in police pursuit feared going to jail, inquest hears

Wanted man Kelvin Bainbridge, 19, died from head injuries when he was struck by a police car after a six-minute pursuit.

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Thugs launched unprovoked violent attack on Durham University students who were going to ball

Jordan Howey and Stevie Holliday attacked the group of students in Durham city centre

Chronicle Live

Police Scotland appoints Jo Farrell as new Chief Constable amid SNP finances investigation

Farrell was criticised in 2020 when she was in charge of Durham Police for failing to question Dominic Cummings after his lockdown trip to Barnard Castle.

Daily Record

Desperate hunt to find couple who have disappeared with their one-year-old baby

Durham Police have issued an urgent appeal to locate Jurian and Brisilda Baxhia and their one-year-old baby who may have an "undiagnosed medical condition", and are believed to be in the north of England

Daily Mirror

$Vicious thugs attacked recovering addict in Seaham and left him with fractured skull$

Vicious thugs attacked recovering addict in Seaham and left him with fractured skull

Peter Goggins, 37, and Thomas Ruane, 37, were both jailed for over five years for the vicious attack

Chronicle Live

Two arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after man found dead in Durham

Two men remain in custody

The Independent UK

Fraudulent travel agent who pretended to have terminal cancer jailed

Durham court heard Lyne Barlow’s £1.2m fraud also involved stealing financial identity of her mother

The Guardian - UK

Bogus travel agent faces long jail term for ‘too good to be true’ con

Lyne Barlow’s offending totalled £2.6 million, a court heard, and was one of the biggest frauds investigated by Durham Police.

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Chronicle Live

Consett bar 'linked to serious crime' loses bid to stay open to 4am

Police and council officials took action last year to ensure Chaplains on Front Street shortened its opening hours

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Beergate probe cost £101,000 and used nine major crime cops

Two-month investigation into Labour leader Kier Starmer's lockdown drink found 'no case to answer' and issued no fines

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ‘Beergate’ probe cost £100,000, Durham police reveal

Investigation took around 3,203 hours of police work and involved nine detectives

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer Beergate investigation cost £101,000 and used nine major crime detectives

The investigation did not issue a single fine for breaking Covid lockdown laws - unlike the more expensive Partygate probe by Scotland Yard, which fined the Prime Minister

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County Durham Tory MP Richard Holden accused of wasting police time over 'Beergate'

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been cleared over the so-called 'Beergate' event.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer tells Tory MPs they have ‘duty’ to remove Boris Johnson immediately

Hours after being cleared by Durham Police, Labour leader threatens no-confidence vote next week

The Independent UK

Starmer promises UK ‘fresh start’ after police find no rules were broken over ‘beergate’

A Durham Police investigation found that the Labour leader did not break Covid regulations during a visit to the city while campaigning last year.

The Independent UK

Starmer and Rayner will not be fined over ‘beergate’, say police

The Labour leader and his deputy had promised to resign if they were issued with fixed-penalty notices for breaching Covid lockdown regulations.

Manchester Evening News

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner WON'T be fined over 'beergate'

Durham Police had been investigating claims the pair might have broken social distancing rules

Liverpool Echo

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner will not be fined over 'Beergate' after police investigation

Both had promised to stand down if they were found to have broken the rules

The Independent UK

Beergate: Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner not fined after police say no Covid laws broken

Police found a Labour gathering in Durham was not against Covid laws because it was ‘reasonably necessary for work’

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