Fellow trainer Rebecca Menzies says Mr Wade was not only a friend but instrumental to her success.

David Amos, who was jailed over the offences in 2022, is now banned from classrooms in England.

Transport bosses are warned that timetable changes and cuts by operators have hit public trust.

The annual duck march has been a tradition at Sedgefield’s Hardwick Hall Hotel for the past 24 years.

Arriva says changes to the X12 service could be introduced after a public consultation in October.

Military dogs are wearing mobile detectors made by County Durham technology firm Kromek.

The funding will go to the new Gateshead Quayside arena and two Durham business parks.

Jackdaw, filmed on Teesside, features crew and cast from north-east England.