BBC News report on Dominic Cummings’ Durham lockdown trip ruled as inaccurate

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

BBC News report claiming Dominic Cummings’ roadtrip to Durham broke lockdown rules was inaccurate

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

So will be a white Christmas? Heavy snow blankets Durham with temperatures set to plunge

Britons in the north of England today woke up to a blanket of heavy snow as forecasters warned temperatures are set to plunge this week amid severe warnings from the Met Office of heavy rain, floods and strong winds. After an unsettled week Christmas morning is expected to have a cold and frosty start, reaching … Read more

Gag about Cummings’ lockdown-breaching Durham trip tops list of best Christmas jokes for 2020 

It’s a cracker… or maybe not! Gag about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown-breaching Durham trip tops list of best Christmas jokes for 2020 TV channel Gold has curated the year’s funniest topical Christmas cracker jokes From Donald Trump and Boris Johnson to Prince Andrew, no one is spared Top gags include references to Dominic Cummings’ trip to parents’ … Read more

Sprawling Grade-II listed Durham country mansion hits the market for £1.75m

A sprawling country mansion in Country Durham which is set in nine acres of land has hit the market for £1,750,000 at the same time a one-bedroom flat in London has gone up for the same price.     The Grade-II listed Neasham Abbey in Darlington, County Durham, comes with eight bedrooms, a tennis court, a cinema room, … Read more

Durham students from the North claim they are being ‘constantly mocked’

Durham University students from northern England are being ‘constantly mocked’ for their local accents and face a ‘toxic culture’, a report has claimed. The study by a Newcastle-born Durham student found evidence of ‘prejudice and discrimination’ and even physical abuse directed at students from the North. One man claimed a classmate stubbed a cigarette out … Read more

Nearly 4,000 students have Covid: 70 Durham University undergraduates are latest to test positive

Manchester’s two largest universities will teach students only online from tomorrow to try to stem the spiralling number of coronavirus cases. The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University will detail the move to staff and pupils later today. The decision was made alongside the city’s public health department and Public Health England and will last … Read more

Durham Students’ Union is ‘toxic and undemocratic’, official report finds

A left-wing students’ union which axed funding for an award-winning university newspaper is ‘undemocratic’ and gripped by a ‘toxic culture’, according to a damning report. Durham Students’ Union is viewed with ‘hatred’ and ‘mistrust’ by students following bitter infighting and an election scandal earlier this year, the report unearthed by The Mail on Sunday reveals. … Read more

Durham University student’s union leader, 21, is self-declared ‘man-hater’

A Students’ Union leader at Durham University has described herself as a man-hater. Nailah Haque’s Twitter profile until recently included the declaration: ‘Misandrist till I die.’ A misandrist is a person who despises men. While the social media account is now defunct, Miss Haque, 21, was elected as undergraduate academic officer in February. Her appointment comes … Read more