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
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
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 unopposed for the post vacated by Jackson Carlaw last Thursday. Moray MP Mr Ross, whose … Read more
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 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 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
Durham Police investigation finds that Dominic Cummings DID breach lockdown rules when he drove to Barnard Castle but force rules out taking any further action Dominic Cummings is facing backlash for decision to travel during lockdown Durham Police launched a probe into the Prime Minister’s chief aid’s actions They said he did break the rules … Read more
Dominic Cummings finally gave the world his account of his lockdown-busting trip to the north of England tonight. The Downing Street backroom fixer was thrust into the limelight as he faced an hour-long live television grilling. In it he attempted to mount a defence of his decision to drive 260 miles from London to County Durham … Read more
Britain’s cheapest house? ‘Spacious’ two-bed terraced home in County Durham costs just £175 a month to rent but locals warn ‘you get what you pay for’ 41 Fifth Street in the former mining village Horden is just £175 to rent a month But locals have warned many houses in the area have ‘gone to rack … Read more