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Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg and rapper Doja Cat have weighed in to the debate about ballet and opera following Timothee Chalamet’s comment that “no-one cares” about the art forms. The Marty ...

Anthony Russell, 43, has been charged with murder and will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court tomorrow (March 11). A Durham Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with murder ...

A weekly lunch club for older people at Willow Road Community Centre in Darlington will continue after receiving a £2,000 grant from The ...

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City Council admit they felled a blossom tree on private, Gentoo-owned land in Grangetown, angering residents.

Around 80 members of Ripon Runners turned out in force for their annual “parkrun takeover” at Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire.

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They say it’s the hope that kills you but in the case of Jo Butterfield’s mixed doubles partnership, it has been slow starts that have ...

Iran has launched new attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure in a war that has affected the Middle East and beyond, sent oil prices surging and stunned global economies.

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